Dr Indrajit Chatterjee
Nominated by: RCPE Fellow
In what way does the nominee inspire you?
Indrajit has been organising the undergraduate teaching for Cardiff medical students for many years. He has the passion, enthusiasm and commitment for teaching and works tirelessly to plan and deliver the teaching program.
Indrajit would meticulously prepare the time table for the students (COTE/Neurology module and now C21 module) to make sure every aspect of their training needs are covered. His schedule would include teaching from the multi-disciplinary team (physiotherapists, speech and language therapists); the first to do so in Wales.
Nominee's personal contribution to medical practice and impact on care
Indrajit has been the lead for the care of the elderly department for many years and took over the role of Clinical Director for the area team. The area team was a new division within the BCU health board and was looking for direction and leadership. Indrajit was able to co-ordinate our efforts and bring the team together.
Since taking on the role Indrajit has started and chairs the bimonthly strategic governance meetings for the team, providing a platform for staff from secondary care and community hospitals to meet, discuss and find a solution for some common problems.
He has also developed a handover pathway over patients from secondary to community hospitals. This provides vital information for the staff in community hospitals.
Indrajit has re-organized the way staff from community hospitals seek advice out of working hours from secondary care which has prevented some patients being transferred back from the community hospitals.
He has also started a frailty unit in Glan Clwyd. This was entirely due to his hard work and perseverance. The unit is a success and clearly demonstrated that we could reduce the length of stay for frail elderly patients through comprehensive geriatric assessment and proactive care planning.
Indrajit has re-organised the resources at Llandudno hospital, enabling us to advertise for two consultant posts.
In what way has the nominee shown their commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity?
He treats all allied health practitioners equal to doctors and has great respect and appreciates their contribution. Indrajit is a mentor for nurses doing advanced nurse practitioner course. In the last 10 years he had mentored at least 20 trainees who had gone on to become valuable assets for our organization and elsewhere.