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L – r) Director of the Sparman Clinic, Cardiologist, Dr. Alfred Sparman; Minister of Health, Donville Inniss, his wife, Gail Inniss and the Minister’s Personal Assistant, Cindy Downes at the start of the official opening of the $20 million facility for cardiac care located at No. 4, 6th Avenue Belleville St. Michael

Prominent Cardiologist Dr. Richard Ishmael has been suspended from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital QEH with full pay pending an internal investigation. At the root of the problem is a letter written by Dr. Richard Ishmael which is addressed to Dr. Delores Lewis, Director of Medical Services at the QEH on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s letterhead.

In the interest of the public’s right to know BU now post the document. Feel free to use BU’s  Confidential Feedback Form which can be used to send information to BU without using an email address.

Letter Written By Dr. Richard Ishmael:

Pages: 1,2,3

Tenessess Board of Medical Examiners Minutes

Pages: 1,2,3

Department of Health Florida Board of Medicine Minutes

Pages: 1,2,3

Dr. Alfred Sparman Documents

Pages: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

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334 responses to “Leaked Letter Written By Dr. Richard Ishmael Which Got Him Suspended From The Queen Elizabeth Hospital”

  1. Terence M. Blackett Avatar
    Terence M. Blackett

    The 7 Most Dangerous Lies Your Doctor’s Telling You
    (even if he doesn’t know it)…

    https://info.hsibaltimore.com/HSI/MHSILC29/landing.html?sessionID=XyEofqHLJK&o=234382&u=45601759&l=199423&r=Milo&s=237015

  2. Anonlegal Avatar
    Anonlegal

    Amused

    I am curious to read about this case where a judge has been sued for “delinquency”. I recall seeing case law that suggests that such an action would not be successful.

    I would like to see how it turns out but, just thinking about it, I do not think that it will be successful.

    Out of curiosity, what exactly is the cause of action pleaded in the claim form?

  3. Amused Avatar
    Amused

    @Anonlegal. I am waiting myself to see a copy of the statement of claim, although I know in essence what it contains already and am satisfied that it is well grounded. However, I would not be happy about putting forward the points complained of until I had also seen the statement of defense and was able to put forward what the defendant says. Certainly, I would make no comment on the merits of the case and I would urge others to refrain as well, but merely to take note. It seems that the Solicitor General’s office is in default in filing a defense for the judge, so we will have to wait until they get their thumbs out of wherever they have them traditionally stuck. Also, let me assure you that the particular legal team that has filed the action is not in the habit of filing anything unless it is extremely well founded. So, as soon as I am in possession of copies of both claim and defense, I will send them to David, comment-free. I do this on the basis that if a High Court judge in Barbados has been sued for being delinquent in delivery of their obligations, then all Bajans have a right to know. Also, as these have to be public-domain documents, no complaint can be made. It is no good going and saying that this ought to be kept secret, because otherwise it might erode public confidence in the judiciary, because, let us be totally honest, the public has no confidence whatsoever in the judiciary and the justice system – and with abundant good reason. The purely political thank-you gift to Simmons of the post of Chief Justice saw to that and his stewardship of the job hammered in the last nail in the coffin of public confidence. Chief Justice Gibson has a hell of a job before him. And it is not assisted by this groundless political wrangling about his qualifications. Fortunately, our new Chief is well up to the job.

    @Pat. I shared the four bottles of Pinot Noir at my office with an old friend. I look forward to sharing the ones you have set aside with another old friend. You!

  4. David Avatar
    David

    @mash up

    Have you not observed how ‘nice’ former Grand Wizard Tony Marshall is when discussing LIME matters on the callin show?

  5. Ping Pong Avatar
    Ping Pong

    Call me skeptical:

    http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/nonrecorg.html

  6. anthony Avatar
    anthony

    So this them bring to question what contingencies were in place when Ishmael was in NY with the PM that BAMP or QEH didn’t complain about. Why didn’t they just bring back that contingency.

  7. Georgie Porgie Avatar
    Georgie Porgie

    David and Amused
    It has been said that pressure does burst pipe.
    We know also that there is a quality of bouncer that is not easily hooked.
    We know too that one can not really defend the indefensible.

    So it is to be expected that with a source that presents all the possible scenarios on the conundrum under review, including the truth, that to remain relevant or pretend relevant that THE Nation’s Sanka Price has been given the go ahead to rustle up a story using information that he seems to have had available to him for 10 days…………..or to give the benefit of the doubt, lets say that he caught up with his email yesterday.

    The little man in the street who received his education in August at Bromley or the pipe has been saying every since that “ the (QEH) could face a major lawsuit if any critically ill children with heart disease should die during the suspension of paediatric cardiologist Dr Richard Ishmael from that institution. But it takes the NATION TIME TO GET CAUGHT UP! Duh!

