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We who have signed below are 159 Paediatricians who have followed the case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba closely.
We understand the family's grief and anger following Jack Adcock's death from sepsis.
However, we believe that the punitive approach that has been taken by the GMC and the Courts against one doctor against a background of numerous systemic failures will make our NHS less safe.
As individuals working in Paediatric Units, and having followed this case closely, we are confident to employ Dr Bawa-Garba with supervision in a training position upon her re-instatement to the medical register and pending her employment in a substantive post that will facilitate her return to work when she is re-instated.
42 people originally wanted to sign anonymously but were felt unable to supply their names and addresses to The BMJ
Richard Nicholl, London
A Joshi, London
Adamu Sambo, Gloucester
Adele Yeadon, Frimley
Ahmed Hassan, Essex
Amanda Williams, London
Amudha Jayanthi Anand, Singapore
Anitha Vayalakkad, Altrincham
Anjay Pillai, Norwich
Anne Prendiville, Budock Water
Anupam Gupta, Prudhoe
Asha Shenvi, Stoke-on Trent
Aswath Kumar, Stoke on Trent
Avanish Tantry, Leeds
Barbara Piel, King's Lynn
Beena Amin, Watford
Bernadette Borgstein, London
Bertha A Martinez, London
Beth Enderby, Exeter
Binu Anand, Bury St Edmunds
Bratati Bose-Haider, Manchester
Bruce Okoye, London
Carla Stephen, Chafford Hundred
Caroline Foster, London
Caroline Groves, Nantwich
Caroline Kissane, London
Channamalliah Bangalore, Eastcote
Chinedu Nwokoro, Welwyn Garden City
Christo Benite, Leicester
Colin Wing, Chester
David Bartle, Exeter
David Isaacs, Sydney
David Ling, Norwich
Desaline Joseph, London
Diarmuid Kerrin, Barnsley
Dinkar Bakshi, Nottingham
Dorothy Msimanga, Blackburn
Ehmed Jadou, Greenford
Ekundayo Ajayi-Obe, London
Eric Nicholls, London
Ewoud Bos, Wrexham
Fatima Zahir, Birmingham
Fevronia Kiparissi, London
Francesca Omisakin, London
Furqan Basharat, Stoke on Trent
Gaurav Atreja, Epsom
Gerald Hanson, Harrow
Geraldine Ng, London, England
Gunjan Jain, Stevenage
Gururaj Setty, Leicester
Hugh Stewart, Durham
Ibraheem Amodu, Warwick
Ildiko Schuller, London
Indrani Banerjee, Harrow
Isaque Qureshi, Nottingham
Ivonne Haar, Hartlepool
Jackie Kilding, Stoke on Trent
Jagadeesh Ramachandra, Bath
Jasjit Bhandari, Harrow
Jennifer Holman, Gloucester
Jenny Ziprin, Ealing
Jethro Herber, London
Jonathan Cusack, Leicester
Jose Costa, Southwell
Josu de la Fuente, London
Judith Umeadi, Bolton
Julie Galea, London
Karnika Raja, London
Karthikeyini Sujay Manoharan, Chelmsford
Karyn Maltby, Camberley
Kate Head, Berkhamsted
Kate McCann, Taunton
Katherine Piccinelli, Great Wratting
Katie Malbon, London
Katy Rose, London
Khadija Ben-Sasi, Harrow
Kim Holt, London
Krishna Moort, London
Lai men Wong, Doncaster
Laura Roe, Stoke on Trent
Lee Cainer, Harrow
Leena Karnik, London
Louise Duffy, Glasgow
Louise Newbury, Taunton
Lynn Diskin, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park
Margarita Bartsota, London
Maria Hecate Diaz, London
Marie Wheeler, Gloucester
Martin Samuels, Stoke on Trent
Martin Smith, Oxford
Mary Cummins, London
Matthew Thorpe, Truro
Meena Bandhakavi, Birmingham
