A big doctor was I condemn “misconduct It weakens his fitness to practice “in his treatment of 13 -year -old Marsha Mills, he will not face any penalty due to” exceptional circumstances. “
The disciplinary court said on Wednesday that the matter will not take any other action in relation to Professor Richard Thompson because it was “the end of one of the ruling in an ideal profession otherwise.” She said that there are no distinct cases of public protection and the court’s role was not to punish him.
Thompson was the consultant to service at the King’s College Hospital (KCH), in southern London, on August 29, 2021, two days before the death of Martha from Sepsis, which led last year until last year Enter Martha’s baseGive the right to the second medical opinion in English hospitals.
The court previously found that Thompson, who left the hospital at 3 pm, failed to escalate the treatment of Martha to the intensive care unit or to conduct a direct review and evaluation, including the rash. The duty recorder had called Thompson at home when Martha developed the rash.
In 2022, The criminal investigative judge has probably ruled that she had survived If the doctors determine the signs of warning of their deteriorating condition quickly and transfer to intensive care earlier, which her parents are asked to do.
“There was no claim or evidence that Professor Thompson caused or contributed to the death of Martha.”.
He said that the discovery of misconduct and weakness was in itself a “great stigma” and it would be “continuous embarrassing” for Thompson.
“It has already been sent a clear enough message to the profession and to the audience (even an experienced doctor like Professor Thompson can still make serious mistakes in the clinical judgment that will be called to his account).” “The audience realizes that this discovery will remain a stigma on Professor Thompson’s reputation for the rest of his life.”
Christopher Rose, who represents the General Medical Council (GMC), argued that Thompson should be suspended for a suitable period, because not taking any action will not be compatible with the discovery of the court. He also claimed that it is necessary to maintain the criteria and the public’s confidence in the profession.
But Ins said that the lack of punishment was not detracting from the message that the court’s design is on poor transmission.
He said that any comment “will lead to the loss of Professor Thompson, who is invaluable as the liver doctor, at the national and international levels … which will not be in the public interest …
“The court believed that this decision not to take any action that did not endanger the general protection, especially given its comments regarding [lack of] The risk of repetition. ”
“It is important for us that the allegations that have been denied have proven that the seriousness of the mistakes that led to the death of our daughter that can be prevented,” said Martha’s father, Merop Mills, the first editor in the Guardian, and her husband Paul Laytie.
Martha was injured by a pancreas when she fell from her bike on a vacation in Wales. It was transferred to intensive care in KCH on August 30, 2021 at the time that was shocked by the septic shock, according to a dangerous report produced to the hospital.
In March, The Health and Social Care Committee heard the rumors The Martha base has been called more than 2000 times, which led to more than 300 patients who have been improved their care and more than 100 patients who are escalated to intensive or equivalent care.