    Sanka twist is not the latest twist to the impact of the suspension of the island’s lone paediatric cardiologist, Ishmael, and this “fear” and “justifiable worry” has been the concern of the average man in the street since the announcement on December 10!

    I therefore find it amazing that it took so long to realize that consultants at the QEH consultants at the QEH consultants at the QEH and senior attorneys would opine the same. But we are a patient people in Barbados. We know that it takes the NATION TIME TO GET CAUGHT UP! Duh! We know also that it is unlikely for the Advocate to catch up. And that Barbados Today is a fledgling paper that has to be very careful as it tries to “survive till lunch on the first day of its test.”

    Sanka, are you telling the world that the DAILY NATION obtained the copy of the draft minutes copy of the draft minutes emergency meeting of the heads of clinical departments held on December 16 at 3:30 p.m. in the Nursing Office conference room at the hospital, at midnight mass on the 24th or after the 5 o’clock service on Christmas morning? Or were you inebriated for 17 days?
    .
    Having recovered from your incompetence, or disinterest in providing balance to the story we are happy for the confession that “Drs [Clyde] Cave and [Stephen] Moe responded that the consultant in Clinical Risk Management (CCRM) had informed CEO [Dr Dexter James] that this was the highest level of risk [a score of 25 according to the risk matrix equal red] as the starting event was the decision to suspend paediatric cardiology services in the hospital, and the possible consequences, included preventable death from cardiac pathology.“The CCRM further advised that the exposure to this risk would be prolonged as in peadiatric cases, the time for potential litigation was 18 [or 25] years,” stated item seven of the Minutes.

    So we see that at least two experienced and HIGHLY TRAINED CARDIOLOGISTS ADVISED THE HIGHLY PAID MEDICAL ILITTERATES ABOUT THEIR CONCERS. We understand too that neither DELORES DONVILLE DEXTER OR THE DUNCE WHO WAS TRINED AT THE FEET OF DIOTROPHES were advised that “Anybody who is taking part in the management of these critically sick children must be concerned as all of them are in the potential cross hairs of a lawsuit if any of these children die.”

    We understand too that DELORES DONVILLE DEXTER & THE DUNCE ought to be aware that “by establishing a position of consultant paediatric cardiologist in the first place, the QEH recognises that a specialist who deals with children with heart disease was the best medical option as against just having a consultant cardiologist who deals with adult cases.” “With the suspension of this paediatric cardiologist at a time when the hospital has critical cardiac paediatric cases, if one of them dies and it can be shown that the optimal care was not given, and their deaths may have been preventable in normal circumstances, then the QEH could be held liable. “That is why I suspect the hospital moved to get a paediatric cardiologist from overseas to advise them through the telemedicine service. That is an implicit recognition by the institution that they need those specialist paediatric cardiologist services. That is an implicit recognition by the institution that they need those specialist paediatric cardiologist services.

    If the LEGAL COUNSEL RETAINED BY THE NATION HAS ADVISED THE EDITORIAL MANAGEMENT OF YOUR RAG ABOUT THESE MATTERS WHY IS IT THAT YOU HAVE SUPRESSED THESE TRUTHS FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS?

    IS IT THAT YOU HAVE FAILED TO ADVISE THE BAJAN PUBLIC OF THESE FACTS LONG AFTER NON SERIOUS BLOGGERS LIKE ME HAVE EXPLAINED CERTAIN THINGS TO THE READERSHIP OF THE BLOGS?

    WHY ARE YOU SO INCOMPETENT AND DIRELICT IN YOUR DUTIES

    WHY ARE YOU SO MUCH LIKE DELORES DONVILLE DEXTER & THE DUNCE

    Sanka the readers of the Bajan blogs already know “That the consultants involved with the management of the children do not think this telemedicine is adequate for their needs presents another challenge for the QEH,” the attorney said.

    Sanka the readers of the Bajan blogs already know that Dr Peter Gaskin is not an acceptable replacement for the trained hands, ears, and judgment of a paediatric cardiologist who can actually manage a patient in person. The cardiac health of children of Barbados in the public service remains in jeopardy”.

    Sanka, why don’t you go and practice singing Sankey’s with the priest? The info you presented in today’s paper is NO LONGER NEWS

    Man you are not half as serious a journalist as the fellas on BU whom you guys think are not serious.

    Guess what? While the people of Barbados and the Bajan diaspora are wondering why you guys are not FIRST TO PRESENT THE RELEVANT NEWS ABOUT OUR COUNTRY, and while you SUPRESS THE NEWS TO SUIT THE DICTATES OF YOUR POLITICAL PUPPETEERS the Bajan blogs will be discussing and sharing the NEWS, and doing so from all of its various facets. Read us regularly. You might learn a lot. Ah lie?

