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UK: GP with 2,500 patients(!) kills himself [Ah, "free" health care]
DailyMail.uk ^
| Wednesday, August 13 2008
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 08/13/2008 9:10:20 AM PDT by yankeedame
GP with 2,500 patients kills himself after being unable to cope with pressures of job
![](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08/12/article-1043942-0240FDE800000578-854_233x329.jpg)
Dr Jyotirmay Datta hanged
himself after being unable to
cope with his 2,500 patient
workload
A family GP hanged himself after being unable to cope with his growing workload of patients, an inquest has heard.
Father-of-two Dr Jyotimrmay Datta, 58, crumbled under the pressure of working until midnight some nights - and regularly at weekends - for an astounding 2,500 patients...
He penned two farewell letters to his wife Anne...of 19 years.
He then hanged himself from a bannister at the family home while Anne and their two children slept soundly upstairs.
His horrified wife found his body in the early hours of April 21 this year.
Giving evidence at the inquest in Hull, Anne described how her husband had hinted that he was finding it impossible to cope with his staggering workload.
Speaking through tears, she said: 'He was under a lot of pressure at work, he had 2,500 patients to deal with.
'Some nights he didn't come home til gone midnight. He was also working many weekends....'
Just four days before his death he said to Anne...'I don't know how much longer I can keep doing it.'
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: healthcare; socializedmedicine
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I guess the "free" in Free Health Care means getting a free hand to use the labors, and lives, of others forced to providing you with that "right", i.e. to health care, 'affordable housing', affirmative action, etc.
To: yankeedame
He should have immigrated to the U.S. and found a more profitable, more reasonable practice. Sad, may God comfort his family.
To: yankeedame
Interestingly, here in the US more and more MD’s are opting out of treating Medicare patients. Evidently, the pay doesn’t equal the workload.
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posted on
08/13/2008 9:13:20 AM PDT
by
hershey
To: yankeedame
It’s not uncommon these days for Docs and hospital staff to be assaulted by patients. Some Docs have been attacked in their offices for refusing to sign a “sick note” for example.
4
posted on
08/13/2008 9:16:19 AM PDT
by
1066AD
To: The_Media_never_lie
Who can imagine how many times his widow tortures herself with that very thought....
"The saddest words
Of tongue or pen
Are the simple words:
'It might have been.' "
5
posted on
08/13/2008 9:18:00 AM PDT
by
yankeedame
("Oh, I can take it but I'd much rather dish it out.")
To: yankeedame
Dude. Quit. Buy a hotdog cart. Make a couple of bucks. Be happy.
6
posted on
08/13/2008 9:18:41 AM PDT
by
Sax
(this idea was not a practical deterrent, for reasons which, at this moment, must be all too obvious)
To: Sax
So what is the normal workload both there and here in the U.S.?
7
posted on
08/13/2008 9:21:48 AM PDT
by
DonaldC
To: yankeedame
You get what you pay for.
8
posted on
08/13/2008 9:21:59 AM PDT
by
djsherin
To: hershey
“Evidently, the pay doesnt equal the workload.”
That is true for many of the reimbusements we receive from medical insurances.
Patients seldom realize what a “good deal” they are getting, EVEN WHEN (horrors) they have to reach in their own pocket because of a high deductible.
9
posted on
08/13/2008 9:22:34 AM PDT
by
EyeGuy
To: yankeedame
Whatever happened to the more sensible option of hanging someone from the NHS instead of yourself?
10
posted on
08/13/2008 9:22:43 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Whale oil: the renewable biofuel for the 21st century.)
To: Sax
Dude. Quit. Buy a hotdog cart. Make a couple of bucks. Be happy. Not 100% sure they would have allowed him to. His skill set makes him the nearest thing to state property.
11
posted on
08/13/2008 9:26:52 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word." -- Robert Heinlein)
To: long hard slogger; FormerACLUmember; Harrius Magnus; hocndoc; parousia; Hydroshock; skippermd; ...
Socialized Medicine aka Universal Health Care PING LIST
FReepmail me if you want to be added to or removed from this ping list.
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posted on
08/13/2008 9:30:46 AM PDT
by
socialismisinsidious
( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
To: Mr. Jeeves
described as a 'private and proud man', was under serious financial stress. The couple had bought a new home and he was finding it difficult to cope with mortgage payments and private school fees for his kids. He was also struggling to pay an outstanding tax bill. He had opted to make monthly payments to clear it but found the bill was mounting as he was unable to meet some of the payments. $ related suicide. Or should I say £
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posted on
08/13/2008 9:34:14 AM PDT
by
Sax
(this idea was not a practical deterrent, for reasons which, at this moment, must be all too obvious)
To: yankeedame
I hope Hillery! and Obambi see this. Maybe, just maybe, they’ll wake up.
To: socialismisinsidious
Please add me to your socialized medicine ping list.
P.S. I’m not illiterate. I know your post said to freepmail you, but I’m at work and the computer system blocks access to any form of e-mail other than the company’s e-mail, and catches even FReepmail in its net.
To: yankeedame
Socialism is a grand idea until you have to implement it.
16
posted on
08/13/2008 9:36:23 AM PDT
by
Maelstorm
(John McCain is ready to be commander in chief)
To: Maelstorm
Not sure if socialism is the issue or his messed up personal finances.
17
posted on
08/13/2008 9:38:38 AM PDT
by
DonaldC
To: Maelstorm
It’s an “idea” that, like most Liberal “ideas,” is divorced from reality.
To: GovernmentShrinker
No problem. I'm well aware that you're not illiterate; I've enjoyed many of your posts.
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posted on
08/13/2008 9:45:13 AM PDT
by
socialismisinsidious
( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
To: Sax
“Dude. Quit. Buy a hotdog cart. Make a couple of bucks. Be happy.”
It’s not that easy.
Making a good living can trap a man like poverty. He probably could not see any way out of the trap he was in.
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posted on
08/13/2008 9:48:28 AM PDT
by
dangerdoc
(dangerdoc (not actually dangerous any more))
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