Preferring Criminals to Whistleblowers

 

I wrote about Dr Goodhead's favourite psychiatrist a few days ago. Read here for more gossip. During the hearing Pal v Doncaster NHS Trust [ an Employment Tribunal case], I watched the entire group of psychiatrists line up in support of Dr Kamyuka. Kamyuka has more criminal records than Imelda Markos has shoes. The interesting thing about Kamyuka is that he is a master at deception. I know this because I worked in the opposite ward at Kettering General Hospital. Because my English was better, I was asked to cover for him, rewrite his scripts, redo his bloods and essentially do whatever was required. This is called being a "mug" because your consultants ask you to be one.

In the end, after Northamptonshire NHS Trust found out I was a whistleblower, they all decided that they unanimously preferred Dr Kamyuka. Despite working for nearly 5 years in the National Health Service and obtaining multiple recommendations, I was refused Section 12[2] [ Approval under the Mental Health Act for Psychiatrists] by Dr Goodhead and team. For all those who don't know, Dr David Goodhead is an elderly psychiatrist who doesn't do much these days. His years of being a nasty person have taken a toll on him.

I wasn't the only one he refused Section 12[2] approval to. Dr India who had worked for longer was refused as well. Goodhead is infamous for his discriminatory ways. Indeed, Dr Bescoby Chambers knows all about this and once discussed it on Doctors.net.uk. The ripples of the Section 12[2] battle continues because when I told the world the Kamyuka was a master at deception, they all called it sour grapes

The entire panel unanimously gave Kamyuka Section 12[2] and following his warning at the GMC and subsequent investigation, they renewed the accolade. Of course, to Dr Goodhead, it is just another way at proving how trully dysfunctional he really is. Somehow repeating the Section 12[2] approval justifies how right the Trust was.

During the above challenge and Goodhead was becoming quite hot headed and at one point suggested that the GMC look at my mental health. Dr India and I were tired of his antics of course. We yawned at his letter to the GMC and truly wished he would just shut his trap like a good boy.

These days, I wonder who looks the real fool. Kamyuka was found guilty of forging a prescription recently, given 100 hours community service and a fine. Dr Goodhead, we believe continues to support him. I think one of these days, I ought to put up some of their meeting notes and statements - they contain glorious support for Dr Kamyuka whereas their stance is as specified below. Please note, while Kamyuka did not have to obtain postgraduate qualifications for Section 12[2] approval, apparently I and Dr India as British qualified doctors, had to. Kamyuka was spectacularly supported numbers members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists - one Dr Neil Holden was practically in love with the man. A notable issue about Kamyuka is that the panel took his "limited registration" experience as superior to "post registration experience". This was of course unheard of until this approval.

So while I watch Kamyuka's criminal record unfold, it should be noted that in this case, the medical profession prefers a criminal to a whistleblower. The case progresses to a GMC Hearing.

Dr Skarsten below was given warning for his efforts to decieve everyone on behalf of Dr Kamyuka. While he refers to a "litigious stance below", he resorted to a similar stance himself when he sued Northamptonshire Mental Health Trust. How ironic.

This case has been played out online to demonstrate the conceited nature of a string of well known Psychiatrists. Their love for a criminal is touching really. I observe this state of affairs which is essentially satellite medical mobbing. These doctors again feel it is their duty to the great medical establishment to make life as difficult as possible for the whistleblower. Personally, in my view, all the consultants were rather dysfunctional with personalities that had not evolved beyond the playground. This applies to Dr David Goodhead. A little boy in a big playground with no accountability. Of course, he is going to misbehave.

So why did I do medicine again? If someone had told me " Hey Reets, the entire spectrum of medicine is filled with Class A assholes", I wouldn't have become a doctor. 

Anyhow, its all fun in love and war - I can stand at the rooftop and say " I was right "  [yet again] and no one will probably give a damn. Then I am probably right 95 percent of the time :) [ and modest].

17th September 2004

Dr Goodhead
Chairman of East Midlands and Yorkshire
Section 12 Accreditation panel
Department of Psychiatry
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
DN25LT

Dear Dr Goodhead

I am writing to clarify my position regarding Rita Pal who is a appealing against the decision to defer approval of her Section 12 status until she has achieved a specialist qualification in line with the revised guidelines for Section 12 approval.

Dr Pal was clinically competent enough for consideration for Section 12 approval. However, I am disconcerted that she has resorted to a litigious stance regarding the panel who after all are unpaid volunteers. Philosophically Dr Kamyuka is in the twilight of his career, whereas Dr Pal is at the start of her career and should consider qualifications as a stepping stone to advancement.

Yours sincerely

Dr Anders Skarsten
Consultant Psychiatrist

Alex O'Neill - Kerr's Collection of Dysfunctional Shrinks.

Psychiatrist Salim Nayani was struck off by the General Medical Council. Everyone can read the article here. Of course, yours truly worked at Northamptonshire Mental Health Trust and I have met Salim. I meet him while struggling with the bizarre repeated boring memos sent by Alexander O Neill Kerr. Kerr was the head poncho of this collection of shrinks. It is an amusing collection really. O Neill Kerr was always far too busy painting his nails to notice what was going on in his own hospital. The story below narrates a trouble free period prior to the consultants knowledge of my past. It then describes a the disastrous consequences after their discovery of my whistleblowing past, my case with the GMC etc.

