Bawa-Garba case: GMC chief executive should resign, says consultants’ union
BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3673 (Published 28 August 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k3673
- Abi Rimmer
- The BMJ
The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association has called for Charlie Massey to step down as chief executive of the General Medical Council over his handling of the case of the trainee paediatrician Hadiza Bawa-Garba.
Bawa-Garba was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter in November 2015 for contributing to the death of 6 year old Jack Adcock from septic shock at Leicester Royal Infirmary.1
A medical practitioners tribunal, which took account of systemic failings at the hospital and the extreme pressure under which she was working, decided to suspend her for 12 months rather than strike her off.2 But the GMC …
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