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Ranee Thakar is a Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George’s University of London and a BAPIO member, has been elected as the next President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and will take up office in December 2022. Ranee has beenRead more

Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care (SRLC), the charitable service arm of Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur, is a global organisation offering service and bringing joy to the lives of underprivileged sections of society. The SRLC invited BAPIO to their Gala dinner to thank them for the support provided during the COVID Crisis in India. BAPIO hadRead more

At a reception held at the residence of the High Commissioner of India to felicitate Mr. Cyrus Poonawala, the India High Commissioner H.E. Mrs. Gaitri Kumar mentioned BAPIO as a ‘Hero’ for the work done during COVID Crisis in India. BAPIO had raised over half a million pounds to provide equipment and food assistance toRead more

The conference on “Dignity at Work – On Paper or In Practice” was organised by the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) in partnership with Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn to discuss and debate the issues related to dignity at work, on Thursday 5/5/2022 at the picturesque Town Hall which has a richRead more

BAPIO is working closely, supporting and contributing to the good medical practice consultation with the GMC. The General Medical Council (GMC) want to hear your views on an updated version of Good medical practice. This sets the standards of professional behaviour and patient care expected from all doctors in the UK. The consultation is openRead more

BAPIO has written to CEO of the General Medical Council (GMC) expressing deep concern about the decision by its legal wing, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), to suspend Dr Arora for a month on a frivolous charge of asking for a ‘promised’ laptop. Click here to read the Press Release  Read more

A doctor from North Lanarkshire has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of a campaign of sexual abuse over nearly four decades. Krishna Singh, 72, was found guilty of 54 charges against 48 women while he was a GP in Coatbridge. BAPIO condemns this kind of unprofessional conduct and welcomes the judgment toRead more

IV INDIA-UK HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE 2022 Royal College of Physicians of London by- Madhu Mati Sahani, Nephrologist, London At the 4th India – UK healthcare conference, for the first time I had the opportunity to experience the spirit of collaboration between the two countries. The main aim was to improve ties in healthcare at all levels,Read more

BAPIO Training Academy’s venture with Ujala Cygnus secures a £6.9 million deal to train Indian doctors in acute medicine, creating 20 jobs in the UK. BTA is now closely working with the Department of Health to explore innovative and sustainable ways of training and developing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to deliver safe, effective,Read more

“BAPIO is delighted to support this very important trial. We request all our members to encourage all their contact to register for the trial. Our own BAPIO Pharmacy lead, Professor Mahendra G Patel OBE is one of the leads on this world’s fastest and largest recruiting clinical trial in primary care” Dr. Ramesh Mehta. PublicRead more