John Stubbs received his medical education at St George's Hospital Medical School, qualifying MB BS in 1954, and obtained the London PhD in 1959 and the MS in 1964. After qualification he was first assistant in the surgical unit at St George's before becoming senior registrar at St Mark's Hospita

George Fulford studied medicine at Guy's Hospital and after junior posts specialised in surgery. He became senior registrar at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and a lecturer in the Institute of Orthopaedics. He was appointed consultant in orthopaedic surgery to the Princess Margaret Rose Ort

John Francis Iffland was born in Salonika, Greece, on 22 June 1931 and, after early education at Palmer's School, Grays, Essex, and at Minster House School, Upminster, was admitted to the London Hospital Medical College. He qualified in 1954 and after early house officer appointments joined the Roya