Professor of Diversity in Public Health and Director, Institute for Health Research

I am a Professor of Diversity in Public Health and Director of the Institute for Health Research at the University of Bedfordshire. The Institute for Health Research hosts a thriving health research programme, examining issues throughout the whole of the life-course from pre-conception to end-of-life care. I was the Research Lead for the Unit of Assessment 3 (Health) for the REF2021 and REF2014.

I have a unique mix of Public Sector Board Leadership experience, Government public health advisory experience, and extensive Patient and Public Involvement research track-record. I currently serve as an Expert Adviser to the NICE Centre for Guidelines and as a Member of the BMA Medical Ethics Committee; as well as bring a Facilitator for the UK Faculty of Public Health’s Accredited Practitioner Program. I hold Honorary Public Health Academic Contracts at the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities and the UK Health Security Agency respectively.

I contributed to the national effort on COVID19 management as:

• National Member, NHS England, Clinical Advisory Group - Workforce Cell – Disproportionate impact of COVID 19 on NHS Black Asian and Minority Ethnic staff
• National Member, Public Health England/Joint Biosecurity Centre/NHS Test and Trace Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Ethics Group (NPEG)

I am privileged to serve as Deputy Lieutenant for Bedfordshire and support the Lord-Lieutenant in carrying out her functions as His Majesty The King’s representative in the county.

My research is focused on the development of patient-centred care pathways. I have undertaken research and consultancy on a range of issues COVID-19 & public engagement, diabetes, kidney disease, transplantation, mental health, tele-health, social prescription, cancer and end-of-life care amongst diverse communities.

I am the author of the seminal Faith Engagement & Organ Donation Action Plan [PDF] which was commissioned by NHS Blood and Transplant. The Plan was published in partnership with Faith Leaders and is the first Faith-based Action Plan commissioned by a national public sector body in the UK. The Plan is being used as a blueprint approach for Equality Delivery Systems in the UK and worldwide. I am also Director of the UK Organ Donor and Transplant Research Centre

I have received grants from organisations such as the National Institute for Health Research, Department of Health, EU Horizon 2020, Health Education England, Kidney Research UK, Big Lottery Fund, NHS Blood and Transplant. and the King's Fund.

I hold a number of policy and practice positions:

• Non-Executive Director, Hertfordshire & West Essex Integrated Care Board
• Non-Executive Director, Forestry England
• Expert Advisor, NICE Centre for Guidelines, UK
• Facilitator, Faculty of Public Health Accredited Practitioner Program, UK Faculty of Public Health
• Honorary Public Health Academic Contract, Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, UK
• Honorary Public Health Academic Contract, UK Health Security Agency, UK
• National Member, NHS England, Clinical Advisory Group - Workforce Cell – Disproportionate impact of COVID 19 on NHS Black Asian and Minority Ethnic staff
• National Member, Public Health England/Joint Biosecurity Centre/NHS Test and Trace Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Ethics Group (NPEG)
• Adjunct Professor, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam
• Trustee, Race Equality Foundation, UK
• Chair, Transplant 2020 Stakeholder Group, UK
• National Member, Organ Donation Deemed Consent Campaign Advisory Group, NHS Blood & Transplant, UK
• National Member, National Black and Minority Ethnic Transplant Alliance, UK
• Co-Chair, European Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspect of Transplantation Platform (ELPAT) – Public Issues in Organ Donation & Transplantation
• National Member, British Medical Association Ethics Committee, UK
• National Member, Health Inequalities Strategic Advisory Group, Kidney Research UK, UK
• National Member, Organ Donation & Transplant Strategy Steering Group, NHS Blood & Transplant, UK

I am also a Public Sector Board Governance Expert and have extensive experience as a Board coach, facilitator, consultant and trainer with all levels of leadership in the public and voluntary sectors.

I have over 25 years' experience as a NHS Board member at national and local level in both Chair and Non-Executive Director roles. I’ve created Boards from inception, delivered financial turnaround, produced sustainability and transformation plans, CQC Improvement Plans. Leadership experience gained, most recently, as Non-Executive Director at Hertfordshire & West Essex Integrated Care Board, and as a Non-Executive Director of Forestry England.

I have a specialist knowledge of Board leadership/Strategy development/Public Health/Commissioning issues – Public health workforce development, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Public Health policy development, Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs). Public health, equalities and diversity research experience gained via working on national and international projects commissioned by Government bodies.

