imparted to her by some third person who had spoken to Ms Edgar. This impression is reinforced by the following passage of evidence given in cross-examination by Mr Swan: 'Q. Christina Petridis was working for you at the time of these events, was a very careful employee, wasn't she. A. Yes. Q. And you say that she reported to you that she'd had a conversation the day after the surgery, that she'd had a conversation with Lauren. A. Yes. Q. And that Lauren had said she was okay. A. Yes. Q. I suggest to you that Christina Petridis did not say anything like that to you, and did not tell you that she'd had a telephone conversation with Lauren Edgar, that's correct isn't it. A. No.' In cross-examination by counsel assisting Mr Lindsay, Dr Kerry reiterated that it was his belief that Ms Petridis had informed him of the outcome of the inquiry made of Ms Edgar that day but stated that if it had not been Ms Petridis, then it either would have been his daughter Madeline who from time to time worked in the practice, or possibly Dr Kerry’s wife, who also worked in the practice as its manager. In any event Dr Kerry stated in cross-examination by Mr Lindsay that he did not on the Thursday, or at all, tell Ms Edgar to take the stockings off. Dr Kerry in this context acknowledged that if a patient was asking to take stockings off it would be an unusual matter that required investigation, and that if the patient was asking to take the stockings off because of pain, there would be an even greater need for that to be investigated. He told the Court that he never had any conversation with Ms Edgar about whether or not she should take the stockings off and no member of his staff reported any such conversation to him, acknowledging that he would have expected his staff to report such a conversation if it had taken place. There is no note within Ms Edgar’s clinical record at Dr Kerry’s practice of any telephone enquiry, attempted or otherwise, being made of her on 6 March 2008 at any time by any person. There was a procedure in place for the documenting of such enquiries, but I was not satisfied that the procedure was universally and constantly adhered to. Despite agreeing earlier that Ms Pertridis was a very careful employee,
imparted to her by some third person who had spoken to Ms Edgar. This impression is reinforced by the following passage of evidence given in cross-examination by Mr Swan: 'Q. Christina Petridis was working for you at the time of these events, was a very careful employee, wasn't she. A. Yes. Q. And you say that she reported to you that she'd had a conversation the day after the surgery, that she'd had a conversation with Lauren. A. Yes. Q. And that Lauren had said she was okay. A. Yes. Q. I suggest to you that Christina Petridis did not say anything like that to you, and did not tell you that she'd had a telephone conversation with Lauren Edgar, that's correct isn't it. A. No.' In cross-examination by counsel assisting Mr Lindsay, Dr Kerry reiterated that it was his belief that Ms Petridis had informed him of the outcome of the inquiry made of Ms Edgar that day but stated that if it had not been Ms Petridis, then it either would have been his daughter Madeline who from time to time worked in the practice, or possibly Dr Kerry’s wife, who also worked in the practice as its manager. In any event Dr Kerry stated in cross-examination by Mr Lindsay that he did not on the Thursday, or at all, tell Ms Edgar to take the stockings off. Dr Kerry in this context acknowledged that if a patient was asking to take stockings off it would be an unusual matter that required investigation, and that if the patient was asking to take the stockings off because of pain, there would be an even greater need for that to be investigated. He told the Court that he never had any conversation with Ms Edgar about whether or not she should take the stockings off and no member of his staff reported any such conversation to him, acknowledging that he would have expected his staff to report such a conversation if it had taken place. There is no note within Ms Edgar’s clinical record at Dr Kerry’s practice of any telephone enquiry, attempted or otherwise, being made of her on 6 March 2008 at any time by any person. There was a procedure in place for the documenting of such enquiries, but I was not satisfied that the procedure was universally and constantly adhered to. Despite agreeing earlier that Ms Pertridis was a very careful employee,
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