  8. Georgie Porgie Avatar
    Georgie Porgie

    Anthony
    Apparently there were no serious patients when Ishmael was in NY with the PM. Critical care patients tend to come in waves. Dont know why but thats a fact

    In the situation you cite Ishmael could have been back in hours. But when suspended for a month he will be back in a month! Does this help answer what you think is a smart question.
    The Board is at fault. They have not thought things through. YOU CAN NOT DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE
    Stop trying

  9. Ping Pong Avatar
    Ping Pong

    GP (like Holding) versus the QEH board (like Boycott)!

  10. Georgie Porgie Avatar
    Georgie Porgie

    Ping Pong
    Thats the idea
    I was privileged to see that over from my seat above the sight screen in the old George Challenor stand all those years ago

  11. Amused Avatar
    Amused

    @GP. A work of art. Bravissimo!!! Paint their tails in lashes.

  12. jack spratt Avatar
    jack spratt

    Anonlegal, Happy to see someone whose views on law I respect being suspicious of this alleged claim against a judge for “delinquency”. Notice how it is only in the knowledge of one person and we will only be told about it when all papers are filed? That and God’s face…

  13. browngal Avatar
    browngal

    Wait, so Cave is now acting DMS, wonder where is Delores of the
    DELORES DONVILLE DEXTER & THE DUNCE fame.
    Uh know GP?
    @ smooth chocolate ..”clearly u do not understand about letterheads”
    since I have used it like Ishmael in my many posts in government/private. Imagine, in my old age, I guess I going get sued now for not understanding.

  14. Barbados Uh Come From Avatar
    Barbados Uh Come From

    To Georgie Porgie: Thank you for putting many of these issues in proper perspective, and for tackling them in your frank, no-nonsense manner. And, you certainly can turn a phrase …… “dynamic dunces .. delores, donville, and dexter” ……. Hahahahehehehaha

    @Jenny M | December 24, 2010 at 11:05 PM |

    “BTW, what is the role of the CEO in all this?. Did you read the story of how he treated the staff in Anguilla and how he wormed his way into the confidence of those in authority and made them do a lot of dirty things to doctors and other staff?. Check it out. This is his history all over again.”

    Jenny, I know nothing about this, Could you say some more, especially as I have read the following note from the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette in relation to the same CEO?

    QUOTE

    ” 912 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GAZETTE

    2167 DISMISSAL OF THE FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE TOBAGO REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY

    The former Chief Executive Officer of the Tobago Regional Health Authority, Mr.Dexter James has been dismissed with effect from 7th February 2000
    C.H. ADAMS,Chairman

    Why was he fired? And if we are in a “cleaning-house” mood, by questioning the competencies of “The arrogant priest-chairman with excess testicles”, the allegedly unethical behaviour of Heartman Sparman, The QEH DMS, even the now embattled MOH, should not we know the full story of Dexter?

  15. mash up & buy back Avatar
    mash up & buy back

    David

    When is not the lodge brotherhood,it is the school tie,the political tie or the family tie.

    This is why small societies like ours continue to enable ineffiencies.

  16. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    CHRIS

    “A separate question: when will some more important “anonymous commentators” take the “leap of faith”, and step forward and be counted?”

    You will never see that.

    They do not have the courage of their convictions.

  17. Amused Avatar
    Amused

    @Jack Sprat, man, go and eat some fat or drink a little rum. Simmons never got no change from me when he did AG nor CJ and he isn’t gone get none from me now, nor are you. Let me explain it so that you and Simmons can understand it. I will do it slowly and carefully so that you do not feel too mentally challenged, but that depends on you and no promises on my part.

    An action has been filed against a certain High Court judge. The action seeks damages against them for having failed to render a judgment past the six months that is allowable. In this case, for in excess of 3 years. By this delay, the plaintiff in the action has allegedly sustained damages of almost $3 million. No statement of defense has been filed and served by the judge as yet. The matter will now be placed into case management. The solicitor general’s office is purportedly representing the judge in their official capacity. I do not know who is representing the judge in their personal capacity.

    The records of this action are in the public domain at the Registry, since proceedings have been filed and served. If you obtain a list of the names of high court judges and go to the Registry, you then need to check only actions brought within the last four months against those names, call for the files and educate yourself, if such education is possible for you.

    For myself, I have no intention of reporting on the specifics of the plaintiff’s claims, unless I am also able to advance the defense made by the judge.

    As this is a civil action, it will not be heard by a jury and therefore there is no jury pool to poison.

    I am perplexed as to why this seems so particular with you, given that you can easily prove or disprove the matter simply by going to the Registry, where I am absolutely convinced you are a habitué, and looking up the matter and proving, as if anyone doesn’t believe that you already know, that I am right.

    The truth is that you are hoping against hope that the case will be withdrawn and subsequently, as has happened so many times, the file will disappear. If anyone wishes to try going to the Registry and getting hold of the divorce file of one of our former prime ministers they will see what I mean – AOL. Well, as this one against the judge is a current case, it is not easy to make this particular file disappear and there will be hell to pay if it does. Also, there is no basis for the case, when heard, to be heard in camera, so look for nuff reporters and reporting.

