I am so very sorry to hear of Bernard’s death and send my deepest condolences to his family.  We were in the same year at medical school in Birmingham and I am sure that I speak for all in the “Class of 1980” by saying that we will remember Bernard with great fondness.  As a whole, we remember those student years as being great fun and Bernard was definitely one of the characters in our year, not least for his ability to complete MCQ exams about 30 minutes before any of the rest of us, walking out in great style down the serried rows of pencil-chewers and crossers-out that we were (and, needless to say, coming away with great results!). Our paths crossed in later years, not least when I was involved in establishing “Leadership and Management” courses for undergraduate medical students.  Like me, he was committed to development of our youngest members of the medical profession, not only into clinical practice and research but also into complex areas of service delivery and healthcare systems.  I remember Bernard with great affection and am deeply saddened by his death.