[2] At the time, his practice was considered by the GMC to "represent serious and repeated departures from the most basic standards required of a competent medical practitioner" and that 'the panel's view based on the evidence given is that you're a businessman first and a clinician second".

Featuring keynote presentations by well-known figures in diving, television, exploration, photography and environmentalism, the lectures have developed into a well-attended social and professional forum for the British scuba industry as well as a popular fund-raising occasion for diving-related charities.

A writer and columnist for The Independent[6] on travel medical issues, he also wrote “the Flying Doctor” column for the Guardian[7] newspaper between 2002 and 2004.

[9] In 2006, he co-authored 50 Reasons to Hate the French, a humorous look at the history of Anglo-French relations, which became a New York Times List best-seller.

[10] Criticism by Le Figaro following its release prompted Eden to defend the book as a merely satirical work.