    Once my personal groundrules can be met, I will be posting both the statement of claim and the statement of defense here on BU. I will do this because I am fed up to my back teeth with the state of the courts and the judiciary in this country. I want to see the system work properly. And if we have to break some heads, including yours, to ensure that it does work, that is precisely what I will assist in doing. In the same way that the medical profession now looks on my friend GP as being its worst nightmare, the legal profession should be encouraged to realize that it too has a worst nightmare. Like GP, some of us intend to shake a few trees – in fact, the whole forest of them, if necessary. The public has a right to know – and we intend to make sure that the public gets that right.

    I leave you with this link that may strike a chord in some respects with all too many litigants before the Barbados courts. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/peers-boot-out-sir-jeremiah-the-kicking-judge-1.354464 .

    What is a one-off for the UK courts (in so far as delay is concerned) is the norm for the Barbados courts. Time for a few heads to roll – high time. So you, Jack Spratt, find a safe place to hide.

  18. Commander Avatar
    Commander

    @ Anthony

    That is precisely the point, normally QEH under this board and others have absolutely no contingency for patients …………….. until this public relations problem. Even now where is the telemedicine for the people not affected by Ishmael’s absence …….. but by the absence of others or lack of equipment etc. ?

  19. Commander Avatar
    Commander

    @ de hood

    No one including Sparman should be sentenced without trial. But as has been mentioned before the majority of his wrongdoing is a matter of public record and fact! And they have already been heard and judged in appropriate fora …………. medical boards and law courts. So I am not sure why so many are running to defend against the indefensible.

    The only thing he can do is disute Ishmael’s statement regarding the timeline etc of the current complaint. A matter easily solved with the patient’s testimony.

    As I mentioned, someone has that testimony all now.

  20. Christopher Halsall Avatar
    Christopher Halsall

    @Amused (December 27, 2010 at 6:30 AM): “The whole reason for the success the blogs is because of anonymity. I think your entire premise is wrong.

    I understand and resonate with what you say. But as you might expect, I somewhat disagree.

    @Amused: “There are many people in this world who have something deeply relevant to say and vital information to impart. Yet, if they revealed themsel as you suggest, their message would be less effective.

    I disagree their message would be less effective.

    I would argue it would actually be more effective. What message is more effective if the speaker is unwilling to stand behind what they say?

    However, I would agree they might face prosecution for daring to say things some don’t want said. But that is a systemic problem of small communities which must be addressed by the brave.

    @Amused: “How many times have you personally had some jackass try to obscure your message by focusing on your skin colour?

    Many times. But it is those times when I suspect I’m hitting close to home.

    You need to be very comfortable “in your own skin” when you speak what you believe to be the truth which goes against the accepted.

    @Amused: “What the blogs do is to focus on the message not the messenger.

    But… Because of the acceptance of everyone to speak anonymously (including some who impersonate others) the serious messages can be diluted.

    Not to mention “astroturfing” (the use of one or more individuals to try to create the appearance of a greater agreement in a particular issue towards a particular side).

    @Amused: “Then there is the legal aspect.

    Indeed…

    @Amused: “It was the newspaper, after taking “legal” advice that decided to surrender.

    Cowards.

    @Amused: “It is different with the blogs – because it is almost impossible to sue them.

    With respect to your legal knowledge, I would argue this claim is not entirely correct (based on my technical knowledge).

    @Amused: “The other aspect you have to consider, Chris, is that traditional reporters are able to submit their pap to counsel for an opinion as to whether or not it is defamation-free.

    I, personally, have always advised anyone who asked my opinion that they should never say anything, to anyone, that they are not prepared to stand behind before a court of law, or their god, unless they ***KNEW*** it was true…

    Sadly, as you and I (and many others) know, the defamation laws currently used don’t actually consider truth as being as important as damage.

    @Amused: “The blogs are for the many, not for the select few. They are for the oppressed, not for the oppressor.

    To this I absolutely agree.

    However, I would argue that sometimes the anonymous nature of the blogs is used to oppress by way of distracting. Lots of “noise” amongst the “signal”.

    And, further, that this can be used to argue that the blogs are not “serious” because of the low “signal to noise ratio” (SNR) which sometimes occurs.

    Let’s face it — not everyone enjoys reading… And, let’s face it, the noise always seems to get louder when things get interesting….

    @Amused: “There are some people like yourself who are prepared to not be anonymous and, I have to say, in your case it works. However, you are the exception that proves the rule.

    Thank you for that. However, not just me. Roosevelt King, Adrian Loveridge, John Da Silva et al.

    I am not expecting everyone to “come out” and stop being anonymous.

    I’m simply hoping that a few will take the “leap of faith” and speak here on BU using their real name — both existing speakers and anyone who might choose to speak in the future.

