They had two panels of experts. Professor Sir Norman Williams summarised the recommendations of his review and Sir Robert Francis clarified the law. They also heard from a healthcare ethicist, Dr Suzanne Shale and Professor Pali Hungin, member the current GNM/CH review set up by the General Medical Council (GMC).

Charles Massey took part in the second panel along with the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Keith Conradi from the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB). DAUK, Dr David Nicholl and more recently GP Survival have been calling upon the Health and Social Care Committee to conduct a public inquiry into Hadiza’s case since February. DAUK has corresponded with Dr Sarah Wollaston asking the HSC to question Charlie Massey over his decision to appeal the MPTS tribunal decision in the case of Dr Bawa-Garba now overturned, as it was legally flawed, by the Appeal Court. DAUK was invited to submit a written briefing for the HSC alongside a briefing from the BMA, now published on the Parliament website.

Adam Kay read from his book and spoke passionately about the realities of being a junior doctor working in the NHS. The event heard from Chris Day about his experiences of speaking up for patient safety and whistleblowing, and from Julia Salafsky, founder of the Crowdjustice website.

Cicely shared with the audience what DAUK has been doing from its inception in March, ranging from gathering thousands of signatures for letters and petitions, to contributing to government policy consultations, to raising awareness in the media of issues that matter to UK doctors. DAUK has campaigned on the Hadiza Bawa-Garba case, the role of doctors in childbirth, the Alfie Evans case and Tier 2 visa caps affecting the medical workforce, amongst other issues.

Cicely also gave a preview of DAUK’s exciting new campaign, called “Learn Not Blame”. This is a call for individual doctors to join a growing movement demanding a change in NHS culture, allowing individuals to commit to action within their own sphere of influence, and to put pressure on NHS leadership to mirror that change and commit at a Trust or Health Board level to an open, learning, just culture.

Watch the full video below. Cicely’s inspirational talk can be viewed from 1 hour 3 minutes.