A doctor of Gujarati origin in Britain dies after being diagnosed with the disease
Top doctor died in ward due to staff shortage: Amit Patel, an Indian-origin doctor in Britain, died at the age of 43 due to the immune disorder HLH. Doctors failed to diagnose the disease, while Amit Patel himself was on the national panel for the same disease. Dr. Amit Patel was a pioneer in stem cell transplantation in the UK and an expert haematologist.
doctors could not diagnose the disease
In August 2021, Dr Amit Patel, a father of two daughters, was admitted to Manchester’s Wynthe Hospital with flu-like symptoms. At that time he was diagnosed with throat infection. Although he was given antibiotics, his condition did not improve. Doctors could not diagnose the disease. He was diagnosed with a rare disease called HLH, which is an immune disorder.
Although the wife herself is a hematologist, she still struggles to get treatment
His wife Dr. Shivani’s Tanna is in shock after her husband’s death. She still cannot understand how her husband could die from the same disease which was on the National Panel of Diseases. Doctors couldn’t diagnose him! His mind started feeling dark. He himself started helping the doctors in his treatment. Even though he was a hematologist himself, he struggled to show his blood test reports to the nurses.
Ward’s negligence came to light
Dr. Tanna told Manchester Coroner’s Court that he was able to keep himself alive in the ward for so long because he was a doctor himself. He claimed that he died within just three days of admission. In such a situation, there is nothing worse than carelessness and neglect.
Treatment methods and less staff responsible
She said her husband believed she needed immediate treatment with immunosuppressants because time was of the essence. Instead they began treating him with steroids, which led to short-term improvement, but it was a miracle. He told that when he went to meet him on August 27, he was in an unconscious state. Furthermore, the number of nurses in the hospital was so low that they had to observe and administer fluids.
Shivani Khanna expressed concern
Shivani Khanna said, if a doctor, one of the best doctors and experts in the UK, is being treated so badly, then understand how such doctors are treating other citizens of the UK.
