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BAPIO PRESIDENT MEETS INDIAN PM DR.MANMOHAN SINGH IN LONDON. VISA ISSUE RAISED WITH MR.TONY BLAIR.

Dr.Ramesh Mehta the BAPIO President was amongst the guests at a reception held by the Indian High Commission in London on Monday 9th October 2006 in honour of the visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh. Dr.Mehta said "It was an honour to meet the Indian PM. He was pleased to hear about the work BAPIO is doing in U.K. We have been working very closely witht eh India House advisors and I am pleased that I was able to raise our concerns in detail with Mr.Anand Sharma the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs". Dr.Mehta was assured that the Indian Prime Minister during his meeting with Mr.Tony Blair will raise the issue of the impact of the new visa regulations on thousands of Indian Doctors.

Mr.Buddhdev Pandya MBE, Hon Corporate Advisor of BAPIO said "We are pleased with the proactive approach from the Indian Government.

BAPIO has been informed by reliable sources that during one to one meeting between the Indian and British Prime Ministers on Tuesday the 10th of October 06, Indian PM Dr.Manmohan Singh raised the issue of difficulties faced by Indian Doctors due to sudden changes in the Immigration Regulations.

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PROF TEMPLETON, PRESIDENT RCOG, REGRETS MISLEADING STATEMENT

Prof Templeton has replied to BAPIO saying that his comments had been misinterpreted and that he had not meant to be discriminatory or cause offence to International Medical Graduates.

This was subsequent to a letter to him from Dr Ramesh Mehta, President BAPIO, expressing shock at a statement which appeared in a letter from Prof Templeton to Prof Dame Carol Black (Chairman, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges) and was posted on the RCOG website. In the letter, he suggested that the 'major purpose' of the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) was to 'identify' UK graduates and that one of the failings of the application process was that it was incapable of doing so. This had horrified many international medical doctors who believed this was tantamount to open support for discrimination against non-UK graduates.

Dame Professor Carol Black in reply to Dr. Mehta’s request for her comments said "I am writing to reassure you that the current review of MTAS will not discriminate against eligible international medical graduates and, if any of our statements have given this impression, I sincerely apologise. We know that there are serious weaknesses in MTAS through which many local and international medical graduates have been disadvantaged. We are determined to do everything in our power to rectify this situation."

Dr Ramesh Mehta said ' I do not believe the medical royal colleges intended MMC to discriminate against IMGs but I do believe this is the intention of the DOH.'

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IMG vs DoH appeal will be heard only in october 2007. Good news for those on HSMP

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hmm, looks like the battle is still on!

good work

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hope something comes from this battle

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BAPIO appeal is due for hearing in the Royal court of Justice on 30th and 31st of October 2007.
A three judge bench will be hearing the appeal.

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Dr Ramesh Mehta, President of BAPIO and Dr Umesh Prabhu, Vice Chair met with the Hon'ble Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Minister of Health, Government of India in London on the 2nd of April. The Minister was on a transit halt on his return journey from New York to New Delhi.
Mr Ramdoss commended BAPIO’s work for the Indian doctors in UK. Dr Mehta updated him about the progress in the legal case of Indian doctors affected by the immigration rules announced in April 2006.

The Minister expressed concern on the way Indian trainee doctors are being treated in UK. He said this may affect several medical research collaborations between the two countries. “I will personally write to Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt asking that they be treated fairly and equally” he said.

Dr. Ramdoss, who is a medical graduate himself, also assured BAPIO that the Government of India will provide assistance in finding appropriate jobs to doctors who want to return to India. He also promised to work on getting recognition for British qualifications and training in India.

Dr Ramesh Mehta, President of BAPIO said “We were very happy to meet the minister and were impressed with his understanding of the issues facing Indian doctors in the UK. BAPIO is grateful for all that the Government of India is doing to help the affected doctors ".

Dr Umesh Prabhu, Vice Chair for Policy, said "We are confident this meeting has set in motion the beginnings of a close and fruitful relationship between BAPIO and the Government of India."

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BAPIO has been informed by the DH that their guidance (which BAPIO had challenged) will not be applied to second round too. This means that applicants on the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) and others with limited leave to remain, who meet all other eligibility criteria, will be able to compete for training programmes for the entirety of the 2007 recruitment process to specialty training programmes. This is BAPIO victory- your victory. Thus all applicants who were enrolled and were eligible for Round 1 of the recruitment process but were not offered a programme will have another chance to apply for programmes in Round 2. As you know we had warned of injunction if the new rules were not kept at abeyance for the second round. We are pleased that the DH has taken a sensible decision.
However the DH have reiterated that the 5th February date for the assessment of all eligibility criteria will also be maintained and all eligibility criteria will be assessed on the same basis. We know this is unfair. BAPIO solicitors have been in long discussion with DH solicitors but they are not budging. Our QC believes that BAPIO does not have a strong case here. On the other hand our legal advisors believe that that there is a good case to bring for individuals who have been offered a post and then withdrawn because their passport was not stamped for HSMP on 5th February. BAPIO legal team will be happy to advice these individuals. In fact it would make sense if all these people came together to fight for their career. Please contact Dr Satheesh Mathew for advice.

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Bapio strongly condemns the act of terrorism
There was a feeling of shock and dismay amongst Bapio members upon hearing the news that doctors may be implicated in the terrorist act of attempted bombings in London and Glasgow.

“We strongly condemn this barbaric act” said Dr. Ramesh Mehta, President of the association on behalf of the Executive committee. “Doctors of Indian origin have given a sterling service to the NHS over 50 years. They care for the NHS and patients. I am sure British people appreciates their work”

Dr. Satheesh Mathew, Bapio vice chair was equally strong in his denouncement. He said “Indian people are peace loving by nature and themselves have suffered by acts of terrorism for a long time. We hope the culprits are brought to justice”

“I hope this act does not affect the great trust British people have for International medical graduates” said Dr. Sajayan a member of the Bapio Executive committee.

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