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Halenahalli Vijayakumar

Abergele,Clwyd

Summary

Healthcare professional specializing in physical examinations and acute care. Strong expertise in child protection and NHS processes, ensuring thorough patient care. Focused on enhancing health literacy to improve patient engagement and understanding.

Experienced GP with background in providing exceptional and individualised care. Collaborates well with nurses to triage and prioritise patients in high-pressure situations. Skilled at providing care for paediatric, adolescent and elderly patients.

Clinical practice- I do provide enhanced services joint injection/minor ops/ INR star/ women's clinic/chronic disease management with usual GMS services.

I am using portable USS for Diagnostic and therapeutic purposes after having 30 hours of training in USS.

I have started US guided Joint injections for precise and good outcome.

patient cantered practice-s our practice is rural based and lot of elderly patient who has trouble in commuting to the local hospital. In order to be patient cantered practice , comprehensive care and services provided like joint injection/ minor surgeries/ coagulation check/ ECG/ spirometry/ dispensary phlebotomy/ Coil fitting/Implants/ pessary/ Delivery of medications to elderly patient who don't drive.Leadership- since retirement of my senior partner in2016, I have multi role in the single handed practice like recruitment of staff/ Doctors/ guiding the dispensary staff in prescription matters/ over seeing manager work/ Dispensary / staff to guide them to perform there role in a efficient and professional way as a leader to the primary care practice.

Teaching and education- I do train my colleague salaried Doctors in Joint injection and minor ops. I also supervise the HCA and nurses in INR star and chronic Disease management. I share teh educational activities with other staff and colleague to update on the knowledge and to practice in par with new guidelines.

I am doing fellowship in Regenerative medicine in MSK so I could offer PRP joint injection provided my health board and professional indemnity allows to practice.

Innovation and creativity- I started using Ultrasound for Diagnostic therapeutic purpose which is very helpful forpatients reassurance In clinical dilemmas.Academia and research-I do regualarlynGPmupdate courses, online BMJ modules and relevant courses as per patient PUNS and DUNs. I have done Ultrasound training for 30 hours so I could help my patients in immediate Diagnosis in grey areas. As par5 of fellowship in regenerative medicine attended y of Cadavers PRP joint injection and still 9 days to complete as requirements of Fellowship to be awarded.




Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work history

General practitioner

BCUHB
Leeswood, Flintshire
10.2007 - Current
  • Delivered compassionate counselling sessions that alleviated anxieties related to illness.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to implement integrated patient management strategies.
  • Utilised advanced medical equipment proficiently during examinations for prompt and accurate diagnoses.
  • Maintained meticulous patient history records to facilitate precise future diagnoses.

Education

MRCGP - General Practice

Royal college of general Practitioner
London, UK
2004 - 03/2007

FRCS - Ophthalmology

Royal college of Surgeons
Edinburgh, UK

MS - Ophthalmology

Mysore Universisty
Mysore, India
03.1990 - 09/1993

Fellowship - MSK

American Board of Regenerative Medicine
USA

MBBS - Medical

Mysore university
Mysore/ India
08.1983 - 01/1988

Skills

  • Physical examination proficiency
  • Child protection awareness
  • NHS processes familiarity
  • Acute care provision
  • Health literacy promotion
  • Childcare health checks
  • Shared Treatment Decision Making (TDM) in ADHD medication/ Immunosuppressive treatment in Rheumatological conditions
  • General understanding of the GMS/PMS contract
  • Ongoing personal development in PRP treatment in MSK diseases
  • Basic surgical techniques for Minor ops in Primary care
  • Patient education for Alcohol brief intervention
  • Medical counselling For mental health issues through CBT which I attended during my GP tenure
  • Medication prescription -GLP 1 analogue injection for poorly controlled Diabetic on oral hypoglycaemic angents agents

Accomplishments

Nominated twice in Wales for GP of the year.

Appreciation letter from Wales health secretary for excellence in service.

Appreciation from patient's for immediate access to the GP practice ,

Affiliations

  • I play for my local Golf club twice a week and play Tennis in our indoor club when weather is not playable for golf. I love travelling , visited many countries across the world learn the culture and lifestyle.

Languages

Hindi
Fluent

Timeline

General practitioner

BCUHB
10.2007 - Current

MS - Ophthalmology

Mysore Universisty
03.1990 - 09/1993

MBBS - Medical

Mysore university
08.1983 - 01/1988

MRCGP - General Practice

Royal college of general Practitioner
2004 - 03/2007

FRCS - Ophthalmology

Royal college of Surgeons

Fellowship - MSK

American Board of Regenerative Medicine
Halenahalli Vijayakumar