Who Are Our Champions?

The Clinical Champions programme has been running since 2014, developing system leaders across the UK. Find out what the Champions are up to now and connect with the Champions in your area. To get in touch with any of the Champions, please e-mail clinicalchampions@diabetes.org.uk

Cymru | Wales

Northern Ireland

Scotland 

Midlands and East of England

North of England  

South East Coast and London 

South West and South Central

Cymru, Wales

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2024-2026

Lisa Morris        

Clinical Psychologist, Diabetes   

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Sara Crowley    

Diabetes Transitional Care National Coordinator

NHS Executive

Kath Brenton   

Assistant Head of Podiatry and Orthotics Service and Clinical Lead           

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Lucinda Skarbit

Diabetes Specialist Nurse           

Hywel Dda

2022-2023

Rose Stewart    

Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Diabetes Psychology Lead

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

2021-2023

Anwen Mai       

Community Specialist Nurse

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Janice Moses    

Lead Nurse for Diabetes

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Nicola Joyce      

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Podiatrist Diabetes / Deputy Head of Podiatry and Orthotics

BCUHB Therapies

Nerys Frater

GP

Brynteg Surgery, Ammanford

2020-2022

Peter Kelly        

Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse  

University Hospitals Plymouth

2020 – 2022

Catherine Washbrook-Davies

All Wales Dietetic Lead for Diabetes (Adult) & Dietetic Lead for the All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme

Cardiff

Elaine Jennings

Service Lead for Diabetes Dietetics         

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

2019-2021

Chris Cottrell    

Diabetes Specialist Nurse & Diabetes Nurse Education & ThinkGlucose Lead             

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Rose Stewart    

Principal Clinical Psychologist    

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board & All Wales Diabetes Implementation Group (via Cardiff & Vale University Health Board)

Vinay Somashekar Eligar            

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology          

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

2018-2020

Jessica Rees      

Advanced Inpatient Podiatry Coordinator           

Cwm Taf UHB, Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Sarah Davies    

GP        

Woodlands Medical Centre

Angela Jones    

Podiatrist          

Cardiff and Vale UHB

2017-2019

Christopher Bidder        

Consultant paediatrician             

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

Sian Bodman    

Senior Diabetes Nurse  

Aneurin bevan University Health Board

2016-2018

Andrew Crowder           

Head of programme, Diabetic Eye screening Wales         

Public Health Wales (retired)

Rosalyn Thomas            

Acute foot podiatrist     

Swansea Bay University Health Board

David Moore    

GP        

Arwystli Medical Practice

2015-2017

Justin Warner  

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist   

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Neera Agarawal             

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology          

Diabetes Centre, University Hospital Llandough

Sam Rice            

Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Scott Cawley    

Professional Lead Podiatrist for Diabetic foot     

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Northern Ireland

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2024-2026

Deborah Burns

Diabetes Specialist Midwife       

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

2022-2023

Sarinda Millar

Consultant Paediatrician, Lead for Paediatric and Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes.

SHSCT

Jennifer Madden

Interim Assistant Podiatry Manager - Foot protection team

Belfast HSC Trust

2021-2023

Laura Loughran

Diabetes Specialist Pharmacist

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

2020-2022

Laura O'Donnell             

Diabetes Specialist Pharmacist  

Western Health and Social Care Trust

2019-2021

Rosemary Donnelly       

Senior Clinical pharmacist          

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust

2018-2020

Mairead McClintock

DSN

Western Trust- South West Acute Hospital

Siobhan Monaghan       

Diabetes Specialist Dietitian       

South West Acute Hospital, WHSCT, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Veronica Lynch

Dietitian            

Belfast City Hospital

2017-2019

Jennifer Madden

Advanced Podiatrist in Elderly Care

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Philip Johnston

Consultant in diabetes and endocrinology

Belfast Trust, Royal Victoria Hospital and Belfast City Hospital

Sarinda Millar

Consultant Paediatrician

Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT)

