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Professor Keshav Singhal, a leading Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon in Wales, was recognized for his services to medicine and the community in Wales. Being a consultant surgeon at CTM, Professor Singhal is the Chair of the COVID-19 Risk Assessment group, established in April 2020 at the start of the Coronavirus outbreak, which led to the developmentRead more

BAPIO is proud to announce the awarding of a CBE to Dr Ramesh Mehta OBE in the New Year’s King’s Honours list, for services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Dr Ramesh Mehta, a retired paediatrician, founded BAPIO in 1996 after he witnessed the struggles of overseas doctors in the NHS. He dedicated himself toRead more

REGULATION OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION: TIME FOR A FAIRER, COMPASSIONATE APPROACH Several cases over the last few years have drawn attention to the unfair treatment of doctors by medical regulatory bodies and the significant impact of such treatment on doctors’ careers and wellbeing. This innovative conference aims to raise awareness on this important issue and to stimulate robust debate byRead more

One-third of Pakistan remains underwater after the deadliest floods the country has ever seen. Nearly 1,400 people have died, 13,000 injured and millions left homeless since unprecedented monsoon rains started in mid-June. BAPIO President Ramesh Mehta said “ We are extremely concerned about the flood situation in Pakistan. We will try and support the reliefRead more

BAPIO offers our heartfelt condolences to the royal family on the sad demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty’s sudden passing away on the 8th September 2022 has filled our membership with great sadness, and as we mourn her death we also recognise the bond she had cultivated between the United Kingdom andRead more

BAPIO NATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE CARDIFF 4 – 6 NOVEMBER 2022 Click here for registrations Welcome to our 3 day National Annual Conference in Cardiff from 4-6 November 2022. 4th November Venue – Mercure Hotel, Llanederyn, Cardiff 5th November Venue- Town Hall Cardiff 6th November Venue – Mercure Hotel, Llanederyn, Cardiff   Conference Programme Please contact admin@bapio.co.uk for AccommodationRead more

BAPIO organised a dinner meeting with the President of the Medical Association of Nigerians Across Great Britain (MANSAG). Dr Mehta BAPIO President, and Mr Ashok Khandelwal Director of Operations & International affairs BAPIO joined the meeting. There was a discussion about closer collaboration between the two organisations. MANSAG President Dr Chris Agbo expressed keen interestRead more

Dr. Rajeev Gupta, Chair of the BAPIO Yorkshire division visited almost 200 international nurses who have been recruited from India in the Yorkshire division. There has been an official agreement between the Government of Goa NRI Commission & Overseas Employment Agency with Indo-UK Collaboration for the training of nurses in India for “Bridging the Gap”Read more

The Times has published a joint letter from BAPIO, DAUK,  BIDA, MANSAG, and Bangladeshi Doctors in the UK on the delays in red tape that NHS doctors are facing that are stopping them from working. Please click on the link below to read the letter. Letter to The Sunday Times  Read more

High Commission of India had organized a Gala dinner to welcome Indian Naval Ship Tarangini, which was docked at Thames Quay, West India Dock on the occasion of the 75th Independence day of India. Dr. Ramesh Mehta represented BAPIO with Mr. Abhay Chopada, the chair of the BAPIO London division, at the dinner at theRead more