Peter probably never realised it, but he was the reason I stayed in medicine during a hugely challenging time in my life. He was my first ‘boss’ when he was Senior Treasurer for the Student’s Union at the London Hospital Medical College and I worked for him as a house officer and SHO at Newham and St Andrew’s Hospitals.
His knowledge, skills and compassion as a clinician, educator, colleague and leader were a lesson to all of us that he trained and worked with over the years. He always demonstrated that quietly spoken wisdom is far more effective than loud opinion.
Peter was a friend and mentor to me through my early career and I was lucky enough to work with him again in recent years when his skills and leadership were used to manage and defuse complex issues in postgraduate education in London. There is much more I could say but I cannot put into words the impact he had on me.
My deep condolences to his family – he was a great man in a quiet way, and I suspect you may only come to know how he made all of our lives better through these messages.