The British Medical Association
This is featured to show the public that the British Medical Association is currently running a public relations escapade. It is done to convince the world that they are in support of whistleblowers [while of course shooting them in the back]. Hamish and his mates are also allegedly fond of recruiting whistleblowers to support the BMA's Propaganda Machine. Of course, this whistleblower was never for sale. Anyhow, Mildew knows all about me. Most of the BMA minions tend to run the other direction like large waddling hens.
Anyhow, to test Mildrew's "
commitment" to whistleblowing, I sent him an email in relation to the
internal documents by the BMA. Here it is
Rita Pal
to Hmeldrum@bma.org.uk,
cc Brian Jarman
date Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 12:39 PM
subject Fwd: For Hamish Meldrum
mailed-by googlemail.com
hide details Jul 17 (6 days ago)
Dear Dr Meldrum,
I trust you are well. I wrote the email below to Professor Jarman. I enclose details of the BMA's representation of me in 1998. The sentiments are fairly obvious.
I am of the view that the BMA cannot progress into the future without examining the past. Many of my whistleblowing colleagues have not been represented well. Indeed, I have recently had a number of emails from doctors in the NHS making complaints that the BMA have been less than helpful. You will of course note that the BMA settled a RRA claim with whistleblower Dr S Vaidya some years ago.
You have made numerous statements to the media about how the BMA is changing and "committed" to the support of whistleblowers. You will recall this
""BMA chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum said: “It often takes a huge amount of courage to raise concerns about patient care. NHS staff who speak out on behalf of their patients should be protected as much as possible, and it is outrageous that they are often either ignored or threatened with a range of sanctions. We welcome this commitment to greater protections for those who raise concerns, and look forward to seeing detailed proposals.”
In 1999, the BMA wrote as follows
"This seems to me on the basis of the conversation with Dr Pal to be a genuine case of a young doctor who should be protected for sticking up for her rights or in the alternative perhaps she genuinely is a pain in the backside" British Medical Association 1999 [ See enclosed memo]
Moreover, the documents enclosed show that representation of my consultant was made a priority at the cost of my representation. As a result, the entire mattter in North Staffordshire NHS Trust spiraled out of control to the situation you see today.
Firstly, I would like you to instigate a investigation into the BMA's conduct in all cases of Whistleblowing. Following the investigation [ an independent one], I would like the BMA to make recommendations of how these problems can be avoided for future whistleblowers. Your current recommendations have been made without consultation with those who have raised legitimate concerns about poor patient care.
Secondly, I would like you to disclose the statistics and information for the following
1. Since the inception of the BMA, how many whistleblowing cases has the BMA represented in? What have the results been.
2. What is the proportion of ethnic minority doctors to caucasian doctors offered representation [ and denied representation].
3. What is your view of the GMC's role in whistleblowing.
4. You purport to be committed to supporting doctors who have whistleblown. What do you propose to do for me on behalf of the BMA. Do you plan to issue an apology? Do you plan to make recommendations
so junior doctors are not left floundering without representation.
5. Please provide the minutes of the Whistleblowing Conference held in the year 2000. Any additional details would be useful.
6. I would like to make a subject access request under the Data Protection Act for all documents related to me held in BMA house. I am of course sending this to you because your colleague and ex BMA President Prof Jarman does not have the courage to email you with the enclosed concerns raised by me. I do though have the courage to challenge you and the rest of the British Medical Association who have not only failed me but failed numerous other doctors.
Please confirm receipt of this email.
I hope to hear from you.
Regards
Dr Rita Pal
This is Hamish's response :) [ I had to laugh]. Hamish is allergic to all things Rita Pal.
Dear Dr Pal
Thank you for your email of the 17/07/10 sent to Dr Meldrum, he has passed this to me to deal with as it falls within my area of responsibility.
I note that you are no longer a member having resigned effective from the 30/09/99.
I further note that you have made a number of DPA subject access requests in the past. Should you wish to make further request, please complete and return the DPA Subject Access Request form attached below. If you do, I would advise you that we are unable to provide paper records which predate 2002. You have already been provided with data which was current up to 02/09/05 which, therefore, we will not be providing again. In respect of data post 02/09/05, you would have to be more specific as to the data you may require. For example, by identifying departments, names, dates etc . A request "for all documents related to me held at BMA House" is far too wide for us to respond to.
(See attached file: FormAccessPersonalDataForm01.doc)
Yours sincerely
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Christopher Darke
Director Regional Services
British Medical Association
Tel: 020 7383 6284 | FAX: 020 7554 6284 |
PA: Marie Kifun Tel: 020 7383 6105 |
This was my response back
Mr Darke [ aptly named],
Many thanks for your email. You write "I note that you are no longer a member having resigned effective from the 30/09/99"
This does of course mean the BMA are still responsible for the events pre 1999. I would be grateful for a substantive response given Mr Meldrum's "commitment" to Whistleblowing. You can escalate it through your complaints procedure in the event he is reluctant to respond. He currently appears to be running away from his responsibilities to "whistleblowers".
I look forward to his response.
Many thanks
Dr Rita Pal
It isn't only me that gets this kind of response. Most whistleblowers get an "obstructive" response. What is notable here is that back in the dark ages, there was a heated Whistleblowers Conference. Both Ex Pres Prof Brian Jarman and now Hamish Meldrum are concealing the information from the public. The question is, why? Anyhow, this correspondence will continue until the BMA stops responding. This is the patten they always use with whistleblowers. No whistleblower should be under any delusion that the BMA will represent them adequately. This is why it is important not to be a member of the BMA. The BMA have their senior honchos in the General Medical Council. If you object to BMA representation, they will instigate their influence at the GMC. This is what conceited, shallow people do. No one can say that the BMA consists of doctors with any kind of depth. They just think they have a position higher than all of us. Their habitat really is the local cesspit of corruption.Hamish would have nothing to fear by instigating an internal investigation on how the BMA dealt with whistleblowers IF there were no skeletons in the BMA closet. The problem is, the BMA has many skeletons. It is an establishment that has played a definitive role in assassinating whistleblowers by leaving them to flounder.
The next publication will be extracts of a Witness Statement by whistleblower Dr Vaidya. in the Race Relations Claim against the BMA The BMA's Brian Keighley assassinated Vaidya at the GMC. Novel approach for the BMA when under threat of challenge :).
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