Dr Peter Karpati was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
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Dr Peter Karpati
2022-10-01
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1st October 2022
Peter was great, he really put me at ease during the preliminary assessment. He asked relevant questions with serious medical connotations but made it feel less serious by his calmness and mannerism.
We had difficulties finding a vein for the veinpuncture but he was patient and reassuring during the whole process.
Dr Peter Karpati
2022-09-20
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20th September 2022
I have one gripe, but it is massive. A failure of process meant that no discussion of my pre-op tests, between nurse, surgeon and anaesthetist, took place in good time. Hence, last-minute (extremely simple-to-answer) questions from the anaesthetist were not answered by Barnet Cardio until the last possible moment. Having pleaded for a hour and a half extension, and only because my friend knows a person at Chase Farm PALS, the questions were answered with 10 minutes of extended deadline to go. A cancellation would have impacted massively on my work (I am self-employed, not particularly well off and have turned down work) and my mental state.
This could easily have been avoided.
Dr Karpati was extremely professional in his dealings with me.
12th October 2022
Response from Dr Peter Karpati
Thank you for your feedback, which is valuable in shaping how I improve / modify interactions with patients in the future and I will feed your review back to the hospital. I share your frustration with regards to the process, however this is somewhat more complex than you might expect. So please allow me to just state the facts and then I'll leave it up to you to form an opinion. When an NHS referral is received, the information received is limited. Pre-assessment at Hendon Hospital is actually at the forefront of the pack, aiming to pre-assess patients 10 working days (aka 2 weeks) prior to their procedure. Many hospitals only manage to do it as little as a few days ahead. This is when you will have the phone or face-to-face consultation with the pre-assessment nurse based on the complexity of healthcare issues involved (as far as is discernible from the available GP and / or hospital notes). This will then be flagged up to the anaesthetist, if necessary in this case me. In your case this was 10 days before your planned date of surgery. I requested more information from your cardiologist, which was emailed by pre-assessment. Unfortunately at this point, it is very much outside of our control, as each hospital and indeed department within it, has different timeframes, pressures to respond. I know that in this case phone-call follow-ups were made, but were unsuccessful in reaching the necessary Consultant, and despite highlighting the urgency of the request, pre-assessment was told they could not provide a timeframe for the response. It was only after you "got through" to PALS that those slow wheels of process, began spinning at high speed, yielding a response and enabling your surgery. One final fact: the reason for the deadline in cancelling a procedure is that hospitals need to ensure they run efficient lists, as well as getting penalised if they cancel on the day. We would much prefer to proceed with the planned patients, however there are limits to what we can achieve with "partner" hospitals. I am glad you were satisfied with my conduct throughout your stay. Wishing you all the best, Peter Karpati
Dr Peter Karpati
2022-09-14
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14th September 2022
I was fairly nervous for my first time in surgery, but upon meeting Dr Karpati that quickly disappeared, lovely, cheerful bloke, takes great care of his patients, no complaints whatsoever
Dr Peter Karpati
2022-09-12
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12th September 2022
Dr Peter C J Karpati was the anaesthetist for my recent hernia operation. I found him to professional and friendly and he totally put me at ease. He explained, in layman's terms, what would happen, keeping me informed at all points of the procedure. I was entirely comfortable throughout. The day after, he phoned me at home and explained how everything had gone. Turns out, there had been some complications - my stomach had not entirely emptied prior to the operation - and both he and the surgeon, Dr Firas Younis had 'sorted me out' and carried on. I was, thankfully, completely unaware.
As I write, I am into my third day of recovery and feel good. I am a little sore but largely pain free. Thank you both for my excellent care.
Dr Peter Karpati
2022-06-29
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29th June 2022
Dr Karparti made me feel at ease and allayed my apprehension of being sedated. He was amusing and made me laugh after the procedure, although that may have been the after affects of sedation!
Works at
- Whipps Cross University Hospital, London
- Weymouth Street Hospital, London
- Hendon Hospital - part of Circle Health Group, London
- The Cavell Hospital - part of Circle Health Group, Enfield
- The Kings Oak Hospital - part of Circle Health Group, Enfield
- The London Welbeck Hospital, London
- Highgate Hospital Ltd, London
Specialises in
- Anaesthetics and ITU
Profile
Dr Peter Karpati is a consultant anaesthetist with a specialist interest in paediatric as well as regional anaesthesia. He anaesthetises adults and children for a multitude of surgical specialties. He has admitting rights at the Weymouth Street Hospital (London) since 2012, the BMI Hendon Hospital since March 2016, the BMI Kings Oak and BMI The Cavell Hospitals since September 2016, and temorary practising privileges at The London Welbeck Hospital since October 2016.
Before returning to the UK he was Clinical Lead for Paediatric Anaesthesia at the Semmelweis University's Department of Paediatrics in Budapest. This is a teaching institution accredited by the European Board of Paediatric Surgery.
Since his return in 2007 he has worked at King's College, Chelsea and Westminster, and Great Ormond Street Hospitals. He has also been working in Paris at Lariboisiere Hospital until the end of 2012. Most recently he worked at West Middlesex University Hospital until April 2016.
In addition, since 2010 he has been working as a hyperbaric physician and consultant anaesthetist at the Hyperbaric Unit located at Whipps Cross University Hospital (part of Barts Health). He is a UK Sport Diving Medical Committee approved Sport Diving Referee and a Health and Safety Executive approved Medical Examiner of Divers.
He received the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (Faculty of Occupational Medicine) in May 2014 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health since July 2014.
Apart from his clinical work, he publishes in peer reviewed journals, is a reviewer of the Official Journal of the Italian Society of Anesthesiology, teaches Advanced Adult and Paediatric Life Support and simulation courses for fellow medical professionals. He has been Clinical Audit Lead and a Medical Appraiser taking part in appraising consultant colleagues as part of the General Medical Council’s Revalidation process.