Bodies (2004) s01e03 Episode Script

NARRATOR: Previously on Bodies.
Karen your baby was delivered by Caesarean section.
He didn't survive.
Will you come and speak to our solicitor? A patient died because of a mistake that I made.
Put me in the witness box that's the type of doctor they're gonna show me to be.
I suppose you can't call this a one-night stand any more.
I don't want to call it anything.
I've compiled case studies of Hurley's negligent acts since his appointment.
Why are you conducting a witch-hunt against me? Dr Orton would you like to come with us please? They've suspended her haven't they? Mrs Drake.
Possible ectopic.
Probably significant internal haemorrhaging.
-Oh shit get that.
-Boss this isn't working.
ROGER: You're in my way.
Mr Whitman I need you to come to Theatre 1 2 right away please.
-Is Roger calling me in? -I am.
-I'm Polly Grey I'm the Registrar on call.
-I want a Caesarean.
Where's the consultant? He's on call for major emergencies only.
I'm covering the labour ward.
I want a Caesarean and I want it now.
How many Caesareans have you done? Oh a few.
This is your first pregnancy Sophie which means things can take a while.
-I want a Caesarean now! -It's going well you've come this far.
I can't push it out I can't! Why isn't anyone listening to me? It may be that the baby's position is making it a little harder than normal.
-I can use forceps -No! We'll give you a spinal anaesthetic.
It will be painless.
Well it will hurt a bit when it first goes in I don't want forceps.
We'll do it in theatre under a spinal anaesthesia.
I want a Caesarean now! A Caesarean section is a major operation not a lifestyle choice.
You risk all the complications of surgery pain bleeding infection further operations.
We'll sue you.
If anything happens to me or my baby we'll sue you.
We'll sue.
My husband's a lawyer.
Let's prep for a section ten minutes.
(POP MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO) Okay womb's wide.
Tummy pressure please.
That's it.
There he comes.
There we are there we are.
(BABY CRYING) You have a lovely baby boy really lovely.
Happy birthday.
And hurry up and become a taxpayer and pay for all this.
Mrs Drake how are you feeling? -Fine thank you.
-Good.
See you did the right thing.
Hurley was halfway to turfing her to the great outpatients department in the sky.
So it's good news for the patient whoopee shit.
What about me? (BUZZING) Of course everybody knew it was his cockup.
I mean the registrar came rushing in.
I swear to you if it hadn't been for me Oh hello Rog.
Um I thought I was covering the labour ward today.
Yeah we're just discussing a SCBU admission from yesterday.
It's all yours.
(WOMAN SCREAMING) Imagine what she's gonna be like when she's got a fanny like the Dartford Tunnel eh? Good morning.
Where's Donna? Bay 2.
-Morning Roger.
How are you? -Well thank you Donna.
Check and see how Mrs Drake's doing.
Oh the ectopic yeah sure.
Can you pass me the white book Kat? Maya? Aren't we a bit early Roger? I'll just be five minutes.
Now please.
Morning.
Anyone here for the round yet? You see Mr Lake no one thought you were important enough to wait for.
You're late.
Do we have her latest blood samples? They must be in the trolley.
-The other ward round's claimed the trolley.
-What other ward round? Louise Weazer one day post-hysterectomy.
She's complaining of a little BP bleeding.
But on examination it actually looks like it's PR.
Isn't a chance we've nicked the bowel is there? Fuck off.
And we took her tonsils out while we were at it.
Actually I thought we'd timetabled our ward rounds so they wouldn't clash.
Got a very very tricky day.
You sequestered the notes trolley.
Treasure trove.
Now then Louise let's find out if you're bleeding from your back passage shall we? Well everything looks good Mrs Drake.
You had us worried for a while.
Glad to see you're looking so much better.
Transfused overnight she's doing well.
Good okay.
-Anyone else we should worry about? -No.
Good thank you.
Not really had a chance to talk about what happened in theatre.
It's not so long ago that you botched a cric and I had to cover for you.
You did and I'm grateful.
Because I thought on this firm we looked out for each other.
So what you're going to management? You handed them one of those piss-yellow forms yet? -You're being paranoid.
-No.
You're being pronoid.
You're suffering from the delusion that people are on your side.
Should've let that woman die on the operating table.
Been a lot less trouble.
-It's so sore.
-It's infected.
We'll give you an antibiotic and it should clear up in a couple of days.
-Hospitals are supposed to be clean.
-Where did you get that idea from? We can't eliminate every source of infection.
That's why I warned you it was a possible complication of having a Caesarean section.
I'll get this sent off straightaway.
I need to go to the toilet.
Okay.
I'm just checking your charts Louise.
This is for me grandson.
I've got eight grandchildren.
I had seven children of me own.
It's good you had hysterectomy.
Or your womb might have dropped out of its own accord.
-Louise Weazer isn't she one of yours? -Yeah.
Have you seen her labs? What's so funny? Huh? What? He thinks you mean her labia.
You're a pig.
No.
A pig has some virtues.
For example their heart valves can be used for transplants.
This is Louise Weazer's result.
It's her fecal occult blood.
Shit.
Right I'll talk to the colorectal surgeons.
But she'll need prepping for a colonoscopy.
I'm in a hurry.
Polly! Maya.
Would you write up a new drugs chart for one of Polly's? Louise Weazer hers just run out.
She just needs bendrofluazide for her blood pressure.
2.
5 milligrams OD.
Polly wants Louise Weazer prepping for colonoscopy she said it was urgent.
She'll need phosphate enemas then.
Ew! Okay Louise now just relax okay? It's all right.
(GROANS) Donna.
Just a minute.
What the hell's going on? She's having an enema before the colonoscopy.
She doesn't need an enema just some Picolax sachets.
Kat said the colonoscopy was urgent.
Urgent means do an enema.
I never said it was urgent.
Kat said that you said that you were in a hurry.
She thought I meant in a hurry to prep for the colonoscopy.
Shit! Well? You keep schtum and I'll clear it with the surgeons and see if they'll cover for us by doing the colonoscopy as urgent.
Okay.
(BABY CRYING) My leg hurts.
-What is it? -It's a blood clot.
My god what have you done to me? Any form of surgery carries the risk of deep vein thrombosis.
It's a blood clot.
Not my wristwatch or an undiagnosed twin.
-Do you think that helps being sarcastic? -It helps me.
Sophie what I'm trying to get over to you is that you've had an operation and no operation no medical procedure is without risks.
It's not like picking up a drive-thru McDonald's.
I thought you people got training now on how to talk to patients.
Perhaps we could engage in a therapeutic partnership in order that we might start your treatment.
-What treatment? -To dissolve the clot.
We'll start you off on injections until we can establish you on a tablet.
Warfarin that thins the blood.
Doesn't sound too bad I suppose.
You'll have to take it for six weeks.
And you can't breast feed.
If it smells like fish and chips don't worry.
It's me putting the vinegar on.
Vinegar makes the abnormal tissue appear white.
Makes you wonder what they did before colour telly doesn't it? Hi Anne-Marie anything for me? Yeah these came from the administrator's office.
''Dear colleague reports have been received of golf balls ''being hit off the roof of the maternity unit.
''You are reminded that for health and safety reasons the roof is out of bounds.
'' ''If the culprit or culprits do not desist at once disciplinary actions'' The others are just for the consultants a memo about the waiting list initiative.
Right good thank you.
No patient can wait longer than 1 2 months for any operation of any type.
I've done you and Tony a list of patients who are about to go over the deadline.
Thank you.
-Has Tony seen this? -I've sent his over to colposcopy.
Thanks Anne-Marie.
How's it going Tony? Oh you know Rog.
-It's just vag after vag.
-Yes quite.
Have you seen the memo about this new waiting list initiative? Skimmed it.
I've got one 1 2-monther on my list.
You? Three.
Got to get them all in this week.
Haven't got the space.
-We could try and make space.
-Can't.
Why not? (FARTS) Haven't got the space.
The Unit Administrator says she'll lose her job if we don't meet it.
The reason I've got those three women on the waiting list is because I don't think their problems are particularly urgent.
I mean why should I bust my bollocks so that some management prick can tick a box and then run off to a job at BUPA? Thanks Tony.
Candice.
What is it Tony? Bloody waiting lists.
Well the management say you've got to sort it out Tony.