Other References

• LinkedIn
• Institute for Health Research
• www.youtube.com
• Twitter @gurchrandhawa

Qualifications

• PhD

Teaching Role

• PhD supervision
• MSc Public Health
• Short courses in Health Inequalities, Public Health Project Management, Healthcare Commissioning

Research Interests

• Health inequalities
• COVID19 and public engagement
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Kidney Disease
• End-of-life care
• Tele-health
• Organ donation and transplantation
• Mental health
• Cancer
• Social Prescription

Recent Research Projects

• National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research Programme – PHR Project: 16/139/01 - Investigating the impact of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone on children’s respiratory health 2018-2023. C Griffiths, R Atkinson, S Beevers, J Grigg, F Kelly, I Mudway, A Sheikh, R Walton, G Randhawa, C Newby.
• Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care System.Community Connector Action Research Evaluation. 2023-24. G Randhawa, E Cook, E Tolliday, N Ali, E Wilkinson & M Suleman.
• Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust– PhD Studentship – Evaluation of the EXI app among patients living with obesity. 2022-25. G Randhawa & Y Pappas.
• NHS England –Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Research & Innovation Hub. 2022-2025. G Randhawa, E Munro & L Grant.
• National Institute for Health Research - HS&DR Project:NIHR135381 - KEech End of life research Partnership NETwork (KEEPNET): A partnership network to enhance research capacity and capability to improve access of palliative and end-of-life care among the ethnic minority population across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Milton Keynes. 2021-2022. G Randhawa, E Cook, E Tolliday, N Ali, E Wilkinson & M Suleman.
• Ministry of Public Health, Qatar – PhD Studentship – Improving organ donation rates in Qatar. 2021-24. G Randhawa & E Cook.
• National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme – PRP Project: NIHR204676 – Equitable bereavement care for all – an inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement service for those from ethnically diverse groups. £415,090.87. 2023-2024. S Bajwah, C Mayland, L Selman, E Harrop, G Randhawa, Z Islam, J Koffman.
• Big Lottery Fund.Evaluation of early years alliance Luton – family workers. 2022-2025. Y Pappas & G Randhawa.
• Health Education England. Developing Nursing Associate routes in social care. 2022-25. L Grant, Y Pappas, N Ali, B Burden, S Boyle, & G Randhawa.
• Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care SystemTalk, Listen, Change (TLC) engaging in a dialogue with the Luton Roma community on access to healthcare services and co-producing solutions. 2023-24 Nasreen Ali, Gurch Randhawa and Crina Morteanu, Roma Trust.
• Luton Borough Council – Young Luton Voices: exploring the impact of covid19 on young people’s mental health and co-creating solutions. 2022-23. N Ali, E Cook, & G Randhawa.
• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust.Building of resilient communities via community and faith groups building in Buckinghamshire. 2022-23. Y Pappas, A Chater, & G Randhawa.
• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust.Trainee nursing associates in the Southeast of England. 2022-23. Y Pappas, A Chater, & G Randhawa.
• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust.Integrated care programme of stepping down care. 2022-23. Y Pappas, A Chater, & G Randhawa.
• Early Years Alliance– PhD Studentship – Evaluation of Family Hubs. 2022-25. Y Pappas & G Randhawa.
• Early Years Alliance– PhD Studentship – Evaluation of Starting Well Programme. 2022-25. Y Pappas & G Randhawa.
• Chilterns AONB– Chalkscapes: Community development and engagement. 2021-22. N Ali, G Randhawa, E Cook.

Service to the Academic/Professional Community

• Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health
• Over 25 years experience as NHS Board member at national and local level in both Chair and NED roles.

