Whilst Haringey Council was undoubtedly the first in line for responsibility for failure to protect Baby P – their woeful performance deflected some of the heat from the health services. But news today that on the health side further steps in accountability are being taken as reported on Sky News:

Dr Jerome Ikwueke twice referred the little boy to hospital specialists after becoming concerned about suspicious marks on his face and body.

The General Medical Council’s interim orders panel suspended his registration as a doctor on Tuesday.

This follows the suspension in November of paediatrician Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat, who failed to spot that Baby P had serious injuries two days before he died.

Police launched an investigation but nobody was charged until Baby P died in a blood-spattered cot on August 3 2007.

According to prosecution documents, Dr Ikwueke saw the child 14 times in the months before his death at the hands of his mother, her boyfriend and a lodger in Haringey, north London.

There is clearly much we don’t yet know about who did what and when, but I’m glad to see that the health side of the equation is getting the scrutiny it needs – because in the end, if things were done wrong or people not up to the job, that needs to be put right before anyone else suffers.