2016-2018

Ian Wallace       

Consultant Physician in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Acute Medicine      

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Joanne Quinn   

Diabetes Specialist nurse            

Belfast Health and social Care Trust

2015-2017

Dr Anthony Lewis

Consultant in Diabetes &Endocrinology 

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Julia Shaw

Assistant Podiatry Manager       

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Lesley Hamilton

Diabetes Network Manager       

Western Health and Social Care Trust

Scotland

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2024-2026

Amyrose Cameron        

Staff Nurse        

NHS Scotland

Caroline Page   

Diabetes Specialist Nurse           

NHS Orkney

Gavin Stephenson         

Specialty Doctor Diabetes / MCN Manager Diabetes       

NHS Dumfries & Galloway

Jaqueline McGilliray      

Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS Grampian

2022-2023

Alison Heggie

Consultant

NHS Highland

Sheena McDonald

Lead Dietitian & Diabetes MCN Manager

NHS Dumfries and Galloway

2021-2023

Leigh Owens

 Advanced Dietetic Practitioner Paediatric Diabetes

NHS Lothian

Lynne O'Neil     

Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS Fife

Kirsty MacLennan

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

JJR MacLeod Centre for Diabetes, NHS Grampian

2020-2022

Cameron Munro            

GP with special interest in diabetes and lead clinician     

Tayside diabetes managed clinical network (MCN) Dundee, Scotland

Kashif Ali           

GP Partner and Primary Care Lead Diabetes MCN, NHS GGC        

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Liz McIntyre      

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology          

NHS Lanarkshire

2019-2021

Alison Heggie   

Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrine/General Internal Medicine  

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

2018-2020

Jennifer Hynes 

Programme Lead for Structured Education for people with type 2 Diabetes             

NHS Forth Valley

Sandra Wilson 

Nurse Manager, Heart Failure & Diabetes Specialist Nurses, and Diabetes Eye Screening   

NHS Grampian

James Boyle      

Consultant diabetologist             

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS GG&C

Fiona Main       

Podiatrist          

NHS Highland

2016-2018

Paul Newman  

GPwSI  

Waverley Medical Practice

Christopher Smith         

Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology       

Royal Alexandra Hospital 

Vicky Alexander

Consultant Paediatrician             

NHS Tayside

2015-2017

Dr Deborah Wake         

Consultant/ Clinical Senior Lecturer        

University of Edinburgh/ Lothian NHS

Sheena Macdonald       

Specialist Diabetes Dietician      

NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Midlands and East of England

Find out more about Diabetes UK Midlands and East of England

2024-2026

Adele Linthwaite

Long Term Conditions & Enhanced Health in Care Home Lead     

Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Catherine Field

Clinical Psychologist      

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust

Fay Westwood 

Diabetes Specialist Dietitian       

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Joanne Edwards            

Team Leader, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian          

University Hospitals Birmingham

Khilna Shah      

Clinical Pharmacist        

Manor View Practice

Mariyam Shazra             

ST6 Speciality Trainee (Endocrinology & Diabetes)           

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Melanie Del Cisne         

DIABETES SPECIALIST NURSE      

Midlands Medical Partnership

Nichola Beard  

Diabetes Podiatry Clinical Lead  

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Nikki Dawson   

Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse - Lead         

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Patience Mukairah        

Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist            

Good Hope Hospital

Rania Salama    

GP Partner- Diabetes Lead for Modality Birmingham Division      

Modality Partnership - Laurie Pike health centre

Raymond Ladele            

Associated Medical Director and Diabetes Lead Alliance Teaching Practices             

Coventry Rugby GP Alliance

Roy Hamilton    Doctor  Albany House Surgery

Vandana Bendre            

Doctor

Southgates & The Woottons Surgeries

2022-2023

Charles Odiase

Consultant Pharmacist Primary Care & Diabetes (Lead Clinical Pharmacist)