Can't we create an unpublished list and put my 1 2-monthers on that? What shall I call it? Um The Anticipated In-Patient List.
No problem.
Your waiting list problem is solved.
Jolly good.
Here we are Louise nearly back on the ward.
Donna hi.
Have you got a bed available for a waiting list patient? No sorry Roger.
No room at the inn.
Nothing.
(ROGER SIGHING) Polly Louise Weazer has had her colonoscopy.
What's her report say? -Normal.
-Good thanks.
I would be grateful if you would see this 39-year-old lady who presented to me in OPD with a red edematous tender vulva.
I would be grateful for your dermatological opinion yours sincerely etcetera etcetera.
-That was two ''I would be gratefuls''.
-Really? Sorry Tony is this another bad time? I was wondering why don't you come round for dinner this week? Harriet and I have never had you and You are married aren't you Tony? I don't do dinner Roger.
Look I need a favour.
One of your charges Louise Weazer she's six days post-hysterectomy.
She had some PR bleeding.
Polly turfed her over to the surgeons for a colonoscopy she bounced back an ADR.
Just wondering if you could discharge her for me? I need the bed to get one of mine in off the waiting list.
I've booked theatre time for tomorrow night.
-Whatever.
-Thanks Tony.
There you are Louise.
Are you still feeling a bit light-headed? Okay.
I'll say it to the doctor.
He'll come and check you a little later all right? I thought they'd fixed this.
Donna hi.
Can we arrange to send Mrs Weazer home tonight please? Actually she's complaining of drowsiness and light-headedness.
Ah -Very light-headed? -No.
-Or very drowsy? -No I suppose not.
Well she'll be more comfortable at home and if she's still feeling under the weather then she can ring her GP in the morning.
That's what they are there for.
Doesn't she belong to Mr Whitman? Well he said I could discharge her to make way for my waiting list patient.
So could you send her home please? Look I'm not being funny Roger but does anyone from Mr Whitman's firm know that she is not feeling totally all right? I don't want a falling out Donna.
I'd like her discharged if you wouldn't mind.
No.
I'll do it myself then.
Why didn't you back me up? He's the consultant.
I'm Mrs Weazer's daughter.
Bay 2 second on the right.
How are you feeling? I'm still feeling a bit nauseous Shelley and a little bit tired.
Come in.
Mr Taylor has already arrived.
-Dr Orton.
-Thank you.
Dr Orton Annette Prentiss.
-Pleased to meet you.
-You remember Mark Taylor.
-Mark.
-Hi.
Please sit down.
I know this is a distraction but do you mind if I take notes? -No not at all.
-Okay.
When we spoke on the telephone you stated that you were present throughout the Caesarean section to deliver baby Daniel Taylor and the subsequent hysterectomy on Karen Taylor.
I was the anaesthetist.
And in your view Mr Roger Hurley was negligent in his management of the case? Patently negligent.
He chose the wrong incision he ruptured a plexus of uterine vessels and procrastinated over the hysterectomy.
And you would be prepared to testify in court to that effect? Yes I would.
Dr Orton I understand that you're not currently practicing as an anaesthetist? I'm suspended.
On what grounds? The hospital have yet to give grounds.
Dr Orton I'm sorry but the hospital say you are not suspended.
The reason they give for your absence is indefinite sick leave.
I'm sorry I'm not trying to embarrass you.
It's just when I inquired I received this letter in reply.
It was sent to all the staff by the hospital administrator.
This is a lie.
I'm excluded solely and absolutely because I tried to bring to their attention a catalogue of medical errors committed by Roger Hurley.
So you're saying you are not suffering from a psychiatric illness.
-Most definitely.
-Good.
Now I have to ask you this because it might come up in court.
You've never suffered from a psychiatric illness? Dr Orton if this is difficult for you It is difficult for me.
Eighteen months ago I had a miscarriage.
I was clinically depressed.
I had to take time off work.
But I got myself back together and I did my job.
I do my job well.
Thank you for your honesty.
Thank you.
(TELEPHONE RINGING) Hi Rob this is Maria Orton.
I don't want to stay on this line for too long switchboard listen in sometimes.
I'm outside the hospital will you come and speak to me? Rob? Rob can you hear me? Will you come and speak to me? I know you can back me up in my case against Hurley.
