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with the later X-rays that were taken in May 1996."

According to David Jackson, former chief executive at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust which ran the breast screening unit, Mr Philip had a mostly "administrative role" and was not trained to read mammograms.

He said, "Clearly they had to be read by somebody who was appropriately trained and qualified and my understanding was that Mr Philip did not have that appropriate training."

However Oliver Follows, a consultant radiologist at the trust, said Mr Philip was "conservative" with his diagnoses.

When asked by Gordon Bebb, QC, for Dr Philip: "Was he as good as anybody at reviewing the x-rays?"

He replied, "I would have said so, yes."

He said that he would not expect the scan to have been sent to the hospital after the cancer was found, only the doctor's written report, and that the NHS would only keep copies of the scan for three years.

According to Follows the doctor was not the kind of person to destroy the film to "cover his tracks" and was "scrupulously careful with every patient".

Mr Philip denies deliberately destroying the X-ray and that his conduct was irresponsible, unprofessional and not in the best interests of the patient.

The case resumes today.


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