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December 2015 PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP BAPIO NEWSLETTER President of BAPIO, Dr Ramesh Mehta and the CEO of UHMB Ms Jackie Daniel signing the MoU during a conference The BAPIO Training Academy was launched at the BAPIO Conference by Mr Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS. BTA strategic group met on 10 th November to plan activities. www.bapiotrainingacademy.com is now live. In a ground breaking initiative, on the 27th November the President of BAPIO, Dr Ramesh Mehta and the CEO of UHMB Ms Jackie Daniel signed a partnership agreement during a conference titled, ‘Towards Inclusion’, jointly hosted with BAPIO. The first of its kind in the UK, the partnership will help the Trust realise its ambition of becoming truly inclusive by creating a culture in its hospitals that recognises, respects, and values diversity for the benefits of staff, patients, and local communities. BAPIO has joined hands with Leicester University and NHS BME Network to provide this support. Jackie Daniel, Chief Executive, said: “The first principle of the NHS Constitution is to be truly inclusive in service provision, so I am really proud that we have been able to sign a formal agreement with BAPIO. This partnership will help us to further change our culture to one that truly recognises the importance of a diverse workforce and the benefits having one brings to us as a Trust, but also, the wider communities. Dr Mehta said: “I am delighted that UHMBT is taking commendable steps to support the equality and diversity agenda. This partnership with BAPIO will assist in the development of cultural sensitivity amongst staff, and in turn improve staff morale and ultimately patient care.” The agreement will see the Trust and BAPIO work together to develop internal staff networks for protected characteristic groups, including a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) network, open to all BME staff from all occupational groups and disciplines. Mr Shyam Kumar, Chair of the BAPIO UHMB Unit said "I am proud that we are part of this exceptional work. We have an excellent team in the trust and we are committed to work with the trust to create an environment to provide best patient care”. Mr Suresh Rao, Mr Buddhdev Pandya MBE, Director– BAPIO, Dr Ramesh Mehta - President of BAPIO, Ms Jackie Daniel-CEO of the Trust, Mr Krishn Prasad and Mr Shyam Kumar – Chair, BAPIO Lancashire Unit.
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December 2015 PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP BAPIO NEWSLETTER
President of BAPIO, Dr Ramesh Mehta
and the CEO of UHMB Ms Jackie Daniel
signing the MoU during a conference
The BAPIO Training Academy was
launched at the BAPIO Conference
by Mr Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS.
BTA strategic group met on
10th November to plan activities. www.bapiotrainingacademy.com is now live.
In a ground breaking initiative, on the 27th November the President
of BAPIO, Dr Ramesh Mehta and the CEO of UHMB Ms Jackie
Daniel signed a partnership agreement during a conference titled,
‘Towards Inclusion’, jointly hosted with BAPIO. The first of its kind in the UK, the partnership will help the Trust realise its ambition
of becoming truly inclusive by creating a culture in its hospitals that recognises, respects, and
values diversity for the benefits of staff, patients, and local communities. BAPIO has joined hands
with Leicester University and NHS BME Network to provide this support.
Jackie Daniel, Chief Executive, said: “The first principle of the NHS Constitution is to
be truly inclusive in service provision, so I am really proud that we have been able to sign a
formal agreement with BAPIO. This partnership will help us to further change our culture to one
that truly recognises the importance of a diverse workforce and the benefits having one brings to
us as a Trust, but also, the wider communities.
Dr Mehta said: “I am delighted that UHMBT is taking commendable steps to support
the equality and diversity agenda. This partnership with BAPIO will assist in the development of
cultural sensitivity amongst staff, and in turn improve staff morale and ultimately patient care.”
The agreement will see the Trust and BAPIO work together to develop internal staff
networks for protected characteristic groups, including a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)
network, open to all BME staff from all occupational groups and disciplines.
