Dr Jyotirmay Datta hanged
himself after being unable to
cope with his 2,500 patient
workload
Posted on 08/13/2008 9:10:20 AM PDT by yankeedame
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.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Thanks! I really think socialized medicine is the most dangerous thing facing our nation. It would be great if FR had a separate forum devoted to it, so it would get more focused attention.
Sure, but you can escape the good living trap by fleeing into poverty. The only thing preventing that is ego and pride. You'd still have your family and your life. This maggot left his family to deal with the financial trap without the benefit of his income.
Not likely. The only reason universal healthcare hasn’t worked is because it hasn’t been tried here, you know. WE would do it the right way. /dem talking point
*rolls eyes*
Ditto that!
Yes, I realize it was a stretch - but one can hope for change, right?
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