Melissa Hubbard, Stoke on trent
Methuku Anand, Royton
Michael Levin, London
Michelle Jenner-O’Brien, Cambridge
Mihirani Balapatabendi, Gloucester
Monali |Runa Mukerji, London
Muhammad Nadeem, Leicester
Murtuza Khan, High Wycombe
Naina Emcy, Essex
Natasha Zurick, Bath
Nikhil Ganjoo, Cambridge
Nilanjana Ray, Harrow
Nitu Sengupta, London
Ogo Eruchalu, Birmingham
Oluyemi Oluwole, Salford
Patrick Oades, Exeter
Paul Turner, London
Paula Drummond, Newcastle
Pawan Gupta, Luton
Pooja Harijan, Peterborough
Pramod Mainie, Harrow
Pratibha Rao, Kettering
Premkumar Sundaram, Leicester
Priya Kumar, Pinner
Priyadarshan Ambadkar, Norwich
Rajesh Pandey, Birmingham
Ramesh Mehta, Bedford
Ranjith Joseph, Chelmsford
Ravi Swamy, London
Ron Loh, Bath UK
Ronelle Naidoo, London
S J, Stockton on TeesSt
Sadaf Akbar, Dagenham
Samer Ramadan, Blackburn
Samir Wassouf, London
Shailini Bahl, West Byfleet
Shamshad Syed, London
Sheana Wijemanne, Pinner
Shirjilla Qazi, Brighton
Shiv Rajdev, Walsall
Shyam Bhakthavalsala, Cheltenham
Shyh Min Liew, London
Simon Burns, Crewe
Simon Parke, Exeter
Stephen Jones, Bath
Stephen Nirmal Great Yarmouth
Sudhin Thayyil, London
Sudipta Sen, Hampton
Sunil Bhimsaria, Barnsley
Sunil Raga, Harrow
Sunit Godambe, London
Tamara Bugembe, Bromley
Tania Rjabova, Bristol
Tayo Oke, London
Thomas Kus, Gloucester
Tom Houghton, Bury St Edmunds
Trupti Mukundan, Stockton
Usha Niranjan, Luton
Vidyanand Savalagi, Scarborough
Vishal Arya, Sale
Wayne Thornton, Radcliffe
Wolfgang Muller, Harrow
Ximena Poblete, London
Yara Abo, London
Yogini Thakker, Milton Keynes
Yvonne Slater, Stoke on Trent
Re: Bawa-Garba granted Court of Appeal challenge against erasure ruling
We who have signed below are 159 Paediatricians who have followed the case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba closely.
We understand the family's grief and anger following Jack Adcock's death from sepsis.
However, we believe that the punitive approach that has been taken by the GMC and the Courts against one doctor against a background of numerous systemic failures will make our NHS less safe.
As individuals working in Paediatric Units, and having followed this case closely, we are confident to employ Dr Bawa-Garba with supervision in a training position upon her re-instatement to the medical register and pending her employment in a substantive post that will facilitate her return to work when she is re-instated.
42 people originally wanted to sign anonymously but were felt unable to supply their names and addresses to The BMJ
Richard Nicholl, London
A Joshi, London
Adamu Sambo, Gloucester
Adele Yeadon, Frimley
Ahmed Hassan, Essex
Amanda Williams, London
Amudha Jayanthi Anand, Singapore
Anitha Vayalakkad, Altrincham
Anjay Pillai, Norwich
Anne Prendiville, Budock Water
Anupam Gupta, Prudhoe
Asha Shenvi, Stoke-on Trent
Aswath Kumar, Stoke on Trent
Avanish Tantry, Leeds
Barbara Piel, King's Lynn
Beena Amin, Watford
Bernadette Borgstein, London
Bertha A Martinez, London
Beth Enderby, Exeter
Binu Anand, Bury St Edmunds
Bratati Bose-Haider, Manchester
Bruce Okoye, London
Carla Stephen, Chafford Hundred
Caroline Foster, London
Caroline Groves, Nantwich
Caroline Kissane, London
Channamalliah Bangalore, Eastcote
Chinedu Nwokoro, Welwyn Garden City
