Ms Anne O'Connor:

I want to clarify something. What is important in this instance is to remember that the doctor in question was working and being covered by a consultant from another team. In the ordinary run of events, there are junior doctors working on a team under the supervision of a consultant in the same area. That would be normal practice and Dr. Amanda Burke has out set out some of the checks and balances that are in place in her area. What is different here is that we had a consultant who was already managing her own team elsewhere, overseeing or cross-covering in effect, and that is not ideal at all. That is where the flaws arose. In general, a junior doctor will be supervised by the consultant.