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22 On 3 March 1994 Dr Peter Wilde, a consultant cardiac radiologist at the BRI from 1982, distributed a discussion document, `Echocardiography on The Cardiac Unit', [32] to Professor Angelini, Mr Wisheart, Mr Dhasmana, Mr Bryan, Mr Hutter, Dr Murphy, Dr Jones, Dr Monk and Dr Martin. In a covering letter he said:
`The system is certainly unsatisfactory at present and could potentially be very much better if we had an organised strategy. I feel sure that a high quality supporting echo service would undoubtedly lead to improvements in cardiac outcomes.' [33]
23 In March 1994 Professor Angelini and Dr Monk had a meeting with Dr Roylance. Professor Angelini described the meeting in the following exchange:
`Q. Did you yourself ever actually tell Dr Roylance what data was available?
`A. Yes. He knew that Dr Bolsin had done this data collection.
`A. I said that. I am sure I said that.
`Q. Did you yourself ever tell Dr Roylance that there was data floating about from Dr Bolsin, or did you simply assume that he must have seen it?
`A. I honestly cannot say. If I say yes, I may be lying; if I say no, I may be lying too. I cannot recollect it.
`Q. You cannot confirm that you told Dr Roylance about this data from Dr Bolsin?
`A. No, I cannot, although the data was in my hands in Dr Roylance's office. I cannot remember the specific terms of the conversation.
`Q. So this was another meeting where the data was actually there?
`A. No, this was the meeting with Dr Monk. We both had the data.
`Q. But it was not shown specifically to Mr Roylance?
`Q. A bit like the meeting with Mr Wisheart earlier?
`A. Yes.' [34]
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Footnotes
[32] UBHT 0146 0051 `Echocardiography on The Cardiac Unit'
[33] UBHT 0146 0050; letter from Dr Wilde dated 3 March 1994