MRCP Lond 1911; MRCS Eng 1909; MB ChB Manch 1909; DPH 1911.
Uttley gained his medical education at the University of Manchester and was assistant medical officer to Salford Isolation Hospital. He served in the RAMC and was assistant school medical officer and assistant tuberculosis medical officer for Salford before settling in general practice in Urmston. Uttley was a member of Manchester Medical Society.