Dr Bawa-Garba's conviction of manslaughter and de-registration

The poor woman was scapegoated for the system's failings, yet the family see her as the reason for their son's death. I suspect that's how the general public see it too.

The Telegraph also paints the same picture.

And the BBC. And the Metro. Any everywhere else.

As has been said elsewhere, the most remarkable thing here is how literally everywhere just brushes over the critical under staffing issues that day. The nurse was even more harshly treated, if anything.

Raises the huge question of what to do if you are asked to help on an understaffed shift. Should you refuse to work in case you are blamed for not managing every case as if there were four of you?

Just read into it from several sides. Disgustingly scapegoated.

As an NHS employee, I see daily how badly the NHS is struggling with the high demands placed upon it, and the impact that lack of funding, resource and staffing has on our ability to provide the best level of patient care. I see my F1/F2 colleagues left on their own at times with little support; juggling between dealing with critical cases, patient follow-ups and planning for discharges. There just isn't enough time in a day to do everything, and I often see them working unsociable – unpaid – hours just to get the work done for that day. It seems almost as a box-ticking exercise in ensuring the bare-minimum is done to ensure patients are safe from immediate harm. The glaring reality is that we're all human; we all have limits, and we get tired - this is when mistakes unfortunately happen. This goes for my nursing and pharmacy colleagues too!

I completed my rotation within the Elderly Care ward last month and it was absolutely disgusting how we had only 2 nurses and 2 HCA's in most afternoons looking after a ward of 25 patients; some of whom were on their last days of life! We had confused elderly patients wandering around, patients whom wanted help to the toilets, patients whom needed to be seen by doctors due to new issues, family members wanting clarity - but no staff to help! Even I've had to provide pharmaceutical cover for up to 4 wards alone during the Christmas period (whilst of ill-health and no lunch breaks) due to there being no staff. There are many things that hinder my ability practice effectively whilst on the wards - and this is largely down to lack of funding; not to mention the constant I.T and POD system failures!

Also, even as a hospital pharmacist, I've questioned when certain patients have been deemed 'medically fit for discharge' since their clinical profile and [lack of] pharmaceutical management says otherwise. This then leads to the issues of bed pressure with only the most 'ill' patients taking priority, and also bed management teams whom are on a constant war-path and whose only priority is to get patients out ASAP.

Sorry if my comment is irrelevant, but there is just so much that the public don't get to see! This news just made me sick.

There was a BMJ article about this case. It highlights a possibility of racial influence in the case. Apparently, BME doctors are more likely to be convicted as compared to white counterparts. The article also highlights the consultant who was leading the team that day, who happens to be white, not suffering any consequences.
I have to admit it's seems fishy that the consultant was not punished for not checking up on the boy after Dr Bawa-Garba told him of the results.

As an NHS employee, I see daily how badly the NHS is struggling with the high demands placed upon it, and the impact that lack of funding, resource and staffing has on our ability to provide the best level of patient care. I see my F1/F2 colleagues left on their own at times with little support; juggling between dealing with critical cases, patient follow-ups and planning for discharges. There just isn't enough time in a day to do everything, and I often see them working unsociable – unpaid – hours just to get the work done for that day. It seems almost as a box-ticking exercise in ensuring the bare-minimum is done to ensure patients are safe from immediate harm. The glaring reality is that we're all human; we all have limits, and we get tired - this is when mistakes unfortunately happen. This goes for my nursing and pharmacy colleagues too!

I completed my rotation within the Elderly Care ward last month and it was absolutely disgusting how we had only 2 nurses and 2 HCA's in most afternoons looking after a ward of 25 patients; some of whom were on their last days of life! We had confused elderly patients wandering around, patients whom wanted help to the toilets, patients whom needed to be seen by doctors due to new issues, family members wanting clarity - but no staff to help! Even I've had to provide pharmaceutical cover for up to 4 wards alone during the Christmas period (whilst of ill-health and no lunch breaks) due to there being no staff. There are many things that hinder my ability practice effectively whilst on the wards - and this is largely down to lack of funding; not to mention the constant I.T and POD system failures!

Also, even as a hospital pharmacist, I've questioned when certain patients have been deemed 'medically fit for discharge' since their clinical profile and [lack of] pharmaceutical management says otherwise. This then leads to the issues of bed pressure with only the most 'ill' patients taking priority, and also bed management teams whom are on a constant war-path and whose only priority is to get patients out ASAP.

Sorry if my comment is irrelevant, but there is just so much that the public don't get to see! This news just made me sick.

I also think negligence should be definied within the situation. If everything else was running smoothly that day, then yes it would be negligent. But negligence is often defined by what a jury of your peers would do in the same situation, but in this case I find it hard to believe that anyone could have done much better.