To feel sorry for this doctor?

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I am not in any way downplaying the death of that beautiful little boy and it is clearly acknowledged there were some failures by the doctor in question however AIBU to feel as though this intervention by the GMC into the independent decision making by the MPTS is concerning? It appears to me that the MPTS took into account many things, not just the outcome (which I completely acknowledge is heartbreaking), the fact that this doctor was working the job of several other medical staff in an unfamiliar environment with significant IT issues with no senior input. It feels like this doctor has been made a bit of a scapegoat for huge systemic failures.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/jack-adcock-latest-downs-syndrome-death-doctor-hadiza-babwa-garba-struck-off-general-medical-council-a8177721.html

A different link to a blog by other medical practitioners 54000doctors.org/blogs/an-account-by-concerned-uk-paediatric-consultants-of-the-tragic-events-surrounding-the-gmc-action-against-dr-bawa-garba.html

Draylon

Yes, I have heard this from a number of sources. In all honesty, I can't say I can encourage trainees to be truly honest in their reflective practice. Best to reflect privately to themselves, and perhaps with their trainer/supervisor, but not commit anything to paper/eportfolio and certainly not publicly. This ought to make SEA's interesting.... and utterly ineffectual.

I agree re the GMC has totally undermined, in well fell-swoop, the whole move towards openness and learning from mistakes, not seeking to blame one person (unless genuine malpractice or gross negligence has occurred) and seeking to really understand where things have gone wrong so that we can genuinely learn from mistakes/where things haven't gone smoothly. The GMC have, by doing this, have caused untold damage to the trust the profession has in it (which wasn't necessarily high anyway) and has set back moves to improve patient safety. It's a travesty.

well fell-swoop? One fell swoop!

Oops!

Read, 'This Going To Hurt'. I'm leaving the NHS.

So pleased to see that Hadiza Bawa-Garba has been granted leave to appeal the GMC decision

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/hadiza-bawagarba-junior-doctor-death-boy-jack-adcock-manslaughter-gross-negligence-gmc-high-court-a8281386.html

www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k1455

Good news

Great news.

Btw, Draylon, I have just reread your post from last month that referenced incidents in the aviation industry and had a little weep. It's been a bad day today. Somebody gets it, but not enough people who can do anything about it.

Sorry it's been a bad day for you AF. Have a commiserating ((( )))

Ta

Fingers crossed that the court sees sense today.

Has she got an appeal today?

Just read on breaking news that she has won her Appeal thank goodness

Oh that's such good news!

What are the court thinking.
How can we have any trust in the medical profession if they are held to a lower standard than under criminal law which requires proof beyond reasonable doubt that her actions or inactions caused the death of the child and that a somewhat competent person would have acted differently.

Right decision. Really pleased.

@user139328237 you really need to read about the background of the case and the systemic failures.

The appeal decision is the right one.
The level of misunderstanding and hate towards HBG in the comments posted online today is staggering. Makes me want to weep.
Hell will freeze over before I allow any child of mine to follow me into the medical profession.

Very pleased by the outcome. Looking at what goes wrong and understanding and being honest about the factors at play is crucial to keep patients safe. This is the right decision and I hope will result I. A good doctor resuming her career.

Dd1 is a medical student. The reaction of the family in this case is not unique and is one of the things that made me try to put her off.

Totally the right decision.

Am horrified by the media coverage of this. Everything I’ve read has been totally misleading and doesn’t present any of the systematic failings.

That poor doctor was thrown under the bus. I was so pleased she won today.

I am another who is glad the right decision has been made. Nothing will never bring little Jack Adcock back, and my heart does go out to his family who are obviously still suffering greatly, but hanging one person out to dry and ignoring the vast systemic failures that were the ultimate cause of this tragedy does nothing to prevent it happening again.

Currently watching Panorama.