Developing a programme of work for black and ethnic minority groups with diabetes with a focus on South Asian populations
- Name
- Dr Kamlesh Khunti
- Address
- Department of Health Sciences
University of Leicester Leicester
General Hospital
Leicester - Postcode
- LE5 4PW
- Telephone
- 0116 258 4394
- [email protected]
- Host Institution
- Department of Health Sciences
University of Leicester
The research group will develop a programme of work for black and minority ethnic (BME) groups with diabetes and people at risk of diabetes with a focus on South Asian populations.
The research group comprises of researchers from primary and secondary care with an established track record of publishing in areas of ethnic minority research in children and adults. This includes randomised controlled trials including implementation of complex interventions, epidemiological studies, genetic studies, qualitative studies, and action research interventions.
The group also includes researchers with experience of analysis of large routine datasets, systematic reviews and meta-analyses The writing group will link with the Leicester Centre for Ethnic Health Research, which has an experienced consumer panel which has already contributed to a number of applications from our group.
Members of the writing group have strong links with other organisations such as the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and South Asian Health Foundation. The research questions are broad and focused on prevention of diabetes and its complications and improving care of BME groups with diabetes.
Membership
- Dr Kamlesh Khunt - Clinical Senior Lecturer, Head of Division of General Practice and Primary Health care, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
- Professor Tony Barnett - Professor of Medicine, University of Birmingham
- Professor Melanie Davies - Professor of Diabetes Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester
- Dr Paramjit Gill - General Practitioner and Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Primary Care & General Practice, University of Birmingham
- Professor Graham Hitman - Professor of Molecular Medicine & Diabetes, Barts and The London Queen Mary’s School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of London
- Professor Sudhesh Kumar - Professor of Medicine (Diabetes & Metabolism) Warwick Medical School & Hon Consultant Physician, University Hospital of Coventry & Warwickshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Professor Azeem Majeed - Head of Department and Professor of Primary Care, Imperial College London
- Professor Naveed Sattar - Professor in Metabolic Medicine, University of Glasgow
- Dr Margaret Stone - Senior Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
- Dr Sarah Wild - Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh