Letter to the media re GMC and Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba Petition published by Dr David Nicholl on Nov 28, 2017 Background (Preamble): There has been huge interest (in the BMJ and New Statesman) in the case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba who the GMC are seeking erasure from the medical register at the Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand on Thursday December 7th. In February 2011, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba a junior paediatric trainee was on duty at the Leicester Royal Infirmary when a young patient tragically died of sepsis. Hadiza was devastated at his death. The Crown Prosecution Service at first told her there was no case, but Hadiza and a nurse were convicted of gross negligence manslaughter in late 2015. This was despite the fact that there were multiple other failings including IT, nursing, junior and senior staff failings. There were also major systems failures in the hospital. The jury did not hear about all of these as a legal loophole meant that many improvements made afterwards the prosecution argued could be "excluded ". We are concerned about the GMCs actions for erasure and aim to get the attached letter published in a newspaper prior to December 7th. Petition Text: Sir, We are concerned that the General Medical Council (GMC) is risking a culture of candour in medicine and perpetuating an injustice by seeking through the High Court the permanent erasure from the medical register of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba. Dr Bawa-Garba, a trainee paediatrician, was convicted in 2015 of negligent manslaughter after the tragic death of Jack Adcock from sepsis in 2011. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) then had to decide if she was fit to continue to practice. It heard that her clinical practice was generally regarded as excellent, with no other concerns flagged against her, and that she had openly addressed the deficiencies which resulted in the child's death. It recommended she could apply to return to service as a doctor after 12 months suspension which ends this month. The MPTS identified "multiple systemic failures" within the service. The evidence for these failures was not fully examined at the criminal trial and had they been, this would almost certainly have reduced her purported culpability. The GMC is now appealing, seeking to have her struck off. We know of no evidence that terminating Dr Bawa-Garba's medical career will make any patient safer. On the contrary it promotes a climate of defensiveness. In 2001, the joint declaration by the Government and the medical profession recognised that 'honest failure should not be responded to primarily by blame and retribution, but by learning and by a drive to reduce risk for future patients.' We urge the GMC to recognise that many within and outside medicine are already losing confidence in it and that this case could define its future. Page 1 PETITION: Letter to the media re GMC and Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba Powered by GoPetition
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Letter to the media re GMC and Dr Hadiza Bawa-GarbaPetition published by Dr David Nicholl on Nov 28, 2017
Background (Preamble):
There has been huge interest (in the BMJ and New Statesman) in the case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba who the GMC areseeking erasure from the medical register at the Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand on Thursday December 7th.
In February 2011, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba a junior paediatric trainee was on duty at the Leicester Royal Infirmary when ayoung patient tragically died of sepsis. Hadiza was devastated at his death.
The Crown Prosecution Service at first told her there was no case, but Hadiza and a nurse were convicted of grossnegligence manslaughter in late 2015. This was despite the fact that there were multiple other failings including IT,nursing, junior and senior staff failings. There were also major systems failures in the hospital. The jury did not hearabout all of these as a legal loophole meant that many improvements made afterwards the prosecution argued could be"excluded ".
We are concerned about the GMCs actions for erasure and aim to get the attached letter published in a newspaperprior to December 7th.
Petition Text:
Sir, We are concerned that the General Medical Council (GMC) is risking a culture of candour in medicine and perpetuatingan injustice by seeking through the High Court the permanent erasure from the medical register of Dr HadizaBawa-Garba. Dr Bawa-Garba, a trainee paediatrician, was convicted in 2015 of negligent manslaughter after the tragic death of JackAdcock from sepsis in 2011. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) then had to decide if she was fit to continue to practice. It heard thather clinical practice was generally regarded as excellent, with no other concerns flagged against her, and that she hadopenly addressed the deficiencies which resulted in the child's death. It recommended she could apply to return toservice as a doctor after 12 months suspension which ends this month. The MPTS identified "multiple systemic failures"within the service. The evidence for these failures was not fully examined at the criminal trial and had they been, thiswould almost certainly have reduced her purported culpability.The GMC is now appealing, seeking to have her struck off. We know of no evidence that terminating Dr Bawa-Garba'smedical career will make any patient safer. On the contrary it promotes a climate of defensiveness. In 2001, the joint declaration by the Government and the medical profession recognised that 'honest failure should notbe responded to primarily by blame and retribution, but by learning and by a drive to reduce risk for future patients.' We urge the GMC to recognise that many within and outside medicine are already losing confidence in it and that thiscase could define its future.
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The lessons we learn by our mistakes are usually never forgotten
785 Benjamin Stenson Back to signature list
Strongly in favour of systems improvement and not punishment of trainee doctors unless there is clear evidence of wilfulnegligence or other irresponsible behaviour
784 Andrew Carr Back to signature list
I left the UK because I could see how ineffective this regulator had become in balancing accountability with safetyimprovement. How many more will leave? Appalling.
775 Sultan Sabri Back to signature list
This is a prime example of injustice, depravity and wickedness of extreme right-wing GMC .who should be held toaccount for their actions in this case.
771 Aabha Sharma Back to signature list
Consultant should have acted on the bloods and didn't need a trainee to tell him the significance of a low ph and highlactate.
761 Eric Watts Back to signature list
We need constructive error management looking at all contributory factors
736 S Faiz Back to signature list
Dr Bawa-Garba has accepted the mistakes she made which led to the tragic death of a child. She should not be heldresponsible for the systemic failures of an under-resourced NHS.
735 Muhammad Asif Back to signature list
I always had doubts about this case.In a busy hospital understaffed junior doctors are forced to make decisions withoutproper time to assess patients.There should be a limit to how many patients you can see safely and if you are made todeal with more patients whole management should be jointly responsible with the doctor.
726 Najmus Aslam Back to signature list
Professional concern must be dealt with professionals who understand the Miriad of factors at play . Dr Hadiza is beingmade a scapegoat for a previous poor system which has since been amended. The media has sensationalised a casewhich is tragic but a mistake of systematic errors. Either everyone on duty that night is sentenced accordingly or itappears that race , gender and religious discrimination will win.
723 Geoff Gill Back to signature list
This appears a system rather than personal failure. The GMC should also abide with the 12 month erasure decision.
716 Fiona Paterson Back to signature list
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Very concerned that reflective document was used against her in court. This will deter honest discussion.
715 Donal Duffy Back to signature list
To find Dr Bawa-Garba guilty and address the structural and systemic faults is a failure for patients.
713 Philip Abraham Back to signature list
This case raises once again serious questions about GMCs treatment of ethnic minority doctors in UK
708 Dinakar Unnithan Back to signature list
Fairness is paramount
703 Wendy Savage Back to signature list
To strike a good doctor off the register for one honest mistake particularly when there were system failings is wrong Thisdoes not protect the public or recognise the difficulties doctors work under,
694 Susan Gilby Back to signature list
In order to foster a safety culture in the NHS we need to foster openness and honesty recognising human factors andsystem failures.
692 LATA NAIR Back to signature list
It is difficult to comment without knowing how culpable this young doctor isThe GMC is keen to apply the letter of the law in case of foreign doctors. It is good to see the paediatric communitystanding together at a time like this.In general practice where ethnic doctors work alone in deprived areas, it is very difficult to get this range of support. Ihope this landmark case opens the eyes of the nation to the gross injustice meted put to the doctorslike Hadiza
688 Bernadette Rae Back to signature list
This is scape-goating. Ignoring systematic failures of others that they have already corrected is not a representation ofwhat actually happened. Don’t persecute Dr Bawa-Garba.
680 Ashley Woodcock Back to signature list
Return to blame culture will be disastrous for patients and healthcare workers
674 Godwin Oligbu Back to signature list
This is a gross injustice and I’m beginning to think that there is element of racial discrimination here. This is an errorand not intentionally.
673 Andrew Bush Back to signature list
Totally support this
672 Richard Nicholl Back to signature list
GMC must review how it addresses "honest failure".
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A first step might be accepting ,rather than appealing ,decisions made by the Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service."
665 Bridget Catterall Back to signature list
I am also very concerned about the nurse who has already been struck off.
661 SYED Mehdi Back to signature list
She should be offered further traing and not Removed from Register.
659 Asha Dev Back to signature list
Her name should not be erased from GMC please
650 Syed Haq Back to signature list
I support this petition
648 Gary Foley Back to signature list
The GMC must not resort to blame culture when concerns are raised regarding patient safety and system errors areovertly recognised.
624 Dr Suad Hirsi-Farah Back to signature list
No health professional intentionally harms anyone. We all need to learn from tragedies. So address the training needs.
622 Justin Joseph Back to signature list
I m sure there is more civilized way of looking at and solving this problem.
