David Oliver: The Bawa-Garba case, doctors, and the GMC—what next?

Since the High Court ruled in January that the trainee paediatrician Hadiza Bawa-Garba must be struck off the UK medical register, much has happened that may change how NHS doctors work, how we’re regulated, and how we raise concerns.

The General Medical Council (GMC) and the government have both announced reviews of how gross negligence manslaughter is applied to medical practice.12 Both reviews will make recommendations, but neither will have the power to make coroners’ decision making fairer to doctors. Nor can these reviews alter the common law tests for gross negligence or the fact that such cases are tried by juries without medical experience or expertise.

The GMC has put out a “frequently asked questions” document in response to …