GP who saw Baby P can practise again after two and a half years

The GP who missed signs that the battered toddler Peter Connelly was being abused has been allowed to practise again after 12 months’ suspension.

A General Medical Council review panel found that Jerome Ikwueke had “gained considerable insight into his failings” since the original hearing last July (BMJ 2010;341:c3692, doi:10.1136/bmj.c3692).

But the GP has had 18 conditions placed on his practice for a further 12 months. He can work only as a salaried GP in …