Dacorum GP Federation, Hertfordshire

Jayne Robbie

senior podiatrist/senior lecturer

University Hospitals Birmingham/Birmingham City University

Raj T Than

GP Clinical lead

Humberstone Medical centre, Leicester

Tabitha Randell

Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Nottingham Children's Hospital

2021-2023

Christopher Kerry

Lead Diabetes Nurse Specialist

Diabetes Centre, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Janet Collins     

Lead Nurse        

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Meena Sharma

Lead Senior Clinical Pharmacist (advanced)

Watford Central PCN

Murthy Narasimha

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrine [ RCP TUTOR AND DEPUTY CD FOR THE TRUST]

UHCW NHS TRUST, COVENTRY

2020-2022

Glinys Johnson

Diabetes Specialist Nurse

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Foundation Trust

Jason Cheung

• Consultant Diabetologist & Endocrinologist, EBDC
• Clinical Lead for Inpatient Diabetes Care Service, NNUHFT
• Clinical Lead for Mortality & Morbidity (Diabetes), NNUHFT
• Virtual Ward Clinical Champion, NNUHFT
• Honorary Associate Professor, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Muhammad Ali Karamat            

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology          

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Neville Scholten

Operational Lead for Diabetes Type 2 Structured Education Services       

Derbyshire Community Health Service NHS Foundation Trust

Sarah Orme      

Diabetes Service Manager and Clinical Lead        

Midlands Partnership NHS Trust

2019-2021

Katy Davenport

Lead DSN           

Cambridge University Hospital

Jacinta Meighan-Davies

Clinical programme manager

Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group

Jayne Robbie    

Senior Lecturer in Diabetes Care at Birmingham City University/ Senior podiatrist          

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Lucy Marquis   

Transformation Clinical Lead for Integrated Care (Planned Care)

Stoke on Trent

Raj Than            

GP        

Leicester City CCG

Satyan Kotecha

Community Pharmacist

NHS England West Midlands

Suma Sugunendran       

Consultant        

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS

2018-2020

Ateeq Syed       

Consultant        

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust

Clare Hambling

GP        

West Norfolk CCG

Tabitha Randell

Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes & Deputy Divisional Director             

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Vicky Elliott  

Clinical Psychologist in Paediatrics

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

2017-2019

Helen Atkins     

Diabetes Advanced Practice Lead            

University Hospitals of Leicester

2016-2018

Parijat De          

Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology       

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust

2015-2017

Dr Karunakaran Vithian

Consultant in Diabetes/ Endocrinology & Clinical lead for North East Essex Diabetes Service             

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

Elizabeth Hackett          

Principal Pharmacist for Diabetes           

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Syed Gillani

Consulting GP Diabetes New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton GP Principal Donnington Medical Practice Telford     

West Midlands

Ana Pokrajac

Consultant in Diabetes Endocrinology and GIM  

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

2014-2016

Dr Srikanth (Sri) Bellary 

Senior Lecturer-Metabolic Medicine and Hon Consultant Physician,

Aston University

Dr Paromita (Paru) King              

Consultant Physician                   

Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Milan Piya         

Senior Lecturer in Diabetes                      

Western Sydney University and Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals

North of England

Find out more about Diabetes UK North of England

2024-26

Alia Gilani         

Senior Diabetes Specialist Pharmacist    

Primary Care Sheffield

Ayodele Oyegunwa       

General Practitioner

NHS

Helen O'Neil     

Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist         

North of England Commissioning Support

Keaton Irvine   

PhD researcher

Newcastle University

Ruth Boocock   

Associate Professor       

Teesside University

2022-2023

Naresh Kanumilli

GP & Community Diabetes consultant

Manchester

Nicola Milne

Primary Care Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Diabetes Specialist Nurse Clinical Lead   