    It is surprisingly empowering….

  21. independent Avatar
    independent

    @ GP and Amused
    Just wanted to say that you’re doing a great job. My compliments.

  22. Amused Avatar
    Amused

    @Chris. Last point to consider. Many of us have been able to gather information of national interest that people have a right to know, simply because we are anonymous. I respectfully suggest to you that others might not be so forthcoming if they knew that we contributed to the blogs. Suppose someone saw me in my real persona speaking to someone who might have information of national interest and that information then appeared on the blogs. It would compromise, not only our usefulness, but also the willingness of our sources to ever give us any information again. Top reporters in other countries that have a viable fourth estate have the protection of the law to protect their sources, and with good reason.

    By the way, just so you know, speaking the truth as you know and understand it is uncomplicated. However, proving that it is the truth you have spoken in a court of law is far more complicated. So the truth does not of itself assist you, unless you can prove conclusively with back-up evidence that it is the truth. That is another reason that I (anonymous though I am) have not spoken out in greater detail about the judge that is being sued. I know it is the truth, but I require copies of the documents to provide to David so that, once the story is posted on BU, BU can defend itself against all comers and provide WordPress with the proof, should anyone try to complain and force the withdrawal of the story.

    Generally speaking, there is no problem. However, when you are posting a major exposé, you might have a problem. This thread is a case in point. If BU had not received the documents it has posted here, complaints leading to its withdrawal might well have succeeded. Imagine if David had not had all the documents that were provided to him in the GHNS/Allard/Knox case (where complaints had already been made) or the Mastrocolo case (where again a complaint had been received and legal action threatened).

    If you do away with anonymity, you don’t get major scoops that leave the traditional press looking like idiots and you eradicate the effectiveness of most of your contributors.

    So, you see, it is not just a question of knowing who you are and being comfortable in your own skin – that is, forgive me, ego. The BU family who, instead of taking bows and other kudos, anonymously gather vital information in the national interest, by their anonymity, are unsung heroes. And that is not to decry people like yourself and ROK and your magnificent contribution. There is a need for both and, for the best results, it is best that both be respected and coexist.

    I rest.

  23. Georgie Porgie Avatar
    Georgie Porgie

    Thanks Independent for your kind remarks

  24. Technician Avatar
    Technician

    On this cold snowed in day, BU makes for great reading.
    To see GP and CH getting along…….wow….there is hope after all…lol.
    @ GP….

    You have certainly helped me and others to fully understand this stupid affair at the QEH.
    I have friends here who only read the Nation online and asked me about it. I introduced them to BU and after reading the contributions of you and Amused, they now have a better understanding of the affair.
    Keep bowling, let me see them try to hook those bouncers or dig out those yorkers.

  25. Georgie Porgie Avatar
    Georgie Porgie

    This is part Three of my debunk of the junk printed in Barbados Today a few evenings ago by the biggest fool that has been foisted on the people of Barbados in Medicine since the history of medicine in Barbados.

    Bird Bird posits ………..And let me assure the public that any changes introduced will be done carefully and conscientiously.
    What he meant to say was IN THE FUTURE! HE OMMITTED THAT PART

    I wonder why he is “planning a number of stakeholder consultations with staff, professional bodies, patients and the public to get critical feedback on the delivery of health care in Barbados and the priorities going forward” when he has already decided that we going with low tech patient centered care.lol this man is confused! You know why? You cant substitute balls for brain! HE NEEDS BRAINS TO DO HIS JOB not ectopic balls

    Hear him again……..To those who would question the Board’s recent silence during the suggested state of crisis. I need to make three points:
    First, the board does not believe that industrial relations matters should be fought in public or through the press. There is a well established procedure for addressing industrial relations which we thought that BAMP also understood. agreed to and would have adhered to. And in case they deny leaking their letter to the press, let me assure you it wasn’t the board who did.
    Whoit? You seem to be one of those that would cuff down a man and then determine how he should respond.
    What industrial relations you talking bout? You don’t want public business relayed to the press by BAMP or others when you are freely shooting your shhhhhhhhhhhhht to the same press? YOU THINK THIS IS CONFESSIONS THAT ARE HELD IN SECRET? EVEY TIME FROM NOW WHEN EVER YOU SNEEZE IT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC. SO SNEEZE ONLY VIA YOUR NOSE! OK?
    BAMP and its members were not in the press raising anxieties over management’s and the board’s apparent lack of responsibility, at all. They were very quiet. YOU SEE THEY HAVE NOT RESAPONDED AS THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD. THEY LET YOU DO SHIT, AND THEY LET YOU SPIT N THE AIR AND LET THE SPITTLE FALL BACK IN YOUR FACE. THEY GOT YOU GUESSING WHAT THEY WILL DO NEXT…….OR IF THEY WILL DO AT ALL. RIGHT NOW THE PLAN IS TO LET YOU HAVE EGG ON YOUR FACE.
    THEY JUST LETTING YOU LOOK AND SOUND STUPID AS YOU ARE. Next you will hear them singing…………..
    DEAR LORD AND FATHER OF MAN KIND FORGIVE HIS FOOLISH WAYS…………..
    Yes we know that while you were anticipating rage and reaction from the doctors, and while you were disrespecting and refusing to respond to legitimate concerns and requests by Dr Cave, that you and a few fools of your ilk were conjouring up WHAT YOU THINK WAS A SOLUTION TO THE POTENTIAL CRISIS THAT YOU STARTED.
    Or IS IT THAT YOU HAD PLANNED SUCH A CRISIS ALL ALONG BUT USED THIS FRIVOLOUS MATTER TO PUT YOUR BALL BRAINED IDEA INTO PRACTICE. Which? Not very smart dummy.
    How long have dexter donville and dolores and you the dummy been running down the QEH? How long did it take you to come to the “ critical realization” …….” that in some areas of clinical speciality there are no back-up services available in Barbados and during periods when specialists are away. including on vacation there is of necessity some level of risk created.” ONLY TWO WEEKS AGO?
    SO YOU ADMIT THEN THAT YOU FOUR DYNAMIC DUMMIES ARE WORSE THAN TWIDLEDEDEE AND TWIDLEDEDUMB NOW? cAuse the public can see.