Conference Presentations

1. Randhawa (2023) Keech End of Life Care Research Partnership Network – the journey so far. Innovations in Patient & Public Involvement in Palliative Care Research, Royal Society of Medicine, April.
2. Randhawa (2023) Equity in transplantation - Lessons from ethnicity challenges in the United Kingdom – The Journey So Far…All Parliamentary Group Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion, Portcullis House, March.
3. Randhawa (2023) Equitable access to cutting edge treatments in the UK – community based approaches – Lessons from the UK so far…. Regenerative Medicine and African, Caribbean and Black Communities, University of Toronto, February.
4. Randhawa (2023) Tackling ethnic and faith inequalities in organ donation in the UK – the role of public engagement. Symposium on Islam & Organ Donation. Hamad Medical Centre, Doha, February.
5. Randhawa (2022) Public engagement in ethnic minorities and organ donation. Organ Donation Conference, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, October.
6. Randhawa (2022) Communicating about organ donation and transplantation with culturally diverse populations. 6^th International Congress, Viral infections in Immunocompromised patients, Varese, Italy, September.
7. Randhawa (2022) CHILL Air pollution & Health Study – taking an EDI approach to recruitment. Climate Change & Health Inequalities Conference. BAPIO Women & Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Trust, Milton Keynes, May.
8. Randhawa (2022) Targeted strategies for the promotion of organ donation among migrant and ethnic minority communities in the UK. Aver Cura in una società multiculturale: la donazione di sé, la promozione della salute e l’educazione del paziente, Varese, Italy, May (online due to COVID-19).
9. Randhawa (2022) Inclusive approaches to healthcare. Healthcare Show, Excel, London, May.
10. Randhawa (2022) Public engagement with organ donation – a global challenge. Applying Best Practices & the Hospital Rating System for Organ Donation. Abu Dhabi, March (online due to COVID-19).
11. Randhawa (2022) Public engagement with organ donation among multi-ethnic and multi-faith population – lessons from the UK. Faith, National Meeting for Organ and Tissue Donation, Nationella Donationsmotet, Bastad, Sweden , January (online due to COVID-19).
12. Randhawa (2021) Tackling health inequalities – Reflections on Leadership. Bedfordshire Health & Social Care Academy, June (online due to COVID-19).
13. Randhawa (2021) Tackling health inequalities – a journey to partnership working. NHS England & NHS Improvement Pharmacy Advisory Group Cultural Competence Workshop, June (online due to COVID-19).
14. Randhawa (2021) Covid-19 & race health inequality. Why hasn't anything been done? NHS England & NHS Improvement ‘Where do we go with Race Equality now in 2021?’ Workshop, May (online due to COVID-19).
15. Randhawa (2021) Tackling health inequalities – a journey to partnership working. National Voices Conference – How can we dismantle health inequities together? March (online due to COVID-19).
16. Randhawa (2021) Journey of the body and soul: how different faiths have interacted with organ donation, BTS NHSBT Congress 2021, February (online due to COVID-19).
17. Randhawa (2021) Public engagement with organ donation Buckinghamshire Health & Social Care Academy, February (online due to COVID-19).
18. Randhawa (2020) Promoting access and equity in living organ donation – lessons from the UK. International Perspectives on Access & Equity in Living Organ Donation & Transplantation, Centre for Living Organ Donation, Toronto, September (online due to COVID-19).
19. Randhawa (2020) COVID-19 – impact of structural inequalities in health. London Health Assembly Committee, London, August (online due to COVID-19).
20. Randhawa (2020) BAME communities & COVID-19. Men & COVID-19 Webinar, Men’s Health Forum, June (online due to COVID-19).
21. Randhawa (2020) ‘Would you like to join the NHS Organ Donor Register?’ A general practice feasibility study. British Journal of General Practice Annual Conference, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, March.
22. Randhawa (2020) Public engagement with organ donation among multi-ethnic and multi-faith population – lessons from the UK. Faith, Ethics and Organ Donation, Wolff Institute, University of Cambridge, February.
23. Randhawa (2019) Does ethnicity play a role in being a donor or a recipient? Dutch Clinical Review Symposium. Utrecht, November.
24. Randhawa (2019) Organ donation research programme – impact case study. Research Impact: Ready for REF2021. London, October.
25. Randhawa (2019) Increasing Donation from under-represented donors with an emphasis specifically on Black and Asian donors. 20^th European Day for Organ Donation & Transplantation. London, October.
26. Randhawa (2019) Tackling inequalities in organ donation in the UK – the role of public engagement. Islamic perspectives on organ donation after death. Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham, October.
27. Randhawa (2019) Developing a culturally competent approach to public engagement and organ donation – lessons from the United Kingdom. European Transcultural Nurses Association. Ceske Budejovice, June.

Recent Publications

Recent Books and book chapters

1. Randhawa G (2014) Transplant Ethics – The views of UK Faith Leaders. In: Bakr M (Ed) Clinical Renal Transplantation, Mansoura University Publishers.
2. Randhawa G & Schicktanz S (Eds) (2013) Public Engagement in organ donation and transplantation. Pabst Science Publishers.
3. Abdul-Hussain M, Padela A, Randhawa G (Eds) (2022) Organ donation in Islam: The interplay of Jurisprudence, Ethics, and Society. Lexington Books.