610 Younus Saleem Back to signature list
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606 Rafi Khan Back to signature list
The GMC should allow Dr Bawa-Garba, to continue to practice under the terms recommended by the MedicalPractitioners Tribunal Service.Please stop criminalising doctors.
603 Ildiko Schuller Back to signature list
A young doctor should be able to be supported and be able to redeem themselves, they will never make the samemistake again.
600 Himanshu Singh Back to signature list
GMC is acting unfairly above the MPTSThere is already dearth of doctors in Acute specialties like ED, obstetrics, Pediatrics, Medicine etc outside of majorhospitals. This will clearly damage the public ultimately.
595 Ashwani Kapila Back to signature list
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Such legal action will have adverse effects on future medical practice and future medical aspirants .
573 Bapu Sathyajith Back to signature list
Junior doctor being crucified for systemic failures. Typical case of target the easiest prey while corrupt sharks hidebehind policies and power. Hypocrisy is thy name GMC ?
566 Piyusha Kapila Back to signature list
I support Dr Bawa-Garba and feel she has been treated unfairly
554 Akwasi Osei-Yeboah Back to signature list
I worked under her as a junior doctor and I can attest she is an excellent clinician.
533 Sher Anjum Back to signature list
We suppprt our colleague
530 Anya Leiva Back to signature list
I am a GP on a career break and it is precisely the fear of something like this happening to me that is deterring me fromreturning to practice. I feel it is impossible not to make mistakes whilst working under the current pressures and resourceconstraints within the NHS.
528 A R Moodambail Back to signature list
Do justice to Dr Bawa-Garba and medical profession
518 Bipin Patel Back to signature list
This injustice must not be allowed to materialise
516 Assid Jaleel Back to signature list
Please reinstate this Drs GMC so she can practice.
514 Tharayil Suresh Back to signature list
A case that deserves support of all doctors
513 Paul Inasu Back to signature list
I believe that the failures of the system should be a key mitigation while considering the allegations against Dr.Bawa-Garba
507 Cassandra Gyamtso Back to signature list
I agree that there was multiple failures in the system processes and communication and not completely one individual's
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fault or that at any point the doctor concerned was intent on causing harm.
506 Gayle Hann Back to signature list
In a profession already struggling to keep our trainees, errors should not cause permanent exclusion from the register iftrainees can be shown to have been otherwise meeting all their competencies especially when their are deficiencieswithin the corporate structure
502 Rajendra Chaudhary Back to signature list
The GMC is made of legal robots which lack AI.
498 Dr Meena Virdi Back to signature list
To target a junior Doctor for systems failure is to claim false justice
495 Thushara Stanly Back to signature list
Let’s not penalise junior doctors for their lack of support and supervision in NHS.Its not their fault . When I trained innhs there was plenty of doctors including seniors on the wards . Now it’s less and everyon knows that would affectthe care . Let’s not scapegoat her. Let’s not damage a noble profession .i want my children to become doctorsin future but I am scared for their life and future .
492 VIJAY KUDARI Back to signature list
Racism
490 Andrew Cummin Back to signature list
"Continue to practice" should read "continue to practise"
489 Karen Johns Back to signature list
In a arena where honesty candour and a an assumption of a ‘blame free’ culture where does this relentlessuseless victimisation of a doctor fit?
477 Muhammad Mukhtar Back to signature list
Shouldn’t be removed from GMC register
474 Salim Ahammed Back to signature list
Need thorough investigation of any system failure and be fair
468 Amal Hashi Back to signature list
ALL clinicians will remember a mistake in their practise. We see multiple cases of never events/incidents in the nhs EVERYDAY- with sincere regret to those affected.The good however heavily overweighs the bad. Overall her years of clinical practise has been commendable.Its a travesty to remove her from the workforce. We can only learn and better ourselves. Teaching and reflecting from our error is what has improves medical practise.
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Victimising the victim of the system is not right.
463 Joanna Galbraith Back to signature list
Awful treatment. Address system failures before blaming a human.
461 Ramasamyiyere Swaminathan Back to signature list
It is wrong to victimize this junior doctor , when it is the system which failed.
455 Janani Devaraja Back to signature list
Do not blame one person for the failings of many
450 Kim Holt Back to signature list
The focus on any investigation needs to be on learning. Sometimes individuals are negligent but where there aremultiple systemic issues even the best clinicians might fail. Fairness encourages real learning .
