I wasn't around in his era but all rave about the potential for improvement, vision and leadership. Sadly he was our loss and your gain! Maybe I should move to London?!? I personally prefer residential courses rather than SDL extramural courses (Self Directed Learning), but you are right, it is often hard to get the work life balance (especially when you are single) in ambulance. I don't think I'm even remotely close to the right balance :-(