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	Delaying the onset of Old Age: A Consultant Geriatrician's view

The quality of life depends upon:
1.	Full independence in the activities of daily living.
2.	The maintenance of fair health
3.	Keeping a clear and supple mind
4.	Being engaged with active interests
5.	Feeling valued.

Old age has become synonymous with disability: it can not be prevented but enhancing one’s QUALITY OF LIFE can delay or defer the onset of the disabilities of old age.

Dr Bhakta Kishore Patnaik was born in Cuttack, India where he graduated in medicine having obtained a BSc (Hons) in Zoology. He came to the UK in 1956 for post graduate study across many specialities, gaining a PhD (Edin). Other work included Chest disease, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Diabetes, Kidney disease, Neurology, Haematology and Psychogeriatrics.

Having decided to specialise in Geriatrics he became a Consultant at Ryhope General Hospital, Sunderland and Leicester General Hospital followed by a post in Grantham & District hospital, Lincolnshire, where he developed and practised his ideas of enhancing the quality of life and delaying the start of old age. He was persuaded to transfer to the Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincs to continue this work until he retired in 1994 having spent 20 years as a Consultant Geriatrician in England.

In 1993 he represented Great Britain in Japan at the World Health Organization Conference on "Quality of Life of the Elderly"

In 1995 he was awarded the British Geriatric Society President’s medal.

Since retairing from the NHS in Britain in 1994 he has continued with private research and in 2001 started a Preventive medical clinic for the elderly in India.

Send mail at: akpatnaik@hotmail.com

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