Christo Benite, Leicester
Colin Wing, Chester
David Bartle, Exeter
David Isaacs, Sydney
David Ling, Norwich
Desaline Joseph, London
Diarmuid Kerrin, Barnsley
Dinkar Bakshi, Nottingham
Dorothy Msimanga, Blackburn
Ehmed Jadou, Greenford
Ekundayo Ajayi-Obe, London
Eric Nicholls, London
Ewoud Bos, Wrexham
Fatima Zahir, Birmingham
Fevronia Kiparissi, London
Francesca Omisakin, London
Furqan Basharat, Stoke on Trent
Gaurav Atreja, Epsom
Gerald Hanson, Harrow
Geraldine Ng, London, England
Gunjan Jain, Stevenage
Gururaj Setty, Leicester
Hugh Stewart, Durham
Ibraheem Amodu, Warwick
Ildiko Schuller, London
Indrani Banerjee, Harrow
Isaque Qureshi, Nottingham
Ivonne Haar, Hartlepool
Jackie Kilding, Stoke on Trent
Jagadeesh Ramachandra, Bath
Jasjit Bhandari, Harrow
Jennifer Holman, Gloucester
Jenny Ziprin, Ealing
Jethro Herber, London
Jonathan Cusack, Leicester
Jose Costa, Southwell
Josu de la Fuente, London
Judith Umeadi, Bolton
Julie Galea, London
Karnika Raja, London
Karthikeyini Sujay Manoharan, Chelmsford
Karyn Maltby, Camberley
Kate Head, Berkhamsted
Kate McCann, Taunton
Katherine Piccinelli, Great Wratting
Katie Malbon, London
Katy Rose, London
Khadija Ben-Sasi, Harrow
Kim Holt, London
Krishna Moort, London
Lai men Wong, Doncaster
Laura Roe, Stoke on Trent
Lee Cainer, Harrow
Leena Karnik, London
Louise Duffy, Glasgow
Louise Newbury, Taunton
Lynn Diskin, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park
Margarita Bartsota, London
Maria Hecate Diaz, London
Marie Wheeler, Gloucester
Martin Samuels, Stoke on Trent
Martin Smith, Oxford
Mary Cummins, London
Matthew Thorpe, Truro
Meena Bandhakavi, Birmingham
Melissa Hubbard, Stoke on trent
Methuku Anand, Royton
Michael Levin, London
Michelle Jenner-O’Brien, Cambridge
Mihirani Balapatabendi, Gloucester
Monali |Runa Mukerji, London
Muhammad Nadeem, Leicester
Murtuza Khan, High Wycombe
Naina Emcy, Essex
Natasha Zurick, Bath
Nikhil Ganjoo, Cambridge
Nilanjana Ray, Harrow
Nitu Sengupta, London
Ogo Eruchalu, Birmingham
Oluyemi Oluwole, Salford
Patrick Oades, Exeter
Paul Turner, London
Paula Drummond, Newcastle
Pawan Gupta, Luton
Pooja Harijan, Peterborough
Pramod Mainie, Harrow
Pratibha Rao, Kettering
Premkumar Sundaram, Leicester
Priya Kumar, Pinner
Priyadarshan Ambadkar, Norwich
Rajesh Pandey, Birmingham
Ramesh Mehta, Bedford
Ranjith Joseph, Chelmsford
Ravi Swamy, London
Ron Loh, Bath UK
Ronelle Naidoo, London
S J, Stockton on TeesSt
Sadaf Akbar, Dagenham
Samer Ramadan, Blackburn
Samir Wassouf, London
Shailini Bahl, West Byfleet
Shamshad Syed, London
Sheana Wijemanne, Pinner
Shirjilla Qazi, Brighton
Shiv Rajdev, Walsall
Shyam Bhakthavalsala, Cheltenham
Shyh Min Liew, London
Simon Burns, Crewe
Simon Parke, Exeter
Stephen Jones, Bath
Stephen Nirmal Great Yarmouth
Sudhin Thayyil, London
Sudipta Sen, Hampton
Sunil Bhimsaria, Barnsley
Sunil Raga, Harrow
Sunit Godambe, London
Tamara Bugembe, Bromley
Tania Rjabova, Bristol
Tayo Oke, London
Thomas Kus, Gloucester
Tom Houghton, Bury St Edmunds
Trupti Mukundan, Stockton
Usha Niranjan, Luton
Vidyanand Savalagi, Scarborough
Vishal Arya, Sale
Wayne Thornton, Radcliffe
Wolfgang Muller, Harrow
Ximena Poblete, London
Yara Abo, London
Yogini Thakker, Milton Keynes
Yvonne Slater, Stoke on Trent
Competing interests: No competing interests