Hospital’s unreserved apology
Thursday, 7th February 2002.
Managers at a London Hospital have “apologised unreservedly” after the death of a director who was forced to wait six hours with a fractured skull in accident and emergency.
Phillip Saville, who was the director of a drilling company, had been out for a colleagues leaving party. Witnesses have said Mr Saville and some friends fighting with a group of men of Eastern European origin.
Christopher Nagel, a witness to the attack said: “a boy came running up behind Mr Saville. As he turned around, this guy punched him flat in the face. He went back and he hit the back of his head on the bumper of a car really hard. Then he hit the ground.
Mr Saville was found by the emergency services outside O Bar and taken to St Mary’s Hospital where he arrived at 2.45 am, but he wasn’t examined until 9 am the next morning.
Mr Saville was transferred to a specialist neurological hospital, but despite doctors best attempts he died from his injuries on August 18.
At the inquest into the death of Phillip Saville, 40, from Little Wratting, nr Haverhill the Metropolitan Police revealed that they thought we was drunk and hadn’t realised he had been attacked by a gang in Soho.
Mr Saville’s family have now issued formal complaints both against the St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington and Metropolitan Police. However according to the inquest in Westminster heard yesterday that the first letter of complaint was ignored.
Speaking after the hearing Mr Savilles brother, Ian said: “I think the whole thing is a disgrace. We want apologies, but at the end of the day it doesn’t bring him back.”
PC Mikila White said: “there had been no allegations made to myself over than he had fallen over because he was drunk.”
The inquest was adjourned until May to allow for more medical evidence to be heard from the hospital.
Phillip Saville, who was the director of a drilling company, had been out for a colleagues leaving party. Witnesses have said Mr Saville and some friends fighting with a group of men of Eastern European origin.
Christopher Nagel, a witness to the attack said: “a boy came running up behind Mr Saville. As he turned around, this guy punched him flat in the face. He went back and he hit the back of his head on the bumper of a car really hard. Then he hit the ground.
Mr Saville was found by the emergency services outside O Bar and taken to St Mary’s Hospital where he arrived at 2.45 am, but he wasn’t examined until 9 am the next morning.
Mr Saville was transferred to a specialist neurological hospital, but despite doctors best attempts he died from his injuries on August 18.
At the inquest into the death of Phillip Saville, 40, from Little Wratting, nr Haverhill the Metropolitan Police revealed that they thought we was drunk and hadn’t realised he had been attacked by a gang in Soho.
Mr Saville’s family have now issued formal complaints both against the St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington and Metropolitan Police. However according to the inquest in Westminster heard yesterday that the first letter of complaint was ignored.
Speaking after the hearing Mr Savilles brother, Ian said: “I think the whole thing is a disgrace. We want apologies, but at the end of the day it doesn’t bring him back.”
PC Mikila White said: “there had been no allegations made to myself over than he had fallen over because he was drunk.”
The inquest was adjourned until May to allow for more medical evidence to be heard from the hospital.
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