If there are two of us with corroborating testimonies I'm sorry I can't help you.
I'm sorry.
Hurley is still putting patients' lives at risk.
I can't believe you're saying this.
-I can't back you up.
-Why not? Because it'll make me a whistle-blower.
(BABIES CRYING) (GROANS) (BELL BUZZING) (SCREAMING) The wound broke open because of the infection.
-You didn't stitch me up properly.
-No I did Sophie.
-The flesh broke not the stitches.
-Well it's all clean and dressed now.
-It will heal.
-How long will it take? -It could take months.
-Months? I said could.
You may need plastic surgery.
Look at me.
-Look at what you've done to me.
-You wanted the Caesarean.
I'm going to sue.
I am going to sue you! I warned you of the risks but you thought you knew better.
-I am going to sue you.
-You people.
You read some piece in a Sunday supplement by some Hampstead bitch.
I do this for a living.
-There you go cubicle 4.
-Cheers.
What happened? We got home all right but then she threw up and had a fit.
Okay I'm gonna ask you to wait outside if you don't mind.
I'm just gonna do an examination.
Thank you.
Stay if you wouldn't mind I might need to ask you a few questions.
Louise I'm Mr Lake.
I need you to be nice and relaxed.
We'll do a couple of little checks on you okay? Good.
Okay one of the blood tests shows that the sodium level was very low.
That'll explain the seizure.
-Is she on any other kind of medication? -Yeah.
Can I take a look? These for blood pressure.
The type of enema we've given her combined with these would probably cause the low sodium.
I'm gonna stop these.
I'm gonna have her catheterised and put on restricted fluids.
I'll speak to the medical doctors and if her sodium levels don't come up overnight then I'll probably hand her over to them okay? -Any questions? -Where can I smoke? Shouldn't smoke.
It'll kill you.
(WALK LIKE A PANTHER BY TONY CHRISTIE PLAYING ON RADIO) You um need a lift? (MOANING) (WALK LIKE A PANTHER BY TONY CHRISTIE PLAYING ON RADIO) (GRUNTING) It's probably just a little infection in your water.
I'll talk to the doctors and see what they say.
I'll come and check on you later okay? -Morning Maya.
-Good morning.
Louise Weazer was readmitted overnight.
She now has a temperature of 37.
5.
She was catheterised.
So it's probably a UTI.
I've taken a CSU for her.
Oh thanks I'll get it off.
Oh may as well write her up for an antibiotic now.
(DOOR BUZZING) -This is Lillian Edwards she's for admission.
-Does she belong to us? She's been called in from the waiting list.
Oh for (HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING) You're whistling again Lillian.
-You are whistling! -Look I'll sort this out.
We'll put you in the dayroom for now Lillian all right? Can you pop her down for me please? Thanks.
-Morning.
Is my TCI? -Lillian Edwards? -Yes.
Good.
-I don't have a bed for her.
But I had Louise Weazer discharged last night to create a bed.
Yeah the patient bounced.
-Oh.
-Oh? -Have you got any other TCIs today? -There's a lady coming in for a prolapse repair.
Okay phone her cancel her and give her bed to Mrs Edwards.
-The prolapse has been waiting 1 1 months.
-Donna please cancel her.
So Roger if I cancel her operation it's not long before she's at the 1 2-month deadline.
It's a month.
-So what do they want us to do then? -Well that's next month.
But if every month you keep having to cancel one lot of patients to bring another lot in then you're never gonna Sorry what was I thinking of? Mrs Drake HB holding no problems.
Good excellent.
Home then.
I should take an early look to ensure that everything remains well.
We can do that as a day case.
Someone go and see what she wants.
Rob we'll be all right without you.
I gave Louise her first dose of penicillin I think she's having a reaction.
Let's have a look.
Yeah that's a reaction.
Forget about that.
-Shouldn't we lay her flat? -Leave it to me.
Get me the adrenaline one mil one in 1 000.
200 of hydrocortisone 1 0 of chlorpheniramine.
Five milligrams of salbutamol to be nebulised and gelofusion on standby.
Louise you're gonna be fine.
This type of thing happens all the time.
-Isn't this the lady I had discharged? -Yeah.
