Sholto Forman was born at Beattock, Dumfriesshire, on 25 July 1915, the son of Reverend Adam Forman CBE, Chaplain to Loretto School 1907 to 1912, and Flora, née Smith. He was brought up at the family home at Craigielands, Dumfriesshire, with three brothers, all of whom were educated at Loretto before going to Pembroke College, Cambridge. One of his brothers, Sir Denis Forman eventually became chairman of Granada Television and deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and another brother Michael Forman TD was director of personnel and organisation at Tube Investments. Although accepted to enter Pembroke College in October 1934 he did not decide to pursue a career in medicine until January of that year. As he then had no experience with science subjects, a year had to be spent in the necessary study for examinations in physics, chemistry and biology. He entered Pembroke College with a reputation as a rugby player in the wing forward position and in his first year was a member of the College side which won the Inter-Collegiate knock-out competition. At the beginning of his second year he played in the University Seniors Trial but soon afterwards sustained severe concussion which resulted in his having to be absent for the remainder of the term. Thereafter there is no record of him resuming the game. He graduated in natural sciences in June 1938 before entering St Thomas's Hospital for clinical studies, qualifying in 1942. Almost immediately afterwards he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in India and Burma, reaching the rank of Major and being mentioned in despatches. After demobilisation in 1946 he did further junior appointments at the Royal Hampshire Hospital, Winchester, and in the casualty department of St Thomas's Hospital and during this time he acquired the Cambridge MB. In 1950 he joined a general practice at Barnstaple, North Devon. Two years later he became a founder member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and in due time became provost and Chairman of the South West of England faculty as well as serving as a member of the Council of the College and also on the Harvard-Davies commission on group practice and health centres. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1969 and served for six years as representative of his College on the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons. This was recognised by his election to the Fellowship which was awarded to him on 14 June 1984. Apart from his professional and administrative duties he was an enthusiastic traveller and served as medical officer on Swan Hellenic Tours. He was a competent skier, an accomplished horticulturalist, a keen shot and an enthusiastic angler. He also enjoyed classical music and history. He retired from practice in 1980 and died in the midst of his favourite reel on 5 December 1990 aged 75, survived by his wife Mabel whom he married on 22 May 1945, four children, none of whom is in medicine, and ten grandchildren.