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Written by a private patient
12th October 2021


I saw Mr Patel by private appointment for a Bicep Rupture recently. Mr Patel, spent a few minutes diagnosing me. He then advised me of next options. If i was to describe his demeanour, i would say disspassionate, uninterested. He certainly didn't inspire me with confidence. I have never had surgery before and asked him some simple questions initally, as the conversation continued (nuder 5 minutes!) he kept directing me to do reading on his website as he hurried me out the room, not what i was expecting. The following week i was rung up by his assistant, who was both rude and happy to put me under a lot of pressure to do surgery. When he 'found out' i was getting a second opinion from another Consultant (as advised), he got upset and refused to conduct my surgery. I wouldn't recommend this Consultant to others.

10th November 2021
Response from Mr Vipul Patel

I am sorry you feel this way. This review, however, is an inaccurate reflection of the facts. It is unfortunate that you chose to interpret our efforts to arrange timely treatment for you as “pressurising” you to have surgery. I saw you on a Friday (a few days after your injury), carried out a thorough consultation, diagnosed your condition, advised you of the treatment options including the option of surgery. I advised you of the benefits of surgery and described the risks in detail, including the implications if one of the more serious risks materialised. I advised you of the recovery and rehabilitation that follows surgery. I answered questions from yourself and your mother who was accompanying you. The consultation took at least 20 min. When surgery is discussed as an option, there is a lot of information to take on, and as a supplement to the consultation, I advised you to read the information on our website at your convenience over the weekend to aid your decision-making. I suggested that you then let my secretary know on Monday whether you wished to have surgery. I also personally escorted you around to the Radiology department to arrange an urgent MRI scan for you. Most young patients will benefit from and choose to have surgical repair for distal biceps ruptures. Surgery is best carried out early as delay in surgery makes it more challenging. Furthermore, organising surgery involves a minimum lead-time of 3 days to arrange preassessment and Covid-19 testing. There was a slot available for surgery the following Friday. Having not heard from you by Tuesday, my secretary called you to enquire whether you had come to a decision. You informed her that you wanted some more time to consider this. My secretary informed me that you felt pressurised to make a decision. I asked her to call you back to emphasise that you should not feel pressurised to make a decision and to take your time. You telephoned her shortly afterwards to indicate that you wished to proceed with surgery. My secretary proceeded to book your surgery with the hospital. Whilst she was liaising with the hospital to arrange your preassessment, she was informed that a second booking had been received (from another Consultant) for your surgery. Given this information, we cancelled the booking that we had reserved with the hospital. You have not contacted my office since (nor did you inform us that you had sought treatment with another consultant). I hope your surgery went well and I wish you a speedy recovery.

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