447 Mayur Patel Back to signature list
One person, especially a trainee should not be blamed for this systematic failure.
444 Tony Whitfield Back to signature list
Save the NHS
443 Jenny Vaughan Back to signature list
http://www.manslaughterandhealthcare.org.uk/
429 BECKY JONES Back to signature list
As a trainee biochemist we rely on the support from our line manager. From the BMJ article, it seems that this youngdoctor communicated the abnormal blood gas results to her superior during the handover.
423 Mark Taylor Back to signature list
This will hamper the safety culture many of us are trying to create. Penalising junior doctors who are acutely out of theirdepth, have appropriately asked for help, and are then let down by multiple system failures amounts to cruel andinhuman treatment (this defines torture under ECHR) and will lead to a lack of candour and missed opportunities forlearning/improvement
414 Sophie Nocton Back to signature list
The further the GMC goes with prosecuting individuals, rather than investigating systemic failures, the more rapidlyDoctors will leave medicine in the UK.
405 Bangalore Satish Back to signature list
GMC should realise that doctors are working under extreme pressure. Rather punish an individual, they should help
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rectify the system. These tragic errors are bound to happen if GMC continues in its punitive pursuit.
402 Hafsah Hassan Gwarzo Back to signature list
One mistake should not terminate the Doctor's Career. Justice and equality for patients and medical practitioners alike!
400 Ian O'Sullivan Back to signature list
The direction of persecution from the GMC will lead to the collapse of medicine in the UK.
396 Angharad Spencer Back to signature list
A culture of openness and addressing system errors is key to improving patient safety. This case risks reversing allprogress made in this regard.
392 Rahmatu Ahmed Back to signature list
Please allow Hadiza continue her practice.
389 Huseinat Usman-Folorunsho Back to signature list
Justice must prevail
387 Jay Ilangaratne Back to signature list
Law needs changing as to manslaughter by gross negligence: case law does not reflect contribution of system failuresbut designed to target an individual only. A point for Supreme Court to decide.
385 Obedat Olajide Back to signature list
Professional services is to care, God heals. The death of everyone comes from God Almighty alone. No human isperfect, not even the Jury. Please spare Dr. Bawa-Garba of this conviction.
384 Hauwa Garba Back to signature list
We need justice and fairness
383 Awais Mir Back to signature list
This lady has suffered enough and appears to be an otherwise excellent doctor. Please let her get on with her life andget on with treating patients. This could have happened to any of us. Condolences to the boy’s family too, my son died of sepsis in 2013 as well
382 Samantha Gordon Back to signature list
The case for gross negligence manslaughter is non-existent and should be subject to judicial review. That the GMCcontinue to pursue this woman in the face of the MPTS judgement is a disgrace. It cannot be a coincidence that thisdoctor is a black woman and the targetting of black and ethnic minority doctors by the GMC and others must stop.
377 Eleanor Jones Back to signature list
A trainee in a difficult environment can not be used as a scapegoat for the failings of a whole system.
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When will Management start being held accountable for serious incidents such as this, where failings in managingresources lead to human error and deaths.
371 Aida Jawhari Back to signature list
Persecuting doctors for genuine error, whilst working in a complex often flawed system will only worsen morale,recruitment and retention of doctors and will not improve safety for patients.
368 Saad Azhar Back to signature list
Chronic staff shortages mean that the current workforce are overstretched. By doing the job of potentially two or morepeople there is a higher chance of mistakes being made. Doctors should be supported through this process rather thanscrutinised and shamed publicly.
367 Emily Burns Back to signature list
Deeply concerned for this trainee and nurse, as well as for future patient safety to see what appears to be 'taking downthe vulnerable/easy targets' amongst a string of contributors to this tragic death.
362 Nadia Wahid Back to signature list
There were a catalogue of failings in this case, it's is indeed a great shame that the finger was pointed at one personand not on the trust who failed both the medical Team and the patient
359 Hauwa Sadiq Back to signature list
SirI hope the GMC will look into this letter and
355 Hadya Parinitha Back to signature list
Striking Dr. Bawa-Garba is certainly not in the best interest of GMC, neither is it any form of justice. Changes to avoidsystem failure is the solution rather than individualised blaming. This will restore confidence in professionals, who workvery hard to deliver and also in patients, who put their trust in the healthcare system.