Shit! Can someone get me an ambu bag and a guidal airway right away? Put out a 2222 respiratory arrest.
She needs to be intubated.
Do you wanna do it? Still got a pulse-ish.
-ROGER: Still got an output.
-The anaesthetist has been fast bleeped.
ROGER: I'll bag her while you set up to intubate.
-Okay someone get the gelo running please.
-DONNA: Yep.
-Rob what's happened? -No idea.
-Maya? -I'm not sure.
(BEEPING FLATLINES) No output.
Start compressions Maya.
Okay get me an adrenaline shot.
Where's the anaesthetist? Kat? -I'll get someone.
-Bring her notes.
Okay I'm gonna try and intubate before the laryngeal oedema gets any worse.
She's two swollen.
Maya stop for a second.
Maybe I can Shit no! -I need a narrower tube.
-Donna.
Get on to the theatres get a narrow tube.
Where's that bloody anaesthetist? Two three four.
-What did you prescribe her? -Amoxicillin 500 milligrams IV.
-She must be allergic to penicillin.
-I didn't know.
Chest compressions.
Chest compressions! -What are you doing in there? -I'm sorry.
It's this one for goodness sake.
-ABEOLA: I don't know.
-He was standing outside.
I'm sorry but I went to the wrong ward.
I am still new here.
Come on.
-MAYA: Maybe we should try shocking her.
-It's not part of the asystole protocol.
-The tube.
-Not gonna make much difference.
Two three four five MAYA: One two three four -Any idea what happened? -Thank you.
No.
-One two three -Can you stop for a moment Maya? (CARDIOGRAPH BEEPING) Oh shit! -ABEOLA: She is not breathing on her own.
-Shit! -What's happening now? -She's still not breathing for herself.
They're ventilating her and they're gonna take her down to ITU.
You admitted it to anyone yet? -No.
-Written up any notes? Uh-uh.
Keep it to yourself.
I'm gonna buff the notes.
-Rob.
-Someone should have realised before her prescription was carried out.
It's not just your fault.
Christ Almighty.
She should never have been discharged last night.
We'd have picked up on the low sodium and she'd be home by now watching telly with a cup of tea.
If it isn't my fault whose is it? Give me your bleep and go home.
-What about work? -It'll be fine.
Especially now we've got one less patient to worry about.
Give me your bleep.
Are you gonna fill out a clinical incident form? You must be joking.
Look at the state of her.
-Would you want to own up to that? -Christ no.
-What was she in for anyway? -Hysterectomy.
Oh Jesus Christ.
Don't you just love hospitals? Comes in to get her dry old bits lopped out after all the cockups it's a UTI that does her.
From UTI to ITU.
Palindromic referral.
ITU they used to call it Intensive Care till they realised nobody did.
Have you um Have you buffed the notes? Anaphylactic shock severe laryngeal oedema.
Every bit of bad luck during the resuscitation our heroic efforts.
Not so much about the fact she was given the wrong bloody antibiotic.
Relatives next.
I can talk to her if you want.
I've spoken to her before.
Okay.
-This is the consultant Mr Hurley.
-How are you? Thank you for coming here so quickly.
Really very sorry about what's happened.
Your mum developed an infection in her water.
This often happens when a patient's been catheterised.
It was absolutely essential that we gave her the strongest antibiotic available.
For some reason that we're still investigating her allergy to penicillin was not recorded on the drug chart.
But why didn't anyone know about our mum being allergic to penicillin? We've started an urgent investigation.
It may be that your mum forgot to mention her allergy or that it wasn't recorded by the doctor that admitted her for the hysterectomy or that the pharmacist didn't label her drug chart.
There are so many steps involved with something as simple as giving a patient their medication.
It's just too early to decide what precisely went wrong.
Needless to say as soon as we've got more of an idea we'll be completely open about it with you.
Is this something what wouldn't have happened if she hadn't been sent home? She would've needed the antibiotics anyway.
Can we see her at all? I'll phone the ITU and find out when would be a good time for you.
-Thanks.
-Okay.
I'm really very sorry.
Thanks.
What a total sodding balls-up.
-I should be a couple of minutes.
-Okay.
Tony you're entitled to an explanation.
That woman you get involved in her discharge the next thing she ends up in a cabbage patch.
