Jenny Vaughan, who has died aged 55 of cancer, was a consultant neurologist best known for her courageous campaigning to reform the law on gross negligence manslaughter, and end the blame game in healthcare.
She fearlessly championed two doctors convicted of gross negligence manslaughter: the surgeon David Sellu and paediatrician Hadiza Bawa-Garba. On the back of these cases, she set up with others the Doctors’ Association UK and led its “Learn Not Blame” campaign to achieve a “just culture” in healthcare, which helped to reduce significantly the number of investigations into this crime.
