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He is the author of a testimonial in ''The Future of the NHS'' (2006).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tempest |first1=Michelle |title=The Future of the NHS |date=2006 |isbn=1-85811-369-5 |url=http://www.thefutureofthenhs.com/book.html |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
In 2014, McCall Smith purchased the [[Cairns of Coll]], a remote, uninhabited chain of islets in the Hebrides. He said, "I intend to do absolutely nothing with them, and to ensure that, after I am gone, they are held in trust, unspoilt and uninhabited, for the nation. I want them kept in perpetuity as a sanctuary for wildlife – for birds and seals and all the other creatures to which they are home.” <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/mccall-smith-vows-to-give-cairns-of-coll-back-1-3482771|title=McCall Smith vows to give Cairns of Coll back|website=www.scotsman.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref>
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