Reasons emerge why heart doctor was able to molest Northampton patient... as tribunal bans him for life

Reasons emerge why heart doctor was able to molest Northampton patient... as tribunal bans him for life A cardiologist who went on to ask a Northampton patient to sexually excite herself was still able to work despite a similar incident three years before.

A tribunal panel yesterday struck off Dr Nilesh Jagjivan after hearing he made the lewd suggestion to a medical student - 'Miss A' - who he had offered to examine while he was a locum cardiologist at Northampton General Hospital in 2017.

And it has now emerged that a previous tribunal panel that failed to ban Jagjivan for asking the same thing of a Leicester patient in 2013 did so after the doctor told them he was not sexually interested in either men or women and had never had sex. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

• Nipple-pulling Northampton hospital doctor struck off  BBC Northampton

Family pay tribute as 'kind, devoted' doctor who helped set up Northampton MIND dies aged 91

Family pay tribute as 'kind, devoted' doctor who helped set up Northampton MIND dies aged 91 A retired chief executive of Northamptonshire's healthcare and a key player in the creation of the mental health charity Northampton MIND has died aged 91.

Dr Bill McQuillan passed away at Northampton General Hospital on October 13.

During his 60-year career, he helped to establish and was president of Northampton MIND as well as rising to become the chief executive and general manager of Northamptonshire's Healthcare trust. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

The puzzle of STPs in London

The puzzle of STPs in London London presents a puzzle for advocates of place-based systems of care. The capital is home to specialist services and hospitals of world-class standards working alongside many innovative primary care and community health services. Local authorities and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in some of London’s boroughs are leading the way in integrating health and social care services and exploring how they can improve population health. Despite these achievements, sustainability and transformation partnership (STPs) in London are less advanced than in many other parts of England, and none has yet progressed to become an integrated care system. The King's Fund

New physical activity resource for health professionals

New physical activity resource for health professionals A new resource that will improve conversations about physical activity between patients and healthcare professionals has been launched. Public Health England

An overview of reviews: the effectiveness of interventions to address loneliness at all stages of the life-course

An overview of reviews: the effectiveness of interventions to address loneliness at all stages of the life-course This review is the first of its kind to establish what we know about loneliness and effective ways to tackle it. It is a first step to develop the evidence, revealing big gaps in the current evidence base. It is important to remember that these findings only cover the interventions included in the studies looked at by the review. What Works Centre for Wellbeing

Women told they aren't 'thin enough' for eating disorder treatment, MPs told

Women told they aren't 'thin enough' for eating disorder treatment, MPs told Patients who fear they have eating disorders are being told by GPs they aren't "thin enough for treatment", according to a woman who was denied help.

The woman's MP, Wera Hobhouse, highlighted her story during an emotional debate in Westminster Hall.

In some cases, GPs were denying patients help because they didn't fall under the Body Mass Index (BMI) category of "anorexic", said Ms Hobhouse. BBC News

More than 19,000 babies under one at risk of severe harm in their own homes, report finds

More than 19,000 babies under one at risk of severe harm in their own homes, report finds Thousands of babies under the age of one are at risk of severe harm in their own homes as children’s services across England struggle with unprecedented financial pressures.

A new analysis of government data shows that 19,640 children less than a year old were identified by local authorities as being “in need”, largely due to risk factors in the family home – yet many are not known to services.

The report, by the Children’s Commissioner for England, found that in all, around 50,000 vulnerable youngsters were living in households with a “toxic trio” of domestic abuse, drug or alcohol addiction, and mental health problems. The Independent

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• Estimating the number of vulnerable babies Children’s Commissioner

Revealed: NHS England sent 154 eating disorder patients to Scotland

Revealed: NHS England sent 154 eating disorder patients to Scotland Cost of cross-border care doubles in four years amid beds shortage, figures show

A severe shortage of beds for patients with life-threatening eating disorders has forced the NHS to send more than 100 patients from England to Scotland for treatment since 2016, the Guardian can reveal.

At least 154 vulnerable patients, mainly women and some teenagers, had to travel hundreds of miles from their homes in order to receive residential care in Glasgow and Edinburgh, costing the NHS millions of pounds annually. The Guardian

Asthmatics warned avoiding flu jab is like 'playing Russian roulette’

Asthmatics warned avoiding flu jab is like 'playing Russian roulette’ Doctors say winter colds can trigger potentially fatal flare-ups of the illness

Britain’s 5.4 million asthma sufferers are “playing Russian roulette with their life” if they do not have the flu jab before this winter, doctors are warning.

Asthmatics need to get immunised because colds and flu are the main trigger for potential fatal flare-ups of the disease, according to the charity Asthma UK. The Guardian

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• Flu vaccinations for people with asthma Asthma UK

The mental health crisis is down to government policy, not stigma

The mental health crisis is down to government policy, not stigma | Clare Allan Rather than locate the problem in the individual, let’s talk about the slashing of council budgets, legal aid and education spending

I have a radical proposal for tackling the mental health crisis. Let’s just stop talking about stigma. I’m not suggesting stigma isn’t a problem. I’ve written about it myself. But all this talk of stigma has become a politically convenient red herring.

It is another way of locating the problem in the individual, “If only he’d felt able to talk …”, and in the attitudes of others towards the individual, rather than where a very large portion of it belongs: in government policy. From attempts to demonise people on sickness benefits as morally inferior scroungers, to the decimation of social care and mental health services, to repeated failures to heed the warnings of mental health professionals, activists and carers, to the devastating impact of welfare reforms, successive Conservative governments have failed people with mental health difficulties at every conceivable turn. Not surprisingly, Theresa May wields the great stigma decoy at every opportunity. “We can end the stigma that has forced too many to suffer in silence and prevent the tragedy of suicide taking too many lives,” she said last week at a Downing Street reception to mark World Mental Health Day, where she also announced the appointment of a new minister for suicide prevention (Perhaps we can all talk to her?), and “up to” £1.8m for the Samaritans.

If people are so reluctant to seek help, why are the waiting lists so long? The Guardian

Disgraced doctor behind vaccine autism fears wins annual award for bad science

Disgraced doctor behind vaccine autism fears wins annual award for bad science The man who published a widely-dismissed paper claiming the MMR vaccine could make children autistic has been ridiculed with an award for bad science.

Andrew Wakefield, a former gastroenterologist who is now believed to be in a relationship with the model Elle Macpherson, has been awarded the 'Rusty Razor' award for pseudoscience by magazine The Skeptic. The Daily Mail

Replacing regular desks with standing work stations 'increases engagement'

Replacing regular desks with standing work stations 'increases engagement' Sit-stand desks were tested on NHS employees in Leicester, where 77 workers given the option to stand cut there sitting down time by about 90 minutes every working day. The Daily Mail

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• Effectiveness of the Stand More AT (SMArT) Work intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial British Medical Journal
• 'Workers should stand at their desks', Health Secretary Matt Hancock says The Daily Mail