Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHS
Kadiyali Srivatsa
Guildford
He has worked in NHS hospitals (Paediatrics) since 1983 and as a GP in a nurse-led PMS GP surgery since 2003.
He has developed special interest in helping to reduce spreading "Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections spreading in hospitals and community". In 1989, he noticed various practical procedures performed in paediatric neonatology and intensive care units were associated with increased MRSA infections.
He has been publishing articles, advising authorities, developing new techniques and informing medical disposable product manufacturers about the danger of spreading antibiotic resistant bacterial infections that threaten medical profession and humankind.
He has developed a tool "MAYA" to help reduce people visiting hospitals and doctors.He passionately believes we must accurately diagnose and treat with correct antibiotics to prevent "The Tsunami of Bugs"
www.call111.com
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Comment on: Public struggling to book GP appointments
I noticed 60%-80% of patients consulting GP in primary care are with common illness that could be managed using self medication, so why ask doctors? Using my tools called "MAYA" (Medical Advise You Access), you can avoid visit and also reduce the risk of spreading cross infections in the community. www.call111.com
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Comment on: NHS must promote 'honest culture' to maintain quality of care
Interesting article and nice to know your journal like BMJ advice staff to be honest and report wrong doing but do you know what will happens to a doctor who comes forward and reports wrong doing? I did and now wish I had walked out and immigrated instead of reporting un-ethical medical practice offered in the NHS. If your organisation is not capable of defending the members, please do not advice them to come forward and report. As members of medical profession it is our duty to alleviate pain and suffering and not inflict them. As doctors we believe in the self inflicted code of conduct that is well known as "Medical ethics" and so it is our duty to protect them in the interest of humanity. The Tokyo Declaration clearly state the doctors it is the privilege of the physician to practise medicine in the service of humanity, to preserve and restore bodily and mental health without distinction as to persons, to comfort and to ease the suffering of his or her patients. The utmost respect for human life is to be maintained even under threat, and no use made of any medical knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity. For the purpose of this Declaration, torture/harm is defined as the deliberate, systematic or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons acting alone or on the orders of any authority, to force another person to yield information, to make a confession, or for any other reason. A physician we are said to have complete clinical independence in deciding upon the care of a person for whom he or she is medically responsible. The physician's fundamental role is to alleviate the distress of his or her fellow human beings, and no motive, whether personal, collective or political, shall prevail against this higher purpose. The GMC, WMA & BMA encourage doctors to do what you say but have no power to defend the doctors. Please, please do not encourage nurses or doctors to speak out, unless you can GARANTEE protection. My life and passion has been destroyed, but this does not stop me from warning my fellow human that "Whistle-blowing is injurious to your health and well-being".
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Comment on: NHS Direct offers services to GPs
Its not service when we expect people to pay but "Business". Thriving on others displeasure is bad but thriving on other pain must be considered a sin. Its our duty as doctors to help alliviate pain and suffering and this is called "Medical Ethics". If a fellow human is suffering, he or she must have open access to contact doctors like me. By forcing people to pay is un-ethical. I was surprised to hear the cost for booking an appointment is likely to be £3.70 (0.40p/min), juts imagine how the cost will escalate if the patient wants to speak to a doctor. I have worked in triage centres and felt bad when some patients abused the system. These patients were wasting and often abusive or complained if we requested them to focus on the problem. Now the irony is people who need our help will suffer though I feel happy this will reduce time wasters. The sad thing about this is that seriously ill patients who cannot afford to pay will suffer. To help doctors like me and reduce patients wasting time and money visiting A&E or GPs, I developed a simple tool called "MAYA". The tool will help patients to grade their symptoms and seek help only when necessary. I thought NHS will be keen to use this tool to help reduce demand but they did not. Now I know why. How could I have been so stupid and expect them to kill a goose that lays golden eggs... www.call111.com
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Comment on: US catheter infection reduction scheme to roll out across NHS
Its sad to read this now because I have been publishing articles since 1989, and tried hard to educate manufacturers to bring in changes to help us reduce infections. Doctors can only monitor catheters but simple cannula introduction, urinary catheters and intubation are the major contributors. Unfortunately doctors cannot monitor these procedures and so go un-noticed. Please check out some of my videos in you tube and educate your colleagues. Our mission is to alleviate pain and suffering and not inflict them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axB0v4ZhDHM
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Comment on: Swine flu - 'Vaccines are not the answer'
Influenza A (H1N1) virus resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) was reported by WHO in July 2008. This antiviral treatment reduce viral shedding and so may reduce others getting infected. It is also said to reduce severity but not a magic cure as the Govt propaganda suggests. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/Global_H5N1Resistance_20080701.jpg In children, Staphylococus aureus bacterial infection superimposed resulted in five fold increase in death of children in 2004-2007. 64% of the staphylococcus infections were drug-resistant. The deaths were very rapid: 45% of the children died within 72 hours of their first symptoms Bacterial coinfections boosting child flu deaths http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/general/news/oct0708flumrsa.html
