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    Can The NHS afford to Lose excellent Senior Surgeons

    Peter O'Keefe, a skilled Senior Heart Surgeon for Cardiff Hospital has been sacked. After he made a complaint about a patient who had been left off a ventilation system for too long which resulted in the patient being left in a vegetative state - there were suddenly a number of bullying complaints made about the Surgeon himself towards other staff members and he was laid off while an investigation took place. There were no complaints against him prior to his 'whistleblowing', he has great support among many of his colleagues and he has much support from his patients. One report states that had this situation occurred ten years ago, there would have been no such complaints against him. The courts have found him guilty and he has been sacked from his position - a sad loss to the patients who need him.





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    I am thinking the nhs can not afford to loseall those colleague's who complained.



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    After the case was settled a health board spokesman said: “Following discussions with Mr Peter O’Keefe at the end of last week, we can confirm that he has withdrawn his claims in the employment

    tribunal and that those proceedings have now been dismissed by the tribunal.

    “Mr O’Keefe was dismissed for gross misconduct in August 2015. An independent appeal subsequently found that Mr O’Keefe’s behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and that dismissal was the appropriate

    sanction.

    “The settlement which has now been reached in the tribunal proceedings is on the express basis that the Health Board has not admitted any liability in respect of any of Mr O’Keefe’s claims.

    “Instead, the settlement was reached on the basis of the saving to the health board of both legal costs and clinical/management time which would otherwise have been incurred during the employment tribunal hearing.

    “The agreed settlement figure reflects those savings and is very substantially less than the amount sought by Mr O’Keefe.

    “The health board considers this to be a very satisfactory and favourable outcome, saving considerable clinical and staffing time and costs.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hamble View Post
    I am thinking the nhs can not afford to loseall those colleague's who complained.



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    After the case was settled a health board spokesman said: “Following discussions with Mr Peter O’Keefe at the end of last week, we can confirm that he has withdrawn his claims in the employment

    tribunal and that those proceedings have now been dismissed by the tribunal.

    “Mr O’Keefe was dismissed for gross misconduct in August 2015. An independent appeal subsequently found that Mr O’Keefe’s behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and that dismissal was the appropriate

    sanction.

    “The settlement which has now been reached in the tribunal proceedings is on the express basis that the Health Board has not admitted any liability in respect of any of Mr O’Keefe’s claims.

    “Instead, the settlement was reached on the basis of the saving to the health board of both legal costs and clinical/management time which would otherwise have been incurred during the employment tribunal hearing.

    “The agreed settlement figure reflects those savings and is very substantially less than the amount sought by Mr O’Keefe.

    “The health board considers this to be a very satisfactory and favourable outcome, saving considerable clinical and staffing time and costs.”

    http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/po...epted-13572623
    I would question the fact that P. O'Keefe had been a highly regarded surgeon for more than thirty years, and had received no complaints against him - prior to his complaint of negligence by other hospital staff. His dismissal would appear to be rather convenient at this time since he is one of the highest paid senior medical staff members.

    "The male patient was believed to have become disconnected from a ventilator for more than 10 minutes, starving his brain of oxygen.
    Mr O'Keefe said that incident, along with others, caused him to call into question the way care was delivered by staff at his hospital.
    He claims there was “no coincidence” he was then suspended from work in April 2012, after being told 40 colleagues had complained his “bullying” was putting patients at risk." (Independent)
    There is no mention that the male patient was represented by anyone - perhaps he had no-one to speak for him?
    The BBC News reports: But the preliminary hearing in Cardiff on Friday was told by Mr O'Keefe's lawyers he was sacked after raising concerns to managers following a report into the death of a patient in 2011. The concerns were shared with those he was criticising who "took umbrage" and demanded he withdraw the comments, the tribunal heard." There appear to be too many doubts in this case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    I would question the fact that P. O'Keefe had been a highly regarded surgeon for more than thirty years, and had received no complaints against him - prior to his complaint of negligence by other hospital staff. His dismissal would appear to be rather convenient at this time since he is one of the highest paid senior medical staff members.

    "The male patient was believed to have become disconnected from a ventilator for more than 10 minutes, starving his brain of oxygen.
    Mr O'Keefe said that incident, along with others, caused him to call into question the way care was delivered by staff at his hospital.
    He claims there was “no coincidence” he was then suspended from work in April 2012, after being told 40 colleagues had complained his “bullying” was putting patients at risk." (Independent)
    There is no mention that the male patient was represented by anyone - perhaps he had no-one to speak for him?
    The BBC News reports: But the preliminary hearing in Cardiff on Friday was told by Mr O'Keefe's lawyers he was sacked after raising concerns to managers following a report into the death of a patient in 2011. The concerns were shared with those he was criticising who "took umbrage" and demanded he withdraw the comments, the tribunal heard." There appear to be too many doubts in this case.


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    The problem in the nhs is deeper and more complicated.

    Peter O'Keefe and the fellow 50 complaining colleague's may both have a genuine grievance.

    O'Keefe has taken the best option out of it don't you think.

    Why put up with all that for £95,000 a year?

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    He'll reappear somewhere else, probably on more money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alikado View Post
    He'll reappear somewhere else, probably on more money.
    Not too much more to hit the higher taxable income.

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    Peter O'Keefe, a skilled Senior Heart Surgeon for Cardiff Hospital has been sacked. After he made a complaint about a patient who had been left off a ventilation system for too long which resulted in the patient being left in a vegetative state - there were suddenly a number of bullying complaints made about the Surgeon himself towards other staff members and he was laid off while an investigation took place. There were no complaints against him prior to his 'whistleblowing', he has great support among many of his colleagues and he has much support from his patients. One report states that had this situation occurred ten years ago, there would have been no such complaints against him. The courts have found him guilty and he has been sacked from his position - a sad loss to the patients who need him.
    Yes, they can be replaced with lower paid foreign doctors saving the tax payer a fortune.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rare-pepe999 View Post
    Yes, they can be replaced with lower paid foreign doctors saving the tax payer a fortune.
    Lower paid?
    Is that allowed?

    The saving to tax payers is in the training but lost when one takes into consideration the inducements offered to sign up to the nhs.

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    Lower paid?
    Is that allowed?

    The saving to tax payers is in the training but lost when one takes into consideration the inducements offered to sign up to the nhs.
    78% of the overseas Doctors failed the entrance exams that they have to pass in order to serve the NHS, compared to only 9% of British Doctors. The overseas medical staff have to repeat the exams until they pass. There are reports of some overseas medical students paying for their MD certificates where it is more prestigious for their families in the caste system than it is to help people in medical need.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hamble View Post
    Lower paid?
    Is that allowed?

    The saving to tax payers is in the training but lost when one takes into consideration the inducements offered to sign up to the nhs.
    Why wouldn't it be allowed?

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