Mr Shyam Kumar, Chair of the BAPIO UHMB Unit said "I am proud that we are part
of this exceptional work. We have an excellent team in the trust and we are committed to work
with the trust to create an environment to provide best patient care”.
Mr Suresh Rao, Mr Buddhdev Pandya MBE, Director– BAPIO, Dr Ramesh Mehta - President of BAPIO, Ms Jackie Daniel-CEO of the Trust, Mr Krishn Prasad and Mr Shyam Kumar – Chair, BAPIO Lancashire Unit.
British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) celebrates contribution to the NHS and recognisees professional excellence and leadership qualities with awards.
Mr Andrew Foster Mr Keshav Singhal
Outstanding Professional Leadership in the NHS Professional Excellence
Nicky Jayasinghe Professor Raj Murali
Outstanding Contribution to the cause Asclepius Award for Academic Excellence
of BME doctors
Professor Leena Patel Dr Raj Mattu Mead Johnson Award for Excellence Special Award for dedication to Patient Safety
in Paediatrics
Professor Allyson Pollock Mr Roger Kline Outstanding Contribution to the NHS Outstanding Contribution to Equality & Diversity
in the NHS
P resident Dr Ramesh Mehta and Director of
Policy Mr Buddhdev Pandya received a
delegation of concerned doctors working at
Brighton Hospital to highlight their plight in
employment. BAPIO has been aware of the
unfortunate situation at Brighton. BAPIO was
unable to comment on the specific
circumstances of these doctors but they were
referred on to the MDS team for best possible
support.
BAPIO has written to the trust with
concerns about the worried staff and offered
assistance in implementation of Workforce
Racial Equality Standards. This will help in
improving the atmosphere in the trust and
raising staff morale. The trust CEO has accepted
the offer and BAPIO will be meeting the trust
management in New Year. BAPIO is also
planning to setup a Unit in the region.
Dr Parag Singhal, Hon. Secretary of
BAPIO said that it would have been easier for
BAPIO to help the doctors in difficulty if they
were members. He said, “We like to work with
the hospital trust to help redress issues before
they escalate into major disputes.”
Mr Buddhdev Pandya, BAPIO’s Director
of Policy, said, “The time has come to move on
beyond the usual tick box exercises regarding
equality standards”. He added that the key to
happy working environment in the trust is by
bringing about the ‘Culture change’.
Dr Mehta meeting with Minister for
Education, Government of Maharastra
Mr Arun Tawde in September 2015
BAPIO NEWSLETTER
Dr Ramesh Mehta Dr Mr Andrew Foster
Dr Satheesh Mathew Dr Parag Singhal
Dr JS Bamrah
Dr Arvind Shah, Dr Kailash Chand, Dr Parag Singhal, Dr JS Bamrah, Dr Ramesh Mehta, Mr Andrew Foster, Mr Vipin Zamvar,Prof Rajan Madhok, Dr Satheesh Mathew, Dr Hasmukh Shah
Approved 10 CPD by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
Welcome by: Dr Sajayan and Dr Parag Singhal
Speakers and Panel members: Mr Sanjiv Agarwal, Dr Dharam Basude, Dr Maureen Baker
Prof Michael Bannon, Dr Dip Chakraborty, Dr Veena Daga Prof Harminder Dua, Mr Andrew Foster, Mr Mike Farrar
Dr Pankaj Gupta, Dr Sanjay Gandhi, Dr Joydeep Grover
Prof Simon Gregory, Dr Saras Hosdurga,, Professor APS Hungin Mr Arunachalam Iyer, Dr Preeti Jain, Dr Ruchi Joshi
Dr Guru Karnati, Mr Shyam Kumar, Dr Partha Kar
