Letters
GMC erasure case
Doctors do not feel protected when things go wrong
BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k171 (Published 17 January 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;360:k171
- Ellen S Wright, general practitioner
- Vanbrugh Group Practice and NHS Greenwich CCG, Woolwich Centre, London SE18 6ND, UK
- ewright{at}nhs.net
The appeal being brought by the General Medical Council to erase Hadiza Bawa-Garba from the register is inhumane, disproportionate, and will not protect the public against further incidents.1 It is more likely to discourage doctors, especially trainees, from disclosing and learning from errors. Trainers are already advising their trainees to record only the …
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