A Nigerian doctor in the UK, Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba, who was struck off over the death of a six-year-old boy has won her appeal to practice medicine again.

Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence in 2015 over the death of Jack Adcock, who died of sepsis in 2011.

She was struck off in January 2018.

Her appeal was funded by medics because they said the ruling would discourage practitioners from being open when reviewing mistakes.

Dr Bawa-Garba had been suspended from the medical register for a year in June 2017.

However, the General Medical Council (GMC) appealed against the decision claiming it was "not sufficient to protect the public" and she was struck off in January 2018.

Thousands of doctors signed an open letter of support for Dr Bawa-Garba stating the case would "lessen our chances of preventing a similar death".

Earlier, three senior judges quashed the High Court's decision and restored the lesser sanction of a one-year suspension.

Master of the Rolls Sir Terence Etherton, who announced the ruling, said "no concerns" had "ever been raised about the clinical competence of Dr Bawa-Garba, other than in relation to Jack's death".

"The evidence before the tribunal was that she was in the top third of her specialist trainee cohort," he said.

He added that the tribunal was satisfied her actions in relation to the boy were "neither deliberate nor reckless", and did "not present a continuing risk to patients".

Charlie Massey, chief executive of the GMC, fully accepted the Court of Appeal's judgement.

He said:

"As the independent regulator responsible for protecting patient safety we are frequently called upon to take difficult decisions, and we do not take that role lightly."

Mr Massey added the case had "exposed a raft of concerns" around the role of criminal law in medicine and the GMC had commissioned an independent review as a consequence.

Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, chair of the Doctors' Association UK, said the decision was a "small step in the right direction for patients and doctors".

"We need to make sure that patients and families get the answers they need through open and transparent engagement with NHS organisations," she said.

"The GMC needs to rethink its priorities in enabling this to happen rather than aggressively pursuing doctors in the courts."

https://lailasnews.com/blacklisted-nigerian-doctor-in-the-uk-hadiza-bawa-garba-wins-appeal-to-work-again/

LuciferChristi:
Her name sounds Afonjaic-Abokish.[url][/url]

A creature like this should not be allowed to touch humans, dead or alive.

Skull mining genes course through her heathen veins.

Her life achievement you can't get close. She was tried by a competent court and won on appeal. Her victory is not for her but for all her medical colleagues who were reported to have raised over £250000 to help her fight the case.

The UK government cut fundings for the NHS and Doctors, hereby putting the hospital staffs under immense pressure, when you are under pressure mistakes are bound to happen. Sadly a young boy lost his life .

Always quick to call a tribe Afonja, I'll be right to call you idiotic pig of Biafra.

Oyibo gobbe oyibo.... Only one death and her license was suspended...


Meanwhile Dr Chineme's hospital here in my backyard has seen more than 15 deaths within 9 months yet his license is still chilling on the wall...



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Negligence of duty should not be tolerated in any way...

Nice one..

Justice for all!

LuciferChristi:
Her name sounds Afonjaic-Abokish.

A creature like this should not be allowed to touch humans, dead or alive.

Skull mining genes course through her heathen veins.

whats this thing?

very rare to see some one admit that they made a mistake. This lady deserved a second chance and I for one am glad she got it.

LuciferChristi:
Her name sounds Afonjaic-Abokish.

A creature like this should not be allowed to touch humans, dead or alive.

Skull mining genes course through her heathen veins.

How are you enjoying your ban?

LuciferChristi:
Her name sounds Afonjaic-Abokish.

A creature like this should not be allowed to touch humans, dead or alive.

Skull mining genes course through her heathen veins.

At least she better pass IPOB rapist and drug barons.

There is obviously no negligence involved here. The fact it was stuck off and even the GMC rep stated the judgement was acceptable is true to that. He actions were neither deemed negligent nor deliberate.

It is a case of the patient's family gunning for doctor's head where they don't get the miracle they expect.

Do you even know what sepsis is ?

Congratulations to her.

At least, she is better than these Kenyan doctors.

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On behalf of patriotic Nigerians we say a big thank you to all that stood by her during this trying period.

The way they kill people here they think they will go and be killing people over there. Theu value himan lives there not like this shithole. I bet she will be careful next time

LuciferChristi:
Her name sounds Afonjaic-Abokish.

A creature like this should not be allowed to touch humans, dead or alive.

Skull mining genes course through her heathen veins.

Never do well people, nonentities are the type that write what you have written. She probably, is from Borno but that is not the issue. You really sound like Satan. The whole of doctors in UK fully support this lady, including many paediatric consultants who are willing to take her back into their departments. Yet a nonentity like you will be talking trash in Nigeria. Who are you please?

This people are totally ineffective in everything....

Gross negligence.