BAPIO News, Events and Archives

The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) is proud to announce that the Chair of BAPIO’s Northern Ireland Division, Dr. Mukesh Chug, was recently invited to a reception to celebrate Diwali at 10 Downing Street by PM Sunak and was awarded the Points of Light Award by the Prime Minister for his workRead more

Diwali is probably the largest and most well-known festivals celebrated by people across all walks of life in the Indian subcontinent. Originally, a festival of lights celebrating the win of ‘good’ in the guise of Lord Rama over ‘evil’ (Ravana – a mythical demon King), it represents a culmination of a month of festivities startingRead more

The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) held its annual conference on 6-8 October 2023 at the Lancashire Country Cricket Club, Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. The conference on the theme of ‘NHS Inequalities: Policies, Solutions & Implementation’. Day 1 started with a welcome by Marimouttou Coumarassamy, the Founder and Chairman ofRead more

The meeting started with the lighting of the lamp. Dr Ramesh Mehta explained that darkness signified ignorance and light signifies knowledge. This meeting was meant to impart knowledge, exchange ideas and therefore help attendees gain new insights. The lamp was lit by Professor Andrew Elder, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. DrRead more

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