Do you know how much pressure I was under to get that patient in off my waiting list? Oh yeah that's right.
This is all so that you get to fix some old dear's vag.
Not that she actually uses it any more.
Tell you one thing Rog she will not appear in my figures no bloody way.
I know he's not strictly yours but he's been quite emotional.
He asked if we could get hold of you.
He's just through here.
He's PFO.
Possible PGT PDE.
-Found outside the Plough and Harrow.
-Where's the Plough and Harrow? You really should get out more.
Come on Mark let's get you up.
Here we go.
-Thanks.
I'll take it from here.
-Okay.
If you need any help I'll just be outside.
-Cheers.
-What's PFO? Pissed fell over.
PGT pissed got thumped.
PDE pissed denies everything.
-What happened tonight Mark? -Don't know.
Don't remember.
I had a couple of pints just to get out.
Another guy was How are things at home? She cries.
She wets herself she shits herself.
It would've been better if she'd died.
I miss my boy.
I only had him for a few minutes.
He was taken away because I'd have loved him too much.
Why did you let Hurley do this to me? Why won't you help us? Why? PRENTISS: As you know Mr Lake Karen Taylor's medical notes aren't available to us.
The hospital maintains they've been lost.
We need testimony from someone who witnessed what happened to Karen Taylor in that operating theatre.
Dr Orton is prepared to testify.
But with the hospital endeavouring to discredit her we need corroboration.
If you backed up her account of Mr Hurley's negligence we'd have a case.
A strong case.
-I corroborate her account.
-Great.
And you'd testify to that effect? Mr Lake you could come in here and tell me that Roger Hurley is Jack the Ripper but it cuts no ice if you're not prepared to stand by it in court.
I just want Mark and Karen to get the compensation they deserve.
A patient harmed by medical action isn't automatically entitled to damages.
We have to prove negligence in order for Karen and Mark to secure damages.
-But you understand that don't you? -Yeah of course.
Look Rob it's about more than that.
I want Hurley to look me in the eye admit what he did to Karen and say he's sorry.
And for that we need you to stand up and say what he did.
Please.
-ROGER: Second on the list.
-I'm sorry what is? The ovarian carcinoma.
It's part of a series I'm putting together.
Hoping to publish it in the spring.
Boss um Mark Taylor came into casualty last night.
How is he? Not very good.
You can imagine.
Yes.
You probably don't know this but Karen's notes have been lost.
They're having a hell of a battle trying to get the hospital to listen to their claim for compensation.
The money would make such a difference to them.
How do you know all this? Just one of the nurses.
I think she I think she knows their health visitor.
Well it's down to the hospital to deal with any claims for compensation.
Maybe we could help.
-Oh? -By not contesting their claim.
As I just said it's down to the hospital not us.
You could go up to management boss.
Say they deserve the compensation.
So I go to management or you do? -No no no of course not.
-I can't go to management.
You know how fickle they can be.
Today I'm the blue-eyed boy getting the hospital's name in all those learned journals.
Tomorrow I'm going to the tabloids.
What if we just admitted something went wrong? Look I'm sorry to bang on about it boss but what if we just admitted something went wrong? Just so they could get their compensation and start putting their lives back together again.
Look I'm as altruistic as the next chap but I'm not gonna confess to something I'm not to blame for.
You were to blame.
Mr Whitman I need to talk to you for a second.
Um Things may be about to start to get difficult for me around here.
You know about Roger.
If you back me up as principle consultant then Didn't you have a problem a while back killed somebody? -Yes.
-People cover for you? -Yes.
-It's the same system that protects you me Roger all of us.
For the most part it stops good doctors' careers being ruined by isolated uncharacteristic human error.
But occasionally it goes wrong and we end up inadvertently protecting people like Roger Hurley.
But it's the system and it's there for a reason.
Reject it and you're on your own.
You're a management poodle.
A poodle pulling a little gay trolley.
-ROGER: You see those adhesions? -Yeah.
What do you think they are? -Give in.
-Endometriosis.
-I'm normally in on the lap list.
-Maya fancied a go.
There's bits and bobs on the ward you take care of them for us would you? Now where's he going? The ward's Maya's patch.
-Maya will you close please? -Close? You're here to be trained.
