Parliamentary inquiry – DAUK https://dauk.org The voice of frontline doctors Tue, 23 Oct 2018 12:15:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘What is stopping you doing something so patently sensible’ says Rosie Cooper MP to the GMC. Dr Jenny Vaughan reports from the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry. https://dauk.org/2018-10-23-what-is-stopping-you-doing-something-so-patently-sensible-says-rosie-cooper-mp-to-the-gmc-dr-jenny-vaughan-reports-from-the-health-and-social-care-committee-inquiry/ https://dauk.org/2018-10-23-what-is-stopping-you-doing-something-so-patently-sensible-says-rosie-cooper-mp-to-the-gmc-dr-jenny-vaughan-reports-from-the-health-and-social-care-committee-inquiry/#respond Tue, 23 Oct 2018 12:15:39 +0000 https://dauk.org/2018-10-23-what-is-stopping-you-doing-something-so-patently-sensible-says-rosie-cooper-mp-to-the-gmc-dr-jenny-vaughan-reports-from-the-health-and-social-care-committee-inquiry/ The Committee held an evidence session on 16/10/18 to consider the implications for patient safety of the application of the law on gross negligence manslaughter and professional regulation in such cases.

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.

]]> https://dauk.org/2018-10-23-what-is-stopping-you-doing-something-so-patently-sensible-says-rosie-cooper-mp-to-the-gmc-dr-jenny-vaughan-reports-from-the-health-and-social-care-committee-inquiry/feed/ 0 DAUK invited to submit written evidence alongside the BMA to the parliamentary inquiry into gross negligence manslaughter https://dauk.org/2018-10-10-dauk-invited-to-submit-written-evidence-alongside-the-bma-to-the-parliamentary-inquiry-into-gross-negligence-manslaughter/ https://dauk.org/2018-10-10-dauk-invited-to-submit-written-evidence-alongside-the-bma-to-the-parliamentary-inquiry-into-gross-negligence-manslaughter/#respond Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:13:37 +0000 https://dauk.org/2018-10-10-dauk-invited-to-submit-written-evidence-alongside-the-bma-to-the-parliamentary-inquiry-into-gross-negligence-manslaughter/ Following our correspondence with the Health and Social Care Committee (HSC) DAUK has now been invited to submit written evidence to the Parliamentary inquiry into gross negligence manslaughter. This briefing will accompany the BMA’s briefing which will be going to the Health and Social Committee tomorrow afternoon.

This briefing will be used by Members to inform their line of questioning towards the regulators and other panelists as well as being published.

Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, Chair of DAUK said, “We thank the Health and Social Care Committee for asking for written evidence from grassroots doctors. The case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba has had a profound impact on doctors, and trainees in particular, who now feel vulnerable that they too may face a criminal conviction for honest mistakes made whilst working under pressure. It is crucial that the HSC hear from doctors, the very people whom the current legislation on gross negligence manslaughter directly affects.”

The DAUK committee are keen to hear your thoughts and keen to represent the views of our members in the briefing. Please get in touch if you have any suggestions as to what to include.

]]> https://dauk.org/2018-10-10-dauk-invited-to-submit-written-evidence-alongside-the-bma-to-the-parliamentary-inquiry-into-gross-negligence-manslaughter/feed/ 0 Parliamentary inquiry into gross negligence manslaughter, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba and the GMC https://dauk.org/parliamentaryinquirygmc/ https://dauk.org/parliamentaryinquirygmc/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:27:20 +0000 https://dauk.org/parliamentaryinquirygmc/ After months of campaigning by DAUK, David Nicholl, Alan Woodall GP Survival and others, a Parliamentary inquiry has now been announced by the Health Select Committee.

Despite the request coming from the grassroots, disappointingly no doctors or organisations representing doctors have been invited to give evidence. However, the Health Select Committee will be hearing from Charlie Massey.

We have written to the HSC to urgently clarify, and ask them to include representatives from the medical profession, in what is a very important, at the moment incredibly unbalanced, inquiry for us all.

The HSC has given assurances that doctors can attend and observe. Dr Jenny Vaughan will be attending representing DAUK.

DAUK would like to see as many doctors as possible attend. For those who can’t attend the inquiry will be streamed live on Parliament TV and DAUK will keep our members updated.

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