It is my strong believe that @gmcuk’s actions will do untold damage to patient safety by fostering fear & distress among junior doctors, plus forcing us into refusing to work in conditions of unsafe staffing, for fear of prosecution. Truly appalling when rota gaps rife.https://twitter.com/shaunlintern/status/956477513680719872 …
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Replying to @doctor_oxford @gmcuk
I do appreciate there's a lot involved in this case, but do you really think GMC are wrong to assert that a doctor convicted of gross negligent manslaughter should not be allowed to continue? Making the case that it won't damage public confidence would seem challenging.
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The issue was the original case findings. Once that (in my view wrong) decision had been made the rest sadly follows.
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I entirely agree. If any good is to come from this, I suspect it will be in the debate around what mitigating evidence is brought to bear when defending clinicians. One could be forgiven for thinking someone doesn't want a court ruling that unsafe staffing levels caused a death?
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It seemed amazing that the internal investigation with its multiple findings wasn’t evidence within the case. Of course that would make organisations nervous about being open. Rather like doctors and reflections!
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I think for the sake of all, it's a question that needs to be explored. If I were a doctor in this position, I'd expect my defence lawyer to raise anything which might offer mitigation. If still convicted, so be it. But did they? I still don't know.https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/956504488357056517 …
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Replying to @C7RKY @trentconsultant and
Pretty sure the prosecution objected successfully, but can’t give paragraph number.
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