Paddington Train Disaster
Paddington doctor retires after 25 years
On October 5, 1999, he led the hospital's staff in treating victims of the Paddington rail crash which saw 31 deaths and dozens of injuries.
Just six years later, disaster struck the capital again in the bombings on 7 July, 2005.
Professor Touquet, 64, was in charge of triage on the ambulance ramp as the victims flooded in from Edgware Road tube station.
He qualified as a doctor in 1971 at Westminster Hospital medical school, before serving in the Royal Marines Reserve and Royal Naval Reserve.
He then become a country GP, following by surgical training in London hospitals and later, higher training in the new speciality of emergency medicine.
Professor Touquet started work at St Mary's Hospital in July 1986 as the hospital's first ever trained A&E consultant.
Previously the work had been done by orthopaedic surgeons.
Every summer, the A&E department would care for revellers injured in the Notting Hill Carnival.
He said: "The police would send in the horses on August bank holiday Monday evenings.
"One knew it was going to be a rough carnival when the milk bottles were stolen to make Molotov cocktails."
One of Professor Touquet's passions was teaching junior doctors at St Mary's Hospital A&E, between 1986 and 2011.
"I appointed, I taught, I moulded, I battle-hardened those A&E teams," he said.
"They are our pride and joy - in them we foster excellence and loyalty.
In 2002, Professor Touquet handed over leadership of St Mary's A&E but continued work as A&E consultant and professor until his retirement last week.
He added: "Now is a good time, the right time, for me to leave this 'field of battle'.
"I am a Westminster boy, a Mary's man and an Imperial professor, with 46 years in medicine.
"I am a very lucky man."
His legacy will continue through the award-winning Paddington Alcohol Test, which he devised to help people who need care as a result of excessive drinking,
The test involves a series of questions and follow-up support for all patients attending hospital as a result of drinking too much alcohol and suffering illness or injury.
Paddington Train Disaster - News
Professor Robin Touquet, who was 64 on Tuesday, cared for victims of the Paddington rail crash in 1999 and the July 7 bombings during his career in the National Health Service. He said: “Now is a good time – the right time – for me to leave 'this field
On October 5, 1999, he led the hospital's staff in treating victims of the Paddington rail crash which saw 31 deaths and dozens of injuries. Just six years later, disaster struck the capital again in the bombings on 7 July, 2005.
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Paddington doctor retires after 25 years - Westminster Chronicle
On October 5, 1999, he led the hospital's staff in treating victims of the Paddington rail crash which saw 31 deaths and dozens of injuries.
Just six years later, disaster struck the capital again in the bombings on 7 July, 2005.
Professor Touquet, 64, was in charge of triage on the ambulance ramp as the victims flooded in from Edgware Road tube station.
He qualified as a doctor in 1971 at Westminster Hospital medical school, before serving in the Royal Marines Reserve and Royal Naval Reserve.
He then become a country GP, following by surgical training in London hospitals and later, higher training in the new speciality of emergency medicine.
Professor Touquet started work at St Mary's Hospital in July 1986 as the hospital's first ever trained A&E consultant.
Previously the work had been done by orthopaedic surgeons.
Every summer, the A&E department would care for revellers injured in the Notting Hill Carnival.
He said: "The police would send in the horses on August bank holiday Monday evenings.
"One knew it was going to be a rough carnival when the milk bottles were stolen to make Molotov cocktails."
One of Professor Touquet's passions was teaching junior doctors at St Mary's Hospital A&E, between 1986 and 2011.
"I appointed, I taught, I moulded, I battle-hardened those A&E teams," he said.
"They are our pride and joy - in them we foster excellence and loyalty.
In 2002, Professor Touquet handed over leadership of St Mary's A&E but continued work as A&E consultant and professor until his retirement last week.
He added: "Now is a good time, the right time, for me to leave this 'field of battle'.
"I am a Westminster boy, a Mary's man and an Imperial professor, with 46 years in medicine.
"I am a very lucky man."
His legacy will continue through the award-winning Paddington Alcohol Test, which he devised to help people who need care as a result of excessive drinking,
The test involves a series of questions and follow-up support for all patients attending hospital as a result of drinking too much alcohol and suffering illness or injury.
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