Greater Manchester and East Cheshire Strategic Clinical Network

Surya Rajeev

Consultant and Clinical Director, Diabetes and Endocrinology

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust

Soon Song

Consultant Diabetologist

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2021-2023

Dushyant Sharma          

Consultant Diabetologist            

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Elaine Ricci

Clinical Specialist Podiatrist

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust

Fulya Mehta

Consultant in General Paediatrics and Diabetes 

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Nivedita Aswani

Consultant Paediatrician specialising in Diabetes and Weight Management &

NHSE CYA Diabetes Programme Regional Clinical Lead North East & Yorkshire

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

2020-2022

Moulinath Banerjee      

Consultant and Clinical Lead Diabetes and Endocrinology            

Bolton Foundation NHS Trust

Sarah Steven    

Consultant Diabetologist            

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

2019-2021

Nicola Milne

Primary Care Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Diabetes Specialist Nurse Clinical Lead   

Greater Manchester and East Cheshire Strategic Clinical Network

Soon Song

Consultant Diabetologist

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Surya Rajeev    

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology & Clinical Director      

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2018-2020

Beth Marfleet  

GP        

Hambleton Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group

Hannah Beba   

Pharmacist        

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Louise Overend

Consultant        

Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

2017-2019

Ani Ajit Kumar 

Lead DSN           

Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust

Clair Ranns       

Diabetes Specialist Pharmacist  

The Leeds office of the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Elizabeth Uchegbu         

Consultant in diabetes and endocrinology           

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Frances Hanson

Lead Children's Diabetes Dietitian           

Leeds Children’s Hospital

2016-2018

Alison Barnes   

Diabetes Specialist dietitian       

Newcastle University/Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Edward Jude     

• Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
• Professor of Medicine, University OF Manchester
• Professsor, Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

Naresh Kanumilli           

GPwSI, GP Partner, Diabetes Network Lead GMLSCN      

Northenden Group Practice, Manchester

2015-2017

Debora Brown

Nurse Manager and Diabetes Lead (GP) 

Elizabeth Martin            

GP with a specialist interest in Diabetes

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Ryan D'Costa    

Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes          

Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust

Vijay Jayagopal

Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology       

York Teaching Hospital

Vinesh Sobha   

GP with specialist interest in Diabetes and Obesity, PCN Director

Lancashire, North- West England

2014-2016

Prof Satyan M Rajbhandari       

Consultant Diabetologist                           

Lancashire Teaching Hospital

South East Coast and London

Find out more about Diabetes UK South East Coast and London

2024-2026

Mahima Gattani            

Salaried GP       

NHS

Meera Ladwa   

Clinical Lead for type 1 and young adult diabetes             

Barts Health NHS Trust

Michael Ehioje Asuma  

Clinical Lead, Newham Community Diabetes Service       

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Minal Patel       

Specialist pharmacist diabetes  

NHS

Nadine Price     

Care Pathway Lead for Acute Podiatry   

North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Paula Smith      

Advanced Diabetes Specialist Nurse       

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

2022-2023

Sarah Gregory

Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Medway Community Healthcare (based in Scotland but working in South East and Nationally)

Billy White

Consultant Paediatrician

UCLH

2021-2023

Mimi Chen

Consultant Diabetologist

St George's University Hospitals NHS FT

Rajiv Dhir

Lead Pharmacist

South West London CCG

Amobi Onumaeme

GP        

Tottenham Health Centre

Jyoti Sood         

GP        

Newbury Park Health Centre

Sarah Alicea

Diabetes Specialist Dietician

Barts Health NHS

Giuseppe Maltese         

Consultant Diabetes Endocrinology

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals

Marietta Stadler            

NIHR Clinician Scientist, hon Diabetes Consultant

Kings College London

2020-2022

Anju Gupta       

GP Principal      

GPSI  Diabetes, Integrated Diabetes Service

Chris Adusei Manu        

Consultant Diabetologist            

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Kate Bewsey     

Counselling Psychologist             

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Marie Parchment          

Clinical Lead Podiatrist  

East London Foundation Trust

Tamara Hibbert

• GP partner, Market Street Health Group
• NEL T2DR (LCD) Clinical Lead
• Newham Diabetes Clinical Lead