Recent Reports

1. Liapi F, Chater A, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2022). Stepping down programmes of care. The case of Olympic Lodge in Buckinghamshire. (Commissioned: Buckinghamshire NHS Healthcare Trust).
2. Lodder A, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2020). An evaluation report on ‘Talking Takes Off’: a system wide approach to prioritise children’s speech, language and communication needs. (Commissioned: Department of Education and Flying Start)
3. Mahon A, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2020). Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Group Team meetings for frail patients in Bedford (Commissioned: Bedford Clinical Commissioning Group).
4. Mahon A, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2019). The Total Wellbeing Programme in Luton: A mixed methods evaluation. (Commissioned: Luton Borough Council and Thrive Tribe).
5. Pescheny J, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2019). Evaluation of the Luton Social Prescribing Programme. (Commissioned: Luton Borough Council and Luton Clinical Commissioning Group).
6. Milligan F, Wareing M, Preston-Shoot M, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. (2016). Supporting nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students to raise concerns with the quality of care. (Commissioned by the Council of Deans of Health). https://www.beds.ac.uk/news/2016/august/healthcare-students-need-more-support-with-raising-concerns-about-patient-care/
7. UK Donation Ethics Committee (2016) Involving the family in deceased organ donation: A discussion paper. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, London. Available from http://www.aomrc.org.uk/all-publications/reports-guidance/ukdec/
8. Milligan F, Wareing M, Preston-Shoot M, Pappas Y, Randhawa G (2016) Supporting nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students to raise concerns with quality of care. Council of Deans, London. Available from: http://www.councilofdeans.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CoDH-lit-review-students-raising-concerns-FINAL-with-covers.pdf
9. UK Donation Ethics Committee (2016) Non-therapeutic elective ventilation: A discussion paper. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, London. Available from http://www.aomrc.org.uk/all-publications/reports-guidance/ukdec/
10. UK Donation Ethics Committee (2016) Ethical framework for donation after confirmation of death using neurological criteria (DBD). Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, London. Available from http://www.aomrc.org.uk/all-publications/reports-guidance/ukdec/
11. UK Donation Ethics Committee (2016) Organ Donation from infants with anencephaly. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, London. Available from http://www.aomrc.org.uk/all-publications/reports-guidance/ukdec/
12. Morgan M, Kenten C, Deedat S, Farsides B, Newton T, Randhawa G, Sims J, Sque M. (2016) Increasing the acceptability and rates of organ donation among minority ethnic groups: a programme of observational and evaluative research on Donation, Transplantation and Ethnicity (DonaTE). Programme Grants for Applied Research, 4(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/pgfar04040
13. UK Donation Ethics Committee (2015) Ethical issues in paediatric organ donation: a position paper. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, London. Available from http://www.aomrc.org.uk/all-publications/reports-guidance/ukdec/National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2014)
14. Organ donation for transplantation: Evidence Update. London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Available from www.evidence.nhs.uk/evidence-update-51
15. UK Donation Ethics Committee (2014) Interventions before death to optimise donor organ quality and improve transplant outcomes: Guidance. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, London. Available from www.aomrc.org.uk/donation-ethics-committee.html
16. Randhawa G (2013) Faith Engagement & Organ Donation Action Plan, University of Bedfordshire, Available from http://www.odt.nhs.uk/donation/deceased-donation/professional-resources/faith-action-plan/
17. Ali, N., O’Neill and Randhawa, G. (2012) ‘Engaging with the Pakistani/Kashmiri community in Luton on consanguinity’, Luton Borough Council.
18. National BAME Transplant Alliance (2012) NBTA report Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Organ Donation and Transplantation Data, Department of Health, London.
19. National BAME Transplant Alliance (2012) A voice for change – A voice for the future, Department of Health, London. Available from http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/files/2012/07/2900219-BAME-Strategic-Plan-Web-accesible-pdf
20. UK Donation Ethics Committee (2011) An ethical framework for controlled donation after circulatory death. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, London. Available from http://www.aomrc.org.uk/all-publications/reports-guidance/ukdec/

