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| Jack Adcock: Doctor struck off over six-year-old's death | Jack Adcock: Doctor struck off over six-year-old's death |
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| A doctor who was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of a six-year-old boy has been struck off. | A doctor who was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of a six-year-old boy has been struck off. |
| Jack Adcock, who had a heart condition, died of sepsis at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2011, hours after being admitted with sickness and vomiting. | Jack Adcock, who had a heart condition, died of sepsis at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2011, hours after being admitted with sickness and vomiting. |
| Doctor Hadiza Bawa-Garba was suspended from the medical register for 12 months last June. | Doctor Hadiza Bawa-Garba was suspended from the medical register for 12 months last June. |
| But she has now been struck off following a High Court appeal. | But she has now been struck off following a High Court appeal. |
| Jack's mother, Nicola, said: "We are absolutely elated with the decision. It's what we wanted. | Jack's mother, Nicola, said: "We are absolutely elated with the decision. It's what we wanted. |
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| "We don't want any other family or child to be put in the same situation. | "We don't want any other family or child to be put in the same situation. |
| "She should have been struck off in the first place - it shouldn't have come to this. | "She should have been struck off in the first place - it shouldn't have come to this. |
| "I know we'll never get Jack back but we have got justice for our little boy." | "I know we'll never get Jack back but we have got justice for our little boy." |
| 'Catalogue' of errors | 'Catalogue' of errors |
| When Jack, from Glen Parva, Leicestershire, was admitted to the hospital in February 2011, his sepsis went undiagnosed and led to him suffering a cardiac arrest. | When Jack, from Glen Parva, Leicestershire, was admitted to the hospital in February 2011, his sepsis went undiagnosed and led to him suffering a cardiac arrest. |
| A 2015 trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard Dr Bawa-Garba, an experienced paediatrician, committed a "catalogue" of errors, including missing signs of his infection and mistakenly thinking Jack was under a do-not-resuscitate order. | A 2015 trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard Dr Bawa-Garba, an experienced paediatrician, committed a "catalogue" of errors, including missing signs of his infection and mistakenly thinking Jack was under a do-not-resuscitate order. |
| The prosecution said Jack, who had Down's Syndrome, died after a series of failings by medical staff, including Dr Bawa-Garba's "failure to discharge her duty" as the responsible doctor. | The prosecution said Jack, who had Down's Syndrome, died after a series of failings by medical staff, including Dr Bawa-Garba's "failure to discharge her duty" as the responsible doctor. |
| She was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years. | She was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years. |
| In 2017 the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruled Dr Bawa-Garba should not be removed from the medical register, but the General Medical Council (GMC) appealed this decision, claiming it was "not sufficient to protect the public". | In 2017 the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruled Dr Bawa-Garba should not be removed from the medical register, but the General Medical Council (GMC) appealed this decision, claiming it was "not sufficient to protect the public". |
| In December more than 700 medics signed an open letter in support of Dr Bawa-Garba, saying focussing on one person ignored the part low staffing levels played in the tragedy and striking her off would discourage medics from being open when reviewing mistakes. | In December more than 700 medics signed an open letter in support of Dr Bawa-Garba, saying focussing on one person ignored the part low staffing levels played in the tragedy and striking her off would discourage medics from being open when reviewing mistakes. |
| Charlie Massey, GMC chief executive, said on Thursday: "In today's ruling the court has confirmed that the tribunal was simply wrong to conclude that public confidence in the profession could be maintained without removing the doctor from the medical register. | |
| "We know the strength of feeling expressed by many doctors working in a system under sustained pressure, and we are totally committed to engendering a speak-up culture in the NHS." | |
| The Medical Protection Society, which represented Dr Bawa-Garba, said: "A conviction should not automatically mean that a doctor who has fully remediated and demonstrated insight into their clinical failings is erased. | |
| "This appeal decision may jeopardise an open, learning culture in healthcare at a time when the profession is already marred by low morale and fear." |