article_snippet: A leading medic from Southampton, where Miss Clayton was later transferred for emergency treatment, also told the hearing that Clayton could 'not understand' why the hearing had taken doctors so long to realise doctors mistake.
article_snippet: Clayton told the inquest that The former researcher had been waiting outside in the hospital corridor for news of the routine operation when one of medics took The former researcher aside to explain what had gone wrong.
article_snippet: Dr McField came in and Dr McField was really upset, Dr McField words to Dr McField were
article_snippet: Dr McField then told us
article_snippet: Colin Griffiths, a consultant neuro-surgeon at the Southampton General Hospital, told the hearing in Winchester that he could not understand how doctors had made such an elementary mistake. '
article_snippet: I don't understand why Colin Griffiths, a consultant neuro-surgeon at the Southampton General Hospital weren't able to get the tube back into place, right away.
article_snippet: In my experience Colin Griffiths, a consultant neuro-surgeon at the Southampton General Hospital should have been able to,' he told the inquest.
article_snippet: Miss Clayton's family declined to comment after the inquest.