Recent Journal Articles

1. Grossi A, Randhawa G, Jansen N, Paredes D (2023) Taking a ‘care pathway/whole systems’ approach to Equality Diversity Inclusion (EDI) in organ donation and transplantation in relation to the needs of ‘ethnic/racial/migrant’ minority communities: a statement and a call for action. Transplant International. 36:11310. doi: 10.3389/ti.2023.11310
2. Eltaybani S, Igarashi A, Cal A, Lai C, Carrasco C, Sari D, Cho E, Haugan G, Bravo J, Abouzeid N, Wachholz P, Isaramalai S, Dawood S, Pappas Y, Abd El Moneam A, Rodríguez Alqahtani B, Pereira C, Jenssen C, Yu D, Ahmed F, Mendes F, Randhawa G, Ahmed H, Suzuki H, Prambudi H, Avci I, Waluyo I, Nurbaeti I, Vseteckova J, Horne J, Liu J, Ingstad K, Kashiwabara K, Grant L, Abd El Moniem M, Sakka M, Abdelgawad M, Subu M, Kentzer N, Almadani N, Tomas-Carus P, Garcia R, Indarwati R, Maneerat Chien W, Amamiya Y, Cavalcanti Y, Yamamoto-Mitani N (2023) Long-term care facilities' response to the COVID-19 pandemic: An international, cross-sectional survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 00, 1– 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15785
3. Pradeep A, Augustine T, Randhawa G, Ormandy P (2023) Examining the role of the Health Belief Model Framework in achieving diversity and equity in organ donation among south Asians in the United Kingdom. Transplant International. 36:11243.doi: 10.3389/ti.2023.11243
4. Grossi A A, Paredes D, Palaniswamy V, Jansen N, Picozzi M, & Randhawa G (2023) ‘One size does not fit all’ in organ donation and transplantation: Targeting and tailoring communication for migrant and ethnic minority populations. Communication and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1558/cam.21434
5. Scales J, Chavda J, Ikeda E, Tsocheva I, Dove R, Wood H, Kalsi H, Colligan G, Griffiths L, Day B, Crichlow C, Keighley A, Fletcher M, Newby C, Tomini F, Balkwill F, Mihaylova B, Grigg J, Beevers S, Eldridge S, Sheikh A, Gauderman J, Kelly F, Randhawa G, Mudway I, van Sluijs E, & Griffiths. C (2023). Device-Measured Change in Physical Activity in Primary School Children During the UK COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0434.
6. Sharma S, Norton S, Bhui K, Mooney R, Caton E, Bansal T, Day C, Davenport A, Neill D, Kalra P, Da Silva-Gane M, Randhawa G, Warwick G, Wellsted D, Yaqoob M, Farrington K (2023) The use of culturally adapted and translated depression screening questionnaires with South Asian haemodialysis patients in England. PLoS ONE 18(4): e0284090. . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284090
7. Al-Abdul Ghani A, Paul Vincent B, Randhawa G, Cook E & Fadhil R (2023) Barriers and facilitators towards organ donation among Muslims living globally: protocol for an integrative systematic review using narrative synthesis—protocol. BMJ Open. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069312
8. Khan N, Randhawa G, Hewson D. (2023) Integrated Care for Older People with Different Frailty Levels: A Qualitative Study of Local Implementation of a National Policy in Luton, England. International Journal of Integrated Care; 23(1): 15, 1–13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6537
9. Constantinou G, Cook EJ, Tolliday E, Randhawa G. (2023) ‘A team around the child’ professionals’ experiences of unmet needs, access and expectations in children’s palliative care services, a phenomenological study in the UK. Journal of Child Health Care. doi:10.1177/13674935221147716
10. Cook E, Elliott E, Donald L, Gaitan A, Randhawa G, Cartwright S, Waqar M, Egbutah C, Nduka I, Guppy A, Ali N (2023) Knowledge, perceived risk, and attitudes towards covid-19 amongst ethnic minorities in the UK: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1060694
11. Donald L, Lodder A, Rogers C, Cash S, Pappis Y, Randhawa G.(2022) "Talking Takes Off": A System-wide Approach to Prioritize Children's Speech, Language, and Communication Needs. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action; 16(4):463-471. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2022.0069
12. Vincent BP, Randhawa G, Cook E (2022) Barriers toward deceased organ donor registration and consent among people of Indian origin living globally: An integrative systematic review based on narrative synthesis. BMJ Open. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056094
13. Davidson R & Randhawa G (2022) The Sign 4 Big Feelings intervention to improve early years outcomes in preschool children: Outcome evaluation. JMIR Pediatrics & Parenting. doi: 10.2196/25086
14. Ibrahim M, Pang D, Randhawa G, Pappas Y (2022) Development and validation of a simple risk model for predicting Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) in midlife: A cohort study. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 15:1051-1075
    https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S336384
