Medics ‘relish’, as u derogatorily describe it, in this judgement, not as a victory but as a judicial acknowledgment of our humanity & the fact that when one engages in a truly human endeavour (the care of another being perhaps the most important kind), there can be mistakes.
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The tragic events rehearsed in this case, could happen to any of us, anywhere, anytime. John, if you trust your clinical followers then ask them the question & trust their response. This tragic case hits close to home to us as medics, as anyone of us could have been Dr
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Oh, Steve. Another 'there but the for the grace of God go I' argument? Really? You may want to come back & read this letter when you're done with the tweets, because I'm guessing you missed it among the earlier
#BawaGarba offerings. Now... where to begin?https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/1029303542685814789?s=21 …John Clarke added,
John Clarke @C7RKYReplying to @C7RKY @doctorcaldwell and 4 othersIt's become apparent that several people have had trouble accessing my reply to Gordon's letter, so here's a Dropbox version that may help solve the problem.#JackAdcock#BawaGarba#IsabelAmaro https://www.dropbox.com/s/ca70n2do7e4eyz3/Dear%20Gordon%20Letter.pdf?dl=0 …1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Let's start with your point about trusting my clinical followers. Do you really think they all follow me because I agree with them all the time, or take what they say at face value? Trust doesn't really play a part for me now. This has become my take on ithttps://twitter.com/c7rky/status/950691530037252097?s=21 …
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Once I've been through that, whoever I happen to find myself agreeing with is a matter of chance. And luckily for
@sarasiobhan & I, in this instance our opinion carries equal weight to yours, despite our lack of clinical qualifications to justify our interest to your satisfaction1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Because this is now about public confidence in the medical profession and all 3 of us are just members of the public in that respect. The interest from Sara, I and many others merely means we're better informed than most. Indeed, it has been enlightening - on oh so many levels.
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This judgement seems to have as much to do with the legal precedent of courts intervening to overrule decisions of tribunals such as MPTS, as it did to do with
#BawaGarba from what I've read of it. It certainly changes nothing about her GNM conviction.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Meaning MPTS's assertion (via their sanction) that public confidence is unaffected by allowing her to practise as a doctor with a GNM conviction is now reinstated, so is rightfully coming under fresh public scrutiny. And it's not standing up too well to it, from where I sit.
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Which should perhaps come as no surprise considering even the GMC believed she should be struck off to avoid harming public confidence in the medical profession and the High Court - who did re-examine the trial evidence - agreed with the GMC.
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And to finish; my son has pica. A condition which has potential to be fatal in an instant, if you're unlucky. Whilst typing all this, I've been watching him on the monitor which I carry around everywhere with me during the times I'm not with him in person.
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One slip. One momentary lapse of attention and it could be the one I spend the rest of my life regretting. So no, I'm not a doctor, but yes, I do actually know how it feels to take responsibility for somebody else's life in my hands. Every. Single. Day. Thanks for asking.
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