Dr Krishna Kasaraneni, Mr Roger Kline, Dr Arvind Kumar Dr Aseem Malhotra, Dr Sanchit Mehendale, Dr Chand Nagpaul,
His Honour Mr David Pearl, Dr Mark Porter, Dr Siba Paul, Dr Rajeev Raghavan, Dr Jammi Nagraj Rao, Prof Mala Rao
Sessions coordinators: Dr Philip Abraham
Dr Sunil Daga, Dr Hemadri, Mr Shiv Jain, Mr Akshay Mehra Dr Sajayan, Dr Suresh P.N.,Dr Sanjay Vydianath,
Chairs: Dr JS Bamrah, Dr Kailash Chand, Dr Kailash Chand, Dr
Jaspal Dua, Dr Anand Deshpande, Dr Amit Gupta, Dr Kishor Gupta, Dr Joydeep Grover, Dr Abrar Hussain, Prof Musheer Husain, Dr Ankur
Khandelwal, Dr Shyam Kumar, Prof Rajan Madhok, Dr Satheesh Mathew,
Dr Ravi Madhotra, Mr Mohan Mundasad, Dr Ramesh Mehta, Prof. Raj Murali, Dr Parag Singhal, Dr Gyan Sinha, Mr Keshav Singhal, Dr Vijayan
Suresh, Mr Selvasekar, Dr Arvind Shah, Dr Hasmukh Shah, Dr Sethu
Wariyar
Conference Organising Committee Dr Amit Banerjee, Dr Kumar Bose, Dr Vinay Bhole, Dr Sunil Daga
Dr Veena Daga, Dr Vivek Eli, Dr Kishor Gupta, Dr Tarun Gupta Dr Yogendra Gupta, Dr Priti Jain, Mr Shiv Jain, Dr Akshay Mehra
Dr Suresh Nair, Mr Hemant Ojha, Dr Nagendra Pinnamaneni
Dr Sanjiv Petkar, Dr Sathish Rao, Dr Gyan Sinha, Dr Vijay Suresh Dr Kishore Tewary, Dr Sanjay Vydianath
Dr Parag Singhal—Conference Chair
Executive Team:
Dr Ramesh Mehta -President, Dr J.S Bamrah -Chairman
Dr Parag Singhal -Hon Secretary, Dr A Sajayan -EC Member
Mr Buddhdev Pandya MBE -Director
BAPIO NEWSLETTER
Prof Leena Patel is receiving the Mead Johnson Award for Excellence and
Dedication to Patient Safety in Paediatrics from Fiona Kilsby of Mead Johnson
Nutrition at the BAPIO Annual Conference 2015 in Birmingham.
(L: Dr Satheesh Mathew-Vice President of BAPIO, Dr Ramesh Mehta– President
of BAPIO. R: Dr J S Bamrah - Chairman of BAPIO
Prof Raj Murali receiving Asclepius Award for Academic Excellence from Ms
Chloe Cotter at Accident & Emergency Section of Asclepius.
BAPIO Meets the GMC
BAPIO and BIDA had a joint meeting with Prof Terence Stephenson, Chair and Mr Niall Dickson CEO, GMC on the 30th November.
BAPIO was represented by President Ramesh Mehta and Vice President Satheesh Mathew and BIDA by Chandra Kanneganti and Umesh Prabhu. Also present was Prof Iqbal Singh representing the BME forum.
The issue of differential attainment and unconscious bias was raised and the GMC agreed to write to all Colleges and Faculties, confirming its commitment to fair training pathways for all doctors, and asking them to provide information on the following points:
What unconscious bias/ cultural
awareness training is provided ?
The profile of examiners
There were a number of concerns raised about Responsible Officers (ROs) bullying and discriminating against BME doctors and IMGs. GMC do not performance manage them. The organisations asked the GMC to circulate data on ROs and Medical Directors referred to the GMC.
They also discussed the huge stress and pressures borne by around 2000 doctors whilst under investigation by the GMC. The GMC confirmed that there had been a substantial reduction in recent times from 245 days to 63 days, but that they were not complacent, and would like to reduce this even further. The issue of the screening process and faults detected therein a few years ago was raised, and the GMC agreed to have a team of observers again as suggested.