I can't train you if you don't respect me or my ability.
I can't trust you any more Rob.
You went to Whitman what's to say you won't go to management.
I'm not gonna go to management.
What's between doctors stays between doctors.
Trust is reciprocal Rob.
Maybe now you'll understand the damage you've done.
Oh you just caught me Tony.
If you're not gonna be long I could hold on for a lift.
I'll probably be a while I think.
Right.
Turn the lights out when you go.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR) -Hi.
-Hiya.
Sorry.
Work ran over.
-How long can you stay? -Half an hour.
-You okay? -Yeah.
Yeah? Do you want to spend this time talking? No.
I don't want to spend this time talking.
(MOANING) -Why only half an hour? -He's waiting for me.
He phoned from the pub he's booked a restaurant.
-I don't wanna go.
-Well then don't.
I have to.
I want you to smell of me.
Hurley must have gone to management.
They're calling me in.
(SIGHING) I'll fight.
They won't win.
Certainly madam.
Just bringing your details up now.
That's no problem.
SECRETARY: Just bear with me one second.
Thank you.
WOMAN: I'll have to see if I can fit that in.
Can you arrange it for Thursday? No afternoon.
-Mr Lake.
-Thank you.
Right I'll speak to you soon.
Bye.
Have a seat Mr Lake.
-Would you like a cup of coffee? -No thank you.
I asked the managers if this meeting could be just between doctors but We're waiting for Mr Whitman but I don't think I don't think he's gonna turn up so I think we should start.
I should begin with an admission of my own guilt.
When you've got a new registrar it's not unusual for them to have a bit of a rocky start so you wanna give them a bit of time to settle in.
I now recognise that this is a problem I should have nipped in the bud because it isn't gonna go away.
We've just received a verbal deposition from a member of the nursing staff corroborating information in the case of a patient of ours Mrs Angela Strawberry who died following an unsuccessful attempt at a surgical cricothyrotomy.
I thought this was gonna be about the Taylors.
Their baby was stillborn and Karen Taylor suffered brain damage during the operation trying to deliver him.
This is about Angela Strawberry this is about you Rob.
Now in a case like this there isn't an established protocol to follow Hold on Roger.
I played the game here.
I have not blown the whistle.
WOMAN: As Mr Hurley said there isn't an established protocol to follow in a case like this.
Have you anything to say regarding your management of Mrs Strawberry? Angela Strawberry was a one-off.
Since I've been at the hospital there have been more than the Taylors.
Louise Weazer Mr Hurley sent her home early that was not a one-off.
Mrs Drake me having to call in Mr Whitman during the operation was not a one-off.
Look this is really nothing personal.
I just don't think you're as good a surgeon as you ought to be.
If I'm not close enough to judge that then who is? The case we're dealing with is yours Rob.
Your negligence not mine.
And we've all been trying to tell you there isn't an established protocol for this.
So I've proposed that you be put on extraordinary leave from my firm pending an inquiry.
What if I refuse? Then we'll suspend you.
Are you accepting the leave? Thank you Mr Lake.
Thank you.
MAN: Oh I'll get the form and would you sign it? WOMAN: Great thank you.
I resign.
I'll sign anything you want binding me not to talk about you this situation the trust -Just let me move on.
-I'm afraid it's not down to me.
The details of your case will be passed on to the Postgraduate Dean and possibly you'll be held back a year or two or in time move to a less responsible post.
It's you this should be happening to Roger not me.
No Rob it is you.
You're just not as good a surgeon as you ought to be.
And if I'm not close enough to judge then who is? SECRETARY: Can I have your name please madam? Don't you want my badge and gun as well? Like in those American cop shows.
You know where the guy gets suspended.
I'm taking you off the bronchitis case.
I've been working on the broncs for five years.
It's worse with the nurses they usually cry.
(HORN HONKING) NARRATOR: Next time on Bodies.
I'm prepared to testify against Mr Hurley on behalf of the Taylors.
I want you to look me in the eye hold up your hand and admit what you did to us.
I was not negligent.
How can you keep on denying what's happening in this hospital? Something is gonna happen to that baby and something is gonna happen to that mum.
Come on Helen big push now.
I need you to help me.
There may be a way that I can get my job back.