He took over from Professor Franklin as Director of the Haemophilia Centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in November 1992.
During his evidence Jenni Richards QC questioned him about consent, hepatitis C tests undertaken at Queen Elizabeth Hospital from 1992 onwards and record keeping at the Centre. Dr Wilde also discussed how the use of treatment for hepatitis C progressed at the centre over the years from the introduction of Interferon treatment.
At the close of his evidence Dr Wilde acknowledged that this had been a massive tragedy and that he was proud and privileged to be the Consultant of those infected and described them as a wonderful group of patients.