News
Bawa-Garba: legal advice to GMC was incorrect, chief executive acknowledges
BMJ 2019; 365 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4218 (Published 13 June 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;365:l4218Linked BMJ Opinion
A change of tone from the GMC—but can they win back doctors’ trust?
- Gareth Iacobucci
- The BMJ
The head of the UK General Medical Council has acknowledged that the legal advice the regulator received during the Hadiza Bawa-Garba case was incorrect.
In an interview for a BBC documentary the GMC’s chief executive, Charlie Massey, said that if the same case arose now he would not have appealed the June 2017 tribunal verdict that decided to suspend Bawa-Garba but not to strike her off after the death …
Log in
Log in using your username and password
Log in through your institution
Subscribe from £173 *
Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles, and much more.
* For online subscription
Access this article for 1 day for:
£38 / $45 / €42 (excludes VAT)
You can download a PDF version for your personal record.