The 62-year-old, who is originally from Yorkshire, studied medicine at the University of Nottingham, where he qualified in 1985.

Dr Ian Smith with colleagues at Sheringham Medical Practice (Image: Denise Bradley)

After joining a GP training scheme in Norfolk in 1987, he spent time working as a locum in Australia and New Zealand before returning to settle in the county.

He became a GP partner in Sheringham in 1995 and has lived just outside the town ever since.

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