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First report 7 Jul 2022•Latest report 7 Jul 2022

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Concerns addressed: 0
Stated actions: 0

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7 Jul2022
Inner North London
Concerns raised12
1. Failure to advise immediate cessation of herbal remedies
2. Failure to advise immediate attendance at a hospital emergency department
3. Failure to identify prescribed drugs or drug combinations
1. Failure to record relevant clinical history and symptoms
2. Failure to recognise prescribed medicines as a possible cause of harm
3. Lack of routine awareness of possible complications of Ayurvedic treatment
4. Insufficient continuing professional development training for Ayurvedic practitioners
5. Failure to arrange an in-person physical examination
6. Lack of regulation of Ayurvedic practitioners
7. Delay in responding to markedly abnormal blood test results
8. Lack of quality control for medicines manufactured abroad
9. Failure to advise immediate cessation of Ayurvedic medicines
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Seema Pravin HARIBHAI · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Seema Haribhai, who had increasingly disabling psoriatic arthritis, took herbal remedies prescribed by an Ayurvedic practitioner and developed liver failure, dying some weeks later. The investigation determined that she died as a consequence of the administration of Ayurvedic medicines intended to treat psoriatic arthritis. Concerns included the practitioner’s failure to recognise the possible harm from the medicines or advise their immediate cessation, the lack of regulation and evidence of quality control, and shortcomings in the GP’s assessment and response to her symptoms and abnormal blood test.

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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
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Failure to advise immediate cessation of herbal remedies
Wider context from the report
“However, when she first discovered that her patient had developed a yellow discolouration, whilst she recognised that the liver was probably responsible, she did not recognise that the cause might be her own prescription. She did not advise the only course of action with the potential to save Seema Haribhai’s life: an immediate cessation of all the herbal remedies. Even when she gave evidence in court, the Ayurvedic practitioner did not seem to canvass the possibility that the medicines she had prescribed could have caused harm. She had at one stage advised her patient to have a routine blood test, but she had not at any stage advised immediate attendance at a hospital emergency department. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to advise immediate attendance at a hospital emergency department
Wider context from the report
“However, when she first discovered that her patient had developed a yellow discolouration, whilst she recognised that the liver was probably responsible, she did not recognise that the cause might be her own prescription. She did not advise the only course of action with the potential to save Seema Haribhai’s life: an immediate cessation of all the herbal remedies. Even when she gave evidence in court, the Ayurvedic practitioner did not seem to canvass the possibility that the medicines she had prescribed could have caused harm. She had at one stage advised her patient to have a routine blood test, but she had not at any stage advised immediate attendance at a hospital emergency department. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to identify prescribed drugs or drug combinations
Wider context from the report
“I am aware that one of the treating hepatologists from the Royal Free Hospital attempted to report this matter to the MHRA under the yellow card scheme, but was in some difficulty because he could not identify which drugs or drug combinations had been prescribed and had caused the liver injury. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to record relevant clinical history and symptoms
Wider context from the report
“However, the GP did not record the detail of the history, he did not record exactly when the yellow discolouration first appeared, and he did not record the absence of any other signs and symptoms. He did not ask for attendance at the surgery so that he could perform a physical examination. He did not advise immediate cessation of the Ayurvedic medicines. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to recognise prescribed medicines as a possible cause of harm
Wider context from the report
“However, when she first discovered that her patient had developed a yellow discolouration, whilst she recognised that the liver was probably responsible, she did not recognise that the cause might be her own prescription. She did not advise the only course of action with the potential to save Seema Haribhai’s life: an immediate cessation of all the herbal remedies. Even when she gave evidence in court, the Ayurvedic practitioner did not seem to canvass the possibility that the medicines she had prescribed could have caused harm. She had at one stage advised her patient to have a routine blood test, but she had not at any stage advised immediate attendance at a hospital emergency department. ”
Open source report
Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of routine awareness of possible complications of Ayurvedic treatment
Wider context from the report
“It appears from the evidence I heard in court that Ayurvedic practitioners do not necessarily have the possible complications of Ayurvedic treatment as part of their routine frame of reference. All medicines can cause harm, even those that are herbal based. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Insufficient continuing professional development training for Ayurvedic practitioners
Wider context from the report
“I heard evidence at inquest that Ayurvedic practitioners are not in any way regulated. Even those who are members of the Ayurvedic Professionals Association receive as little as two hours of continuing professional development training per annum. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to arrange an in-person physical examination
Wider context from the report
“However, the GP did not record the detail of the history, he did not record exactly when the yellow discolouration first appeared, and he did not record the absence of any other signs and symptoms. He did not ask for attendance at the surgery so that he could perform a physical examination. He did not advise immediate cessation of the Ayurvedic medicines. ”
Open source report
Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of regulation of Ayurvedic practitioners
Wider context from the report
“I heard evidence at inquest that Ayurvedic practitioners are not in any way regulated. Even those who are members of the Ayurvedic Professionals Association receive as little as two hours of continuing professional development training per annum. ”
Open source report
Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Delay in responding to markedly abnormal blood test results
Wider context from the report
“The GP consultation was on 5 November, the blood test was conducted on 9 November, the results came back to the surgery on 10 and 11 November, and an appointment was booked for 15 November. Meanwhile, same day admission to hospital was arranged on 15 November solely because a nurse had noted the blood test result at a routine rheumatology appointment. The blood test result was so abnormal that, even without examination, the consult rheumatologist saw no option but immediate admission. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of quality control for medicines manufactured abroad
Wider context from the report
“The medicines prescribed by Ayurvedic practitioners are manufactured abroad. I did not hear evidence of any quality control. ”
Open source report
Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Belmont Health Centre; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to advise immediate cessation of Ayurvedic medicines
Wider context from the report
“However, the GP did not record the detail of the history, he did not record exactly when the yellow discolouration first appeared, and he did not record the absence of any other signs and symptoms. He did not ask for attendance at the surgery so that he could perform a physical examination. He did not advise immediate cessation of the Ayurvedic medicines. ”
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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised12

Failure to advise immediate cessation of herbal remedies

Failure to advise immediate attendance at a hospital emergency department

Failure to identify prescribed drugs or drug combinations

Failure to record relevant clinical history and symptoms

Failure to recognise prescribed medicines as a possible cause of harm

Lack of routine awareness of possible complications of Ayurvedic treatment

Insufficient continuing professional development training for Ayurvedic practitioners

Failure to arrange an in-person physical examination

Lack of regulation of Ayurvedic practitioners

Delay in responding to markedly abnormal blood test results

Lack of quality control for medicines manufactured abroad

Failure to advise immediate cessation of Ayurvedic medicines