Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba (pictured above) apoligised to the parents of Jack Adcock
A doctor whose failings led to the needless death of a six-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome will be able to practice again, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service has ruled.
Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba had previously confessed to a number of errors in relation to her treatment of Jack Adcock, after he came into her care at an assessment unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2011.
It has now been ruled that she will be able to return to work after maternity leave. Dr Bawa-Garba has recently had a baby and was still breastfeeding the child.
She was told it would be okay to leave evidence to go and breastfeed during evidence.
Her failings included not looking at X-rays promptly and failing to see that he was suffering from Sepsis and to administer the appropriate antibiotics.
The youngster tragically lost his life later that day and in November 2015 Dr Bawa-Garba was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence for her actions at Nottingham Crown Court.
She was also given a two year suspended sentence the following month.
In June 2017 she was suspended from working by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) for 12 months.
The following year she was struck off the register, but this was overturned after medics rallied round her and raised £200,000 for her legal battle.
Jack Adcock (pictured above) lost his life after Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba's failings
Nicky and Victor Adcock outside the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service headquarters in Manchester following the hearing today
Many claimed Dr Bawa-Garba, who was 35-years-old at the time, was being used as a scapegoat when it was the system in place that was responsible for the incident. Her current suspension is due to run until July this year but she plans to remain off work with her newly born child until February.
This week her case was called at the MPTS in Manchester as she attempted to return to work.
During the course of proceedings she issued an apology, while giving evidence via videolink, to the parents of Jack who were sitting in on the hearing.
She said: 'I apologised for my role in patient A's death, I wrote a letter through my former solicitor, I also apologised again in front of the court in London.
Jack Adcock (left and right) had come into the care of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba at