351 Natalia Albu Back to signature list
Not fair not right!
347 Sandia George Back to signature list
This is so utterly tragic and unfair.
346 John Paul Leach Back to signature list
Systems failure should not impel personal blame
345 Maria Pan Back to signature list
shocking to see a reflective piece being used again someone in the court of law when we are being encouraged astrainees to relfect openly and learn from our mistakes and improve this is shockingly encouraging a blane culture
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325 Haoua Hamid dabo Alfaki Back to signature list
Hadiza Bawa has always been an exelent doctor
318 Katrina Clark Back to signature list
An appalling decision by the GMC. Why would any young person want to enter this profession in light of such treatment.
312 S Srinivasan Back to signature list
Please stop scape goating hardworking nurses doctors & healthcare & allied professionals & show some resolve tosolve the real issues...overworked staff.working under challenging circumstances....less resources on the shopfloor inthe name of cost cutting ..surely the plea of so many people signing the petition cannot & should not be ignored & GMCneeds to start living upto its own standards of supporting doctors as per it's tagline! !!
295 Jerina Rich Back to signature list
We are doctors in the making, we are not God. We will make mistakes and fall victims of system failures from time totime. It is what we do with our mistakes that makes us good consultants of the future. What GMC is currently doing, is actually frightening and the fact that I pay a fee every year to this institution, makes me feellike I am sponsoring it, which is disappointing.
288 Nurudeen Binuyo Back to signature list
Supporting the position that the GMC withdraws its legal action against Dr. Bawa-Garba.
274 Jannah Leon-Maurice Back to signature list
As a junior doctor, she can’t be expected to carry the van for those of senior rank and experience. This is cruelvictimisation of a black woman.
268 Lateefat Junaid Back to signature list
The decision by the GMC to appeal the Tribunal's verdict amount to witch-hunting in my humble opinion. This is likethrowing away the baby with the birth water. GMC should be supporting their trainees and members to address thesystemic failures in the NHS for a better and safer practice. The whole system needs a huge overhauling.
265 Sarah Wookey Back to signature list
How can we improve the care we give to patients if we are too frightened to admit to mistakes?And why single out one individual for blame when this event arose from errors in many systems?
264 Maryam Marafa Back to signature list
The GMC should cease scapegoating Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba.
263 Alice Hodkinson Back to signature list
This could happen to any doctor. We all see death and we all sometimes make tragic errors. If we want to provide a
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safer service then we need to be able to discuss what went wrong and how to improve it without scapegoats, withoutblame and with openness. While any one of us could be charged and convicted of manslaughter doctors will instinctivelytry to protect themselves so there will not be the openness that we need.
262 Fiaz Farooq Back to signature list
It is not appropriate to deny the public the services of a doctor who helped thousands of people just because they madea mistake.
260 Mehwesh Qureshi Back to signature list
A sincere, hardworking, compassionate doctor cannot be made a scapegoat for the system failing- the system isdangerous and needs to be corrected before other tragedies occur.
251 Jo Wright Back to signature list
Everyone sign this & try to prevent the loss of an amazing doctor
238 Kerry Jeevananthan Back to signature list
The whole process is very unjust in today’s society and the GMC like a dog with a bone. I really feel for this youngdoctor who is undoubtedly in pieces about the death of this child but also unfairly treated as the ‘messenger’ ofthe healthcare system failures that the GMC must feel they need to shoot down. This would resolve nothing for futuretrainees. Fix the system, not blame individuals.
230 David Drew Back to signature list
Current systems set doctors up to fail. GMC should support doctors who recognise their errors not perpetuate the blameculture. They are acting against the interests of patients and doctors.
226 Anita Annakesavan Back to signature list
I have left Surgery because I didn't feel the system/ Seniors supported me as a junior doctor. It is the same system stillat work.
219 Ganapathiram Lakshmanan Back to signature list
It is unfortunate that GMC is being vindictive even after excellent feedback from colleagues about this doctor. This is innobody's interest and will have longterm consequences for all stakeholders involved.
211 Suresh Pillai Back to signature list
Please see the bigger picture
210 Makani Purva Back to signature list
We need to be united in supporting
206 Wee Haan Pang Back to signature list
Unacceptable treatment and decision from a union that is meant to fight for the rights of its member and to treat itsmember fair and square
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This Dr has not been treated fairly. I request that all the facts and factors contributing to this case are considered I wouldhope that Dr Bawa-Garba is not blamed for factors outside her control working a demanding and failing system.
