The GMC pursued Hadiza Bawa-Garba – and is losing doctors' respect

Loss of confidence in the General Medical Council will diminish its ability to protect patients and support medics

The issues around the case of junior paediatrician Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba and the death of six-year-old Jack Adcock have dominated headlines recently, and will continue to do so for some time. Seven years after Jack’s death as a result of negligence while in the care of specialists at Leicester Royal Infirmary, the case remains controversial.

It’s truly a sad event, catastrophic on all sides: for the parents, the continued media attention ensures that their grief continues; for the trainee who had always aspired to be a doctor, her dream is in tatters.In the eyes of many doctors, it is catastrophic, too, for regulator the General Medical Council (GMC), which has taken a trainee to court to remove her right to practise as a doctor.

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Continue reading... March 16, 2018 at 01:31PM