    LISTEN UP DUMMIES. Don’t “seek to develop a register primarily of those Barbadian physicians in the Diaspora who are willing to provide support to the QEH through telemedicine” do what Donville said in the press last week that he is unwilling to do HIRE SPECIALISTS! DON’T WAIT UNTIL SOME ONE DIES AND THERE IS AN EFFLUX OF DIARHOEA ON YOUR STUPID FACES.

    And you are a nasty stinking liar just like your daddy the devil! You are not going to get serious sensible sane scholars to come and work under the likes of you a dunderhead and your cast of fellow dummies- donville, dexter and dolores. Donville done say in the press last week that he cant pay them! CANT YOU READ?

    And you telling us that these good Samaritans are going to leave ……….
    Good paying jobs,
    great facilities and equipment that works,
    good work conditions where they are respected and where the management know what they are doing
    hospitals led by PHYSICIANS instead of a priest?

    Come on dummy, THINK! They may want to give back and they may be good Samaritans, but they are SANE SENSIBLE and SERIOUS SPECIALISTS ……….THEY NOT STUPID!

    By the way, I have spoken to some of those to whom you spoke and my conclusion IS THAT YOU ARE A NASTRY STINKING LIAR LIKE YOUR DADDY THE DEVIL WHO WAS A LIAR AND A MURDERER FROM THE BEGINNING (John 8:44) !

    Leave out the appeal about “ in honour of the passing of the late Prime Minister. the Hon David Thompson.” We understand that he strived for excellence. …..BUT HE DEAD NOW

    BUT YOU WANT TO REPLACE EXCELLENT DOCTORS BY TELEMEDICINE AND TRY TO FOOL THE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS SOME BIG THING.
    YOU WANT TO IMPROVE THE HOSPITAL
    1- RESIGN
    2- LET THE GOVERNMENT GET THE REQUIRED STAFF AND EQUIPMENT AND KEEP IT IN WORKING ORDER.

    Whoit, ya dummy guess what? See all this long rambling attempt at saving face you pit in the Barbados today rag? It has not worked except to tell us your plans back fired. The doctors ignored you, and lay low, and let you expose yourself to be the moron that you are.

    Ishmael got paid, made some extra money , and he will be back in two weeks time WHAT WILL YOU THINK OF NEXT?

    How many patients have the mole been able to transfer to Sparman these last days?

  26. jack spratt Avatar
    jack spratt

    So it gets curiouser and curiouser; the judge is now being sued in not one but two capacities- give up now Amused, while you may still have some credibility.

  27. Pat Avatar
    Pat

    @ Smooth Chocolate

    No, sweetie pie. What you were trying to say, is that the sheet of paper with ‘company or department logo’ is the royal preserve of department heads. Your words not mine. This is utter nonsense. An organization has more than ‘heads’. All are employees of the entity and are entitled as such to use said letter head for internal correspondence relating to matters of said organization.

    For your information, I also worked for the Barbados government and have used the department’s letter head for complaints, of which I had many.

    I dont know what laws, you talking about. Any Act that stipulates which level of employee of any organization can/cannot use official stationery for official business was drafted by donkeys for donkeys. No go figure, Madam/Sir.

  28. David Avatar
    David

    @GP

    A couple of points. It seems that any goodwill which the QEH Board garnered in the recent brouhaha with BAMP has dissipated by this recent mess.

    If you believe Chairman Hewitt is bad you would not want the Deputy Chairman to take his place.

