Dr Rajagopalan Pradeep 2021-12-10 Person 5 5 0

I was admitted to the William Harvey Hospital at the end of October 2021 with a very severe exacerbation of asthma. After spending a very scary couple of weeks in ITU I was eventually moved down to the respiratory ward where I found myself under the care of Dr. Pradeep. I was still incredibly unwell and having further exacerbations, that he dealt with in a reassuring, swift, and confident manner. Dr. Pradeep was the most approachable Doctor I have ever found myself under the care of. He left no stone unturned and was extremely thorough. He investigated a whole host of what appeared to be unrelated and previously overlooked symptoms that had appeared whilst I was in ITU. He organised further tests and arranged for me to be seen by other specialties during my admission, which resulted in me being diagnosed with an unusual (non-respiratory) condition, which he then also treated. He did his ward rounds with the junior doctors in the mornings and genuinely listened to you. He answered all of your questions, repeated things you didn’t understand, and explained what he was going to do, and what the plan was for your care. My case required him to liaise with a tertiary, specialist hospital who usually dealt with my care. He included me with these discussions and then always made sure he followed up in writing with them by email, including all the other respiratory consultants to ensure everyone knew the current plan. He would always offer to phone my husband and explain what was happening, and I saw on many occasions him phone the family of other patients to update them on their loved one’s condition. I was under the care of Dr. Pradeep for around 4 weeks, and could not have asked for a more compassionate, caring, conscientious consultant to have been looking after me and I always had complete confidence in him. If he said he was going to do something, he always did it. I genuinely wish that there were more doctors in this world that were like Dr. Pradeep, because in my opinion his bedside manner, clinical skills, and genuine care & compassion for his patients are miles above any other care that I have received previously. Thank you once again Dr. Pradeep!