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12 TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 1991 EVENING STANDARD by Lois Rogers IN THE 24 hours leading up to her death no suitable bed could be found for kidney patient Elizabeth Gilman 62 The dialysis equipment and ventilator that might have if saved her were not available around 15 or Now 18 months later the result of an in an intensive and ce: Phoned 20 other hospitals trying to get care bed for her to have dialysis Legal action is the only avenue left but that would cost up to £4000 and the family has been told it will not be entitled to legal aid Consultant physician Dr Paul Drury who quiry into her death at King's College Hospital is being withheld from the dead family Despite condemnation from the doctor who tried to save her the coroner who con- ducted the inquest and the 16000-strong cared far Mrs Gilman said: no formal National Federation of Kidney Patients As- apology was naHp to the family ap-sociations College Hospital in Cam- palling And if there been a formal berweU has not even offered an apology report from the inquiry even more Daughter June Sproton herself a nurse appalling I felt the lack of intensive care said: feel mum may have had a chance treatment possibly contributed to her He added: have been other instances where patients' treatment has been less than Hospital administrator Jean Huggett claimed some of the recommendations had been implemented but she refhsed to give any details She added that she had no address to write to Mrs family are in correspondence with the National Federation of Kidney Patient Associations and I do not feel the press is the right place to reveal these But Margaret Jackson coordinator of the federation said they had heard nothing from the hospital At an inquest into Mrs death the coroner Professor Sir Montague Levine described the situation as amazing and a worry to all of and called for a a review of intensive care services across London Malcolm Alexander of Camberwell Community Health Council the health watchdogs said: find Camberwell Pub murder girl missing THE pregnant girlfriend of pub murder victim David Brindle is missing Police believe friends could be her after the pub terror on Saturday night when Mr Brindle 23 was shot dead in a South London pub The girl Fiona who is three months pregnant fled from the saloon bar of The Bell in East Street Walworth as two gunmen opened fire with pistols killing Mr Brindle and drinker Stanley Silk Police believe she may be in fear for her life A Girls airlifted off mountain A SCHOOLGIRL adventure in the Scottish Highlands ended in a dramatic helicopter rescue today The 14 girls from Scunthorpe aged between eight and 15 and their 18-year-old leader set out without tents on Sunday Rescue official Chris-rley said: was fortunate it was such a fine night we would have been bringing down Mr Wilks dies Picture: ALEX LENTATI fashion The other face of ACTOR Arthur Pentelow Emmerdale Henry Wilks was found dead early this morning in a car near a Leeds beauty spot Mr Pentelow 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