Dr Animesh Singh 2017-12-31 Person 5 5 0

I am exceptionally pleased to have Dr Singh as my consultant for lupus. He is very knowledgeable and also very kind. He, in common with the whole excellent Royal Free rheumatology team, have a policy of treating the patient rather than just the blood results which is especially valuable for lupus patients like me who don't always have clear markers. I first saw him when the disease was attacking my brain and nervous system. It was quite a frightening time because my brain was not functioning well enough for me to understand things fully or make decisions. Dr Singh very quickly seemed to completely understand not just the problem but also that my brain was not working well so he was very calm, gentle and clear (yet not at all patronising) with his diagnosis and treatment plan. He wrote down instructions and checked I understood and although I was a little shellshocked by the diagnosis the best word I can use to describe how I felt leaving the appointment is that I finally felt 'safe' and that I had someone on my side fighting against the disease. That feeling has stayed with me and given me an enormous sense of security and definitely helped me get better. I completely trust him and he has given me very good advice. I also was really impressed with how he handled it when I rapidly reduced the drugs against his advice (twice!) and became ill again. He remained very patient but was also was very firm and explained in detail the necessity for complying with the drug regime. I like to be fully informed of the pros and cons and he explains things very well and (very cleverly I think!) lets me have an opinion and a bit of negotiation. Although I have so much respect for him, he's helped make me better and he's always been right so far so I am just going to do what he advises and hopefully stay in remission! I would definitely recommend Dr Singh. He cares about his patients and doesn't treat us as a 'disease' but also as people.