The parents whose six-year-old son died when “clear” signs of sepsis were missed have heavily criticised the medical establishment after the doctor responsible was cleared to practise again.

Hadiza Bawa-Garba was told on Tuesday she could return to work, despite having been convicted of gross negligence manslaughter for her treatment of Jack Adcock.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) panel said the paediatrician had undertaken “significant remediation” since the death in 2011 and that her risk to patients is low.

An original panel in 2015 declined to strike her off - even following her criminal conviction - but were forced to do so after the General Medical Council (GMC), its parent body, applied to the High Court, a decision which was overturned last year.

On Tuesday, however, the GMC softened its stance, arguing Dr Bawa-Garba should be allowed back to frontline care, subject to supervision.

Formerly a specialist registrar, she will take a step back in grade equivalent of “several years” when she returns to work following maternity leave in February next year.

Last night an exasperated Victoria Adcock, Jack’s mother, said the medic should never be allowed in a hospital again.

“If she goes back to work and the same thing happens again, and she contributes to someone’s death, whose head is on the block for that - is it the MPTS, is it the GMC?” she asked.