199 Sanjay Vydianath Back to signature list
Please stop this injustice
198 Josephine Drew Back to signature list
Learn not blame please
196 Neeta Ray Chaudhuri Back to signature list
GMC I believe is institutionally racist and has many more rulings against ethnic minirities
191 Siobhan Quinn Back to signature list
Do not blame the individual for the system failures. The nhs needs to be funded properly if we are to prevent this tragedybeing repeated.
186 Mohammed Wakaas Back to signature list
Unfair to be used as a scapegoat.
183 Sunil Nair Back to signature list
Please Stop scapegoating junior doctors working in acute specialties. Look at the difficult circumstances they work in.We are at further eroding the attraction for acute specialties by these actions.
181 Cherian George Back to signature list
We are human beings and we make mistakes. Erasure from the medical register has to be a well balanced and rightdecision and if not the GMC is being unfair and biased. GMC has to look after the interests of both patients and doctors.
153 Stephanie Harrison Back to signature list
I think this is disgraceful that you are continuing to victimise this dr for the many errors that have been discussed above.Please stop.
150 Tim Wright Back to signature list
It's a disgrace that this caring Doctor is being made a scapegoat for systemic failings caused by chronic underfunding ofthe NHS.
145 Roya Dabestani Back to signature list
Clearly scapegoating a trainee Dr for the failings of the system - disgraceful and it certainly doesn’t encourage me to
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I am absolutely disgusted at how this doctor is being punished and made a example of when there were many otherfailings within the NHS system.
127 Katie McDowell Back to signature list
Absolutely unacceptable that a doctor should be punished for systemic failures and chronic underfunding in the NHS
118 Shankar Kashyap Back to signature list
It's typical of GMC to behave as such. It had done in the past and will continue to do so in the future because of thestatutory powers it has been given and non medical people have taken charge. Read my book :A Kangaroo Court"!!
113 Suhair Shebani Back to signature list
GMC duties to protect guide and retrain doctors and treat them with fairness avoiding heavy handed punshiment thatmight satisfy the media on the short term but will have a long lasting damage to the medical profession This young doctor was an outstanding character a well trained loving and caring doctor she cannot be punished for thesystem failure
98 Mina Endeley Back to signature list
Learning not blame. It is impossible for a single trainee in a hospital to be responsible for this!
96 Catherine McGrath Back to signature list
Shame on you GMC. Judge, just and executioner in one step.
93 Lin Pan Back to signature list
This is against everything I have ever been taught througout my career. It is extremely disheartening to learn that GMCis so determined to find a scapegoat for what is clearly a system failure.
92 Antigoni Koukkoulli Back to signature list
I have worked for the NHS for 13 years and I am disappointed by the unfair treatment this poor doctor has beenreceiving. The GMC is certainly not fit for purpose! Doctors should not be made to pay for it.
87 Sonal Kapoor Back to signature list
Gmc should reconsider its decision as it is affecting all the doctors mentally and no one will ever want to join thisspecialty after this injustice!!
83 Suzanne Hale Back to signature list
Suzanne Hale
64 Ram Nagaruru Venkata Back to signature list
In appropriate for GMC to do this and should support doctors like CPSA in Alberta does. CPSA supports doctors and
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For a junior doctor it’s injustice to give this decision
23 Dr Naomi Eastwood Back to signature list
#thiscouldhavebeenmetoo
21 Adnan Zafar Back to signature list
Hadeeza should not have her name erased from register.
She should be allowed to return to work in supervised settings.
18 Tejumola Olaoye Back to signature list
I believe that this is a witch hunt following a very sad event. This doctor did not set out to harm a patient, and did not doso through the sole daily of her own. Use your energy more appropriate and pursue the government for allowing us towork in such circumstances, due to underfunding and under staffing, that encourages mistakes being made.
15 Umesh Prabhu Back to signature list
No doctor should be punished so severely for systems failure. No doctor should be punished for others mistakes. Nodoctor should be sent to prison when there are systems failures. No junior doctor should be punished for seniors failureto supervise or to protect them.
9 Sarah Blundell Back to signature list
Grossly unfair and inappropriate treatment by the GMC
7 Aude Gatignol Back to signature list
Totally unfair
6 Christian Harkensee Back to signature list
I fully support this letter!
3 annemarie mitchell Back to signature list
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