Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba And Gross Negligence Manslaughter

A time for reflection, a need to re-focus

It is hard to believe that almost 3 years have passed since we began to look at the influx of gross negligence manslaughter cases being brought against doctors, in our blog " A dark approach to clinical responsibility". 2015 saw prosecutions brought against Optometrist Honey Rose, Anaesthetist Errol Cornish and, most notably, Paediatrician Hadiza Bawa-Garba. These convictions not only shot fear of criminal prosecution throughout the medical profession for types of errors witnessed on a daily basis throughout the NHS, but sparked a bitter battle between doctors and the very organisation they rely upon to protect them and patients alike; the General Medical Council ("GMC").