My own skirmish first commenced when consultants Dr Linda Hall and her side kick Dr Anders Skarsten knew about the North Staffordshire NHS Trust incident. Linda felt that I should examine my feelings on why I had whistleblown. I refused to accept that I was the problem at North Staffordshire NHS Trust and proceeded to find the evidence to prove it [ I succeeded in this].

The first way of sabotaging my ability to progress was a reference by Dr Anders Skarsten to the Section 12 [2] Panel. Oh, we know how much was tried to keep the document concealed from me. Anyhow, like most things in life, these things have a habit of landing on my lap.

The reference stated as follows

17th September 2004

Dr Goodhead

Chairman of East Midlands and Yorkshire

Section 12 Accreditation panel

Department of Psychiatry

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN25LT

Dear Dr Goodhead

I am writing to clarify my position regarding Rita Pal who is a appealing against the decision to defer approval of her Section 12 status until she has achieved a specialist qualification in line with the revised guidelines for Section 12 approval.

Dr Pal was clinically competent enough for consideration for Section 12 approval. However, I am disconcerted that she has resorted to a litigious stance regarding the panel who after all are unpaid volunteers. Philosophically Dr Kamyuka is in the twilight of his career, whereas Dr Pal is at the start of her career and should consider qualifications as a stepping stone to advancement.

Yours sincerely

Dr Anders Skarsten
Consultant Psychiatrist

As it turned out, Dr Kamyuka was given Section 12[2] approval despite not having any postgraduate qualifications. His limited registration experience [experience before full registration] was apparently superior to those who were UK qualified with 5 years post registration experience :).  He was also   given a warning by the General Medical Council. Kamyuka had been supported by Professor Bhugra of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and this was no doubt an effort to fast track a black psychiatrist despite his minor post registration experience. A comparator colleague [ not me] with more than 5 years post registration substantive experience was turned down for Section 12[2] approval under the Mental Health Act.  Doctors.net.uk has a thread on the Goodhead discriminatory party and the inconsistency in decision making that exists to this day. 

The GMC states as follows on Dr Kamyuka's record. 

"In Future, 1. You must not drive whilst under the influence of alcohol and must comply with laws and regulations regarding driving motor vehicles; 2. You must refrain from criminal activity which risks bringing the profession into disrepute”.

Prior to this, Linda Hall had been informed of Kamyuka's misdemeanors and she huffed "Oh, these are just minor issues". As is the fact that many years on, Kamyuka continues to be investigated for dishonesty by the General Medical Council. Fascinating isn't it.

In the meantime, the crowing Dr Anders Skarsten was given a warning for his interesting cameraderie for Dr Kamyuka. Skarten is now happily up the management ladder in Wales with this accessory warning from the GMC.

In the meantime, the GMC states as follows [ GMC warning]

"This behaviour does not meet with the standards required of a doctor. It risks bringing the profession into disrepute and it must not be repeated. The required standards are set out in Good Medical Practice and associated guidance. In this case paragraph 65 of Good Medical Practice is particularly relevant: ‘You must do your best to make sure that any documents you write or sign are not false or misleading. This means that you must take reasonable steps to verify the information in the documents, and that you must not deliberately leave out relevant information’.

Whilst this failing in itself is not so serious as to require any restriction on your registration, it is necessary in response, to issue this formal warning.”

We can therefore conclude what kind of doctor, Linda Hall, Anders Skarsten, Professor Dinesh Bhugra and Dr Goodhead bent over backwards for. While they were doing this, Linda Hall and Salim Nayani were interviewing a decent locum staff grade for their permanent job. This doctor overheard their conversation. while he was sitting outside. Apparently, because the staff grade had prior mental health problems, they were against employing him. Of course, breaching the DDA didn't occur to them. He didn't get the job. As karma twists on that merry road to fascination, Dr Hall went off work with .......... :). Well, what can we say.

I often wondered whether the patients were saner than the psychiatrists when I was in Northamptonshire.  The final twist to the tale was that of Dr Anders Skarsten who himself decided to take a litigious stance and sue the Trust he was fired from. It turned out that Skarsten was not on the specialist register while he was working as a consultant. Anyhow, he extracted a tidy sum from Northamptonshire NHS Trust. Apparently, while racing in Silverstone, he was severely depressed, so said his expert witness aka, his colleague from Kings College Hospital.

Para 42 of the judgment is quite brilliant. Those of us who are astute enough will understand its amusement factor.

" Ms Kaur accepts that the first and second reasons given in the letter of dismissal were reasons which related to Dr Skarsten's disability in light of the medical report from Prof Farmer which expressly links his severe depression with forgetfulness including or perhaps typically forgetfulness in checking whether his application for specialist registration had gone through". 

I really didn't wish to mention the numerous drug company lunches, the drunk phone calls and the parties that this severely depressed person once had. Of course, it must have been so shortsighted of a team full of psychiatrists on weekly meetings who failed to notice that their colleague was severely depressed :).

Anyhow, it took me about 6 years to establish the jokers in this particular group. O Neill paid no attention but that is nothing new.

I had the last laugh of course :). The next laugh is that Dr Kamyuka is still Section 12[2] approved and continues to section vulnerable people :). This I believe is the nearest evidence to positive discrimination, we have seen :). The Royal College, colluding with various consultants to fast track black psychiatrists while turning a blind eye to their integrity . All to ensure ethnic matching.

Perhaps David Goodhead has a bad case of cataracts these days :) and failed to read the dishonest statements in Kamyuka's application form in front of him. Something about undeclared convictions perhaps? :).