Peter O'Donnell

“During the Inquest evidence was heard that:- 1. Whilst an in-patient the care afforded to the deceased was consultant led. The consultant in question was an independent consultant orthopaedic surgeon who confirmed the absence of any formal agreement regarding the criteria in which he would be subsequently called into the hospital to undertake a review of his patient. The consultant maintained that it would be useful to have a document that detailed the circumstances of any future intervention”