15. Randhawa G & Gardiner D (2022) Tackling organ donation among minority ethnic communities in the UK – a whole systems approach. British Medical Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldac008
16. Saad S, Iwundu, Ibrahim M, Randhawa G, Pang D (2022) Life-course influence of adolescent behaviour problems on type 2 diabetes in midlife: results from 1958 British birth cohort study. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 15:963-972
    https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S308620
17. Lemamsha H, Randhawa G, Papadopoulos C (2022) Investigating the Association between Unhealthy Dietary Habits and Obesity among Libyan Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(3):1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031076
18. Cook E, Elliot E, Gaitan A, Nduka I, Cartwright S, Egbutah C, Randhawa G, Waqar M, Ali N (2022) Vaccination against COVID-19: factors that influence vaccine hesitancy among an ethnically diverse community in the UK. Vaccines. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10010106
19. Liapi F, Chater A, Pescheny J, Randhawa G, Pappas Y (2022) Understanding the experience of service users in an integrated care programme for obesity and mental health : A qualitative investigation of Total Wellbeing Luton. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020817
20. Molina-Pérez A, Delgado J, Frunza M, Morgan M, Randhawa G, Reiger-Van de Wijdeven J, Schicktanz S, Schiks E, Wöhlke S, Rodríguez-Arias D (2022) Should the family have a role in deceased organ donation decision-making? A systematic review of public knowledge and attitudes towards organ procurement policies in Europe. Transplantation Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trre.2021.100673
21. Cook E, Powell F, Ali N, Penn-Jones C, Ochieng B, Constantinou G, and Randhawa G (2021) ‘They Are Kids, Let Them Eat’: A Qualitative Investigation into the Parental Beliefs and Practices of Providing a Healthy Diet for Young Children among a Culturally Diverse and Deprived Population in the UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 24: 13087. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413087
22. Tanhamira, LA, Randhawa G, Hewson D (2021) "Remotely Delivered Mind–Body Physical Activity Improves Physical Function in Older Adults" Medical Sciences Forum 4, no. 1: 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECERPH-3-09095
23. Donald L Davidson R, Murphy S, Hadley A, Puthussery S, Randhawa G (2021) How young, disadvantaged fathers are affected by socioeconomic and relational barriers: A UK based qualitative study. Journal of Families, Relationships & Societies. https://doi.org/10.1332/204674321X16321468785082
24. Randhawa G & Buckley M (2021) The pandemic – A toxic mix of political and public health crises. Byline Times 25 October, https://bylinetimes.com/2021/10/25/the-pandemic-a-toxic-mix-of-political-and-public-health-crises/
25. Liapi F, Chater A, Randhawa G, Pappas Y (2021) Factors that facilitate or hinder whole system integrated care for obesity and mental health: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050527
26. Qureshi I, Ali N, Garcia R, Randhawa G (2021) Understanding the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on nurses from ethnic minority backgrounds. Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2021.e11645
27. Randhawa G & Griffiths S (2021) The geopolitics of public health in a pandemic. BMJ Opinion 11 June. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/06/11/the-geopolitics-of-public-health-in-a-pandemic/
28. Ali N, Cook E, Qureshi I, Sidika T, Mahmood S, Waqar M, and Randhawa G. (2021) The Collaborative Targeted Outreach Programme (CTOP): A feasibility intervention to increase the recruitment of ‘home grown ’ South Asian into nursing and midwifery courses. Diversity & Equality in Health & Care. 18 (7): 370-377.
29. Papadopoulos C, Castro N, Nigath A, Davidson R, Faulkes N, Menicatti R, Abdul-Khaliq A, Recchiuto R, Battistuzzi L, Randhawa G, Merton L, Kanoria S, Chong NY, Kamide H, Hewson D, Sgorbissa A. (2021) The CARESSES randomised controlled trial: exploring the health-related impact of culturally competent artificial intelligence embedded into socially assistive robots and tested in older adult care homes. International Journal of Social Robotics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-021-00781-x
30. Cook E, Powell F, Ali N, Penn-Jones C, Ochieng B, Randhawa G (2021) Improving support for breastfeeding mothers: a qualitative study on the experiences of breastfeeding among parents who reside in a deprived and culturally diverse community’. International Journal for Equity in Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01419-0.

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