  29. Question Avatar
    Question

    The question that we all really need to ask: Why did Sparman settle in BDS in the first place? Here is someone with no known Bajan connections yet he left the green pastures of North America for the half brown Bajan pastures… Was it that he was able to use his connections in order to give himself a new start here in BDS? Sparman had run out of options in North America and he looked south in order to give himself new practtice options. He was a member of the Scottish Lodge and a fellow Guyanese, Henrick Ellis, was able to facillitate him setting up a practice here in BDS. The then attorney general and soon to be CJ – David Simmonds – was also in his corner. He over paid by 150K for the CJs sister’s home (Janet Greaves) in Bannantynes. Sparman is a con-artist and a survivor and it is highly unlikely that he will ever change. Sparman is here to stay, however, it is vitally important that we as Bajans are able to make informed decisions as to who we are willing to trust with our heart.

  30. Workout Avatar
    Workout

    You mean to tell me that the entire QEH board igrunt? The chairman, deputy and all the rest? Not one member who could have told the chairman that he was doing shite and explained the potential ramifications of his foolishness and try to make him change his mind?

    My God, we in more trouble than I thought.

  31. Amused Avatar
    Amused

    @Independent. Thanks for your comments, but on this I follow GP and it is he that deserves all your kudos.

    @GP. Keep it coming. Balls to the preacher.

    Poor Jack Sprat. Too much lean in his diet. Simmonsian to the bitter end. Has never heard of being sued in a corporate (or governmental) capacity, as well as a personal capacity. Oh well. Was he the same idiot that advised that the QEH could not be sued on the spurious basis that no damage had been sustained? I forget, but it seems likely.

    @Pat. On target as always.

  32. Georgie Porgie Avatar
    Georgie Porgie

    dAVID
    tHANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW THE FEELINGS IN THE FIELD AS SUCH OR AMOUNG THE POPULACE.
    iF AS YOU SAY THAT THE dEPUTY IS WORSE THAN THE PRIEST IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON

    Note that when the hospital was its zenith there was no board.

  33. Guy DePeiza Avatar
    Guy DePeiza

    THE DMS!!
    Dr DELORES LEWIS.
    This lady does not have the credentials to be a consultant at the QEH. In this position she is ineligible to hold the the post as Head of the Pathology, and by extension she should not be the DMS. She never applied in the conventional sense to Medical School, she was sent there by the then Dean at UWI Cave Hill. Imagine the the shock when the then Dean of Admissions at UWI Mona was visited by this SENT woman. She was admitted simply because someone did not turn up or was not told of their acceptance. SHE WAS AS POOR A STUDENT AS SHE WAS A CANDIDATE. RUMOR HAS THAT THE “INTELLECTUAL HURDLE WAS SCALED BY LEGS BUT DEFINITELY NOT BRAINS. Long and short she exited UWI as she got in by SKULLDUGGERY. This was very evident as she muddled her way through the internship. THE DR WOMAN WAS DUMB(hence need for legs) a complete GINAL.
    No wonder she does the bidding of the Board.
    The Subversion of proper functioning at QEH started a long time ago. D perpetrators sorry to say were usually very political.
    You cannot start with Stool and end with Steak. Please do not expect Steak from this BOARD with an intellectually challenged DMS, a C(ROOK) E O., a Delusional(He thinks himself to be a player> WHY!!!!) jackass masquerading as a priest. Beware!! Even the Good Lord said that the DEVIL might present himself as a Lamb(in this case a priest). Ask the ARCHBISHOP what it was that Guy Hewitt did that demanded his reprimand??? NO NEED TO COMMENT ON THE MINISTER HIS FAILINGS ARE SELF EVIDENT.

  34. Under-Disguise Avatar
    Under-Disguise

    While GP’s contributions might be worthwhile, I find that he cannot resist putting down people and calling them names. I do not like that aspect of GP’s contribution. This society was wrongly built on classism and racism , class distinction and racial discrimination. People of colour have been put down and stereotyped, called names and seen as unworthy of proper treament.

    This behaviour has dominated Barbadian society and I am afraid that GP is still in that mode having left Barbados some time ago. I wish he would stop the foolishness of snobberry and looking down his nose at people that is implicit in the way he refers to people. It is disgusting to me , a person that cherishes all people friend or foe, educated or uneducated. Everyone has intelligence ! Everyone should be respected! Show some love and stop calling people by derogatory names. IT IS UNBECOMING !

  35. jack spratt Avatar
    jack spratt

    Now will you explain to everyone, O Amusing one, why would the judge who is in dereliction of his duty as a judge be sued in his PERSONAL capacity? I am prepared to wait….

  36. Georgie Porgie Avatar
    Georgie Porgie

    When I was training at QEH and when I was an intern , the junior doctors and medical students were kept in line by the Senior Nurses, the Registrars and the Consultants. We had a healthy respect for them. There were some ancient orderlies and some nurses in theatre who could teach you a thing our two, too. Some had seen the simple things you were trying to do a gazillion times and one did not let their your stupid pride cause you to scorn thier advice.

    I can still hear Sister Butcher on A1 shouting as I emerged from A2 . GP come I need some work do in here.

    We had a healthy respect for a Sister called Marie Forde.
    There was one old experienced midwife who told me boy you not going to do for me move and took over the delivery.
    A lot of these folk have retired or died . But they got the place run efficiently and juniors learned quickly and fell into place
    THERE WAS NO BOARD
    We had respect for our seniors

    I certainly learned a lot from certain nurses. Also as students and junior doctors we made friends in every department. That helped to get things done quickly . We didnt BOSS PEOPLE AROUND INSTEAD WE ASKED OUR FRIENDS TO HELP US OUT—-AND THEY DID WITH HASTE.
    Respecting folk and asking them to do things worked for me.

    Maybe whoit should learn a few of these tricks from the doctors. I have carried these tricks with me through life and they work most of the time

  37. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    OFFTOPIC

    An interesting article especially considering the eventual outcome.

    http://www.nationnews.com/index.php/articles/view/tiny-beats-killer-cancer/

    http://www.nationnews.com/index.php/articles/view/tiny-harrison-passes/

  38. David Avatar
    David

    On the matter of Ishmael writing on a letterhead. Without having eyeballed the staff rules of the QEH which regulate this matter, it is generally accepted practice that a letterhead is used when corresponding with external customers. Internal memoranda is usually scribed on a different format.

    Having admitted the foregoing, to suspend someone of Dr. Ishmael’s tenure/stature for writing on a letterhead is frivolous at best. This action taken by the Board has obviously been influenced by other factors.

  39. Checkit-out Avatar
    Checkit-out

    David; The matter of Dr Ishmael being suspended for using the QEH letterhead to bring a matter of concern to entities within the Hospital is totally frivolous. Misuse of a letterhead is almost always related to an individual who solicits something from an external agency or person; misrepresents his own credentials; makes false claims on someone else’s behalf (eg. writing a recommendation for someone on the entity’s letterhead with the false claim that the person had been employed by the entity) etc.

    It is laughable that someone could be suspended for using a company’s letterhead to communicate with persons who are all connected with the company.

    On another matter I note that “Question | December 27, 2010 at 7:47 PM” has extended the scope of discussion. Sounds like political talking points.

  40. jack spratt Avatar
    jack spratt

    No one here has realised that if Ishmael is disssatisfied with the suspension, he can resign and sue for constructive dismissal. Has he been advised that the suspension is perfectly legal?

  41. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    @jack spratt

    If memory serves I believe there was a statement by the Board that Ishmael was undecided on whether to renew his contact which expired in June (2010). The question then becomes has he signed a new contract? In the absence of a new contract he can’t sue for constructive dismissal as there is no guarantee that a contract would be renewed.

  42. jack spratt Avatar
    jack spratt

    But if he is not under contract now, Sarge, whence the power to suspend him?

  43. David Avatar
    David

    Isn’t there the practice that if the QEH does not sign off the contract it will automatically roll?

  44. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    @jack spratt

    The language of the previous contract can provide coverage i.e. it can state that in the absence of a new contract the parties can continue their present relationship in the form of an “open ended’ contract until a new contract is signed.

    Under those circumstances the Board can opt to suspend

  45. jack spratt Avatar
    jack spratt

    Well, if so, David and Sarge, he may be constructively dismissed in breach of contract .

  46. Perlixin Pearlie Avatar
    Perlixin Pearlie

    Aftahnoon all.

    De Spirit move me, so comin soon tuh de hallowed pages uh BU, De revelations of Prophetess Perlixin Pearlie fuh Buhbadus in 2011. 11 visions tuh mek wunnah head grow, I tell tuh. All I gine seh fuh now is God bless Bim!

    Anyhow, I gine hey and pick up dese clothes offa de line cause de wedda suh funny nowadays ent it neh. De rain does just do so and come long dong one time. Wuh setting up wuh? Signs and wonders, signs and wonders

  47. David Avatar
    David

    @jack spratt

    Remind BU of the grounds for dismissal. This is important given the full body of evidence is not in the public domain.

  48. jack spratt Avatar
    jack spratt

    David, what I am saying is that if Ishmael feels that the suspension is wrongful , he can leave the employment and claim that he was constructively dismissed by QEH’s illegal action.

  49. Random Thoughts Avatar
    Random Thoughts

    But what if Dr. Ishmael does not want to resign. What if for him it is not a legal matter or a money matter, or an employment matter.

    What if Dr. Ishmael still wants to serve the sick infants of Barbados?

    What if poor sick Bajan infants still need Dr. Ishmael’s services?

  50. jack spratt Avatar
    jack spratt

    That’s alright and noble of him, RT. Mine is just an alternative view.

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