Indian High Commissioner HE Mr.Ranjan Mathai and the Minister of Co-ordination Mr Sukhdev Sidhu have completed their term in London. BAPIO wishes them well.
Tamil Nadu Flood Disaster
Tamil Nadu has been hit with ‘a calamity of severe nature’ with rains breaking a 100 year record. The State saw one days’ rainfall covering a month’s average. It has left places like Chennai looking like a city of rubbles. Lives of thousands of people has been destroyed. BAPIO has launched an appeal to raise funds to help the flood victims.
Please donate generously Bank details for online transfer
BAPIO Charity Account no: 00067914
Sort code: 30-90-66
A s a major player in the voluntary sector of the medical profession, BAPIO
has gained significant support from two private sector partners during
this year.
Mead Johnson Nutrition have sponsored an award for excellence in Paediatrics.
Fiona Kilsby, National Sales Manager UK & Ireland said” Mead Johnson
Nutrition is delighted to support BAPIO for its excellent educational activities”
Asclepius, one of the largest service providers in recruitment and training, has
become a partner by sponsoring an award for Academic Excellence. Adam
Bailey, the Managing Director said “The partnership is aiming to develop more
activities to support educational and training needs of doctors at a time when the
NHS is facing severe financial constraints.
This year for the first time we had partnership with an NHS trust, The Heart of
England Foundation Trust to support our Annual Conference. We were delighted
to welcome 50 doctors from the trust who actively participated in educational
activities and enjoyed excellent networking opportunities. It was a win-win for
both the organisations.
BAPIO is grateful to GMC, BMA, Oxford Deanery and the Royal College of
Paediatrics and Child Health for their ongoing support to our educational.
activities.
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Hon. General Secretary Dr Parag Singhal Joint Secretary Dr Sethu Wariyar
Treasurer Dr Namita Arora
Members Dr Abraham Philip Dr Abrar Hussain
Dr A Sajayan Dr Ankur Khandelwal
Dr Ravi Madhotra Dr Arvind Shah
Dr Hasmukh Shah Dr M Hemadri
Dr Joydeep Grover Mr Keshav Singhal
Dr Meena Virdi Dr Aruj Qayum
Dr Vivek Chhabra Prof Musheer Hussain
Dr Murali Raj
Director of Policy and Promotion Buddhdev Pandya MBE
Appointed officers by BAPIO Executive Committee
Vice President: Dr Satheesh Mathew
Joint Secretary Dr Sethu Wariyar
Grand Advisory council
Chairman Dr JS Bamrah
Vice chair Education and Training Dr Amit Gupta
Vice Chair Communication Dr Sajayan and Dr Sanchit Mehendale
Vice Chair Operations Dr Joydeep Grover
Professional Support without Compromise
Medical Defence
Shield announced
that Sarah Dodds is
to lead its Legal
Services.
Sarah Dodds
Sarahs’ role is to oversee the advice and
representation support service and related legal
matters for the members of MDS. Sarah said,
‘I am looking forward to the challenge’.
Visit www.mdsuk.org
for information about MDS
GMC: New draft on confidentiality guidance
The GMC has announced consultation on its guidance on ‘Confidentiality’ to update this and make sure it is compatible with the law and relevant to doctors’
everyday needs. The regulatory body had issued the guidelines in 2009 and there have been significant changes in law, technology and the wider healthcare landscape since then.
The guidelines raises some important issues for discussions in an attempt to find a fine balance between protecting confidential patient information and sharing information appropriately and frequently. There are few pertinent questions raised in the document.
How can doctors balance patient confidentiality with sensitivity to those
close to the patient?
When can doctors rely on implied consent when using patient
information?
What are doctors’ responsibilities under the Data Protection Act?
The consultation is now open and the GMC is aiming to publish it by the end of
2016. Closing date for the consultation is 10 February 2015
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