Newham, North-East London

Zainab Khanbhai            

Specialist Pharmacist, Cardiothoracics   

Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

2019-2021

Kaylee Lovie     

Diabetes Matron            

Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Mimi Chen        

Transformation Clinical Lead for Integrated Care (Planned Care)

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Rajiv Dhir          

Deputy Chief Pharmacist            

Merton and Wandsworth CCG

2018 - 2020

Billy White        

Consultant Paediatrician GP       

University College London Hospital

Piya Sen Gupta

Consultant        

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Trust

2017-2019

Charles Odiase 

Consultant Pharmacist in Primary Care and Diabetes

Dacorum GP Federation

Cynthia Mohandas        

Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology,             

Darent Valley Hospital, Kent

Paul Howden   

GP Clinical Lead

NHS Fareham & Gosport CCG

Sarah Woodman            

Integrated service matron and dietitian

Southern Health NHS foundation trust

Daina Walton   

Head of Podiatry and Orthotics  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Koteshwara Muralidhara           

Consultant in diabetes and endocrinology           

Central Middlesex Hospital

Tony Willis        

• Clinical Lead for Diabetes, Clinical Effectiveness, Health Equity and Personalisation, North West London Integrated Care System
• Salaried GP, Richford Gate Medical Practice

North West London

2016-2018

Parijat De          

Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology       

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust

Sarah Gregory  

Inpatient Diabetes Specialist Nurse        

the Queen Elizabeth Mother Hospital, Margate

Nicky Daborn   

Clinical Lead Diabetes and End of Life Care and Lead Practice Nurse         

Brighton & Hove CCG

Mayank Patel   

Consultant Physician in Diabetes             

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Jaimin Patel      

GPSi Diabetes, Cancer Lead ICS, RDAC Clinical Lead         

South West London ICS

Debbie Cook    

Nurse Consultant           

Redbridge and Waltham Forest CCGs

2014-2016

Claire Neely

Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust and Your Healthcare

Joan St John

GP with special interest in Diabetes

Central London Community Healthcare NHS trust

Rina Davison

Consultant in diabetes and endocrinology

Barts Health NHS trust

 Syed Farooq Ahmad

GP, Clinical Director Diabetes and Dementia, Merton CCG                      

Colliers wood Surgery

South West and South Central

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2024-2026

Emmanuel Ejii

Lead Pharmacist diabetes and endocrinology

Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust

Jennifer Williams           

Team Lead Podiatrist with Specialist Interest in Diabetes

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Laura Rich         

Consultant Diabetes and Endocrinology

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust

Claire Bolton    

Diabetes Lead  

Bosvena and 3 Harbours PCN

Heather Taylor 

Nurse Educator, Practice Nurse 

Kernow Health CIC

Tobi Parkin       

Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist            

NHS Royal Devon University HealthCare Trust and Torridge Health Primary Care Network

2022-2023

Gaynor Kebbell

Integrated Diabetes Care Facilitator

Royal United Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Mel Curtis

Integrated Diabetes Matron

The Great Western Hospital, Swindon

2021-2023

Brian Leitch

CVD and Diabetes Programme Lead

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)

2019-2021

Angela Hargreaves

Lead Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Katie Hards       

Lead DSN           

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2018-2020

Gaynor Kebbell

Nurse Facilitator                                                                                                                                           

Bath & NE Somerset Integrated Diabetes Service, Royal United Hospital

Mel Curtis         

Senior Sister Diabetes                                                                                                                                      

The Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust

Kate Fayers       

Consultant        

West Hampshire Community Diabetes Service

2017-2019

Agnieszka Graja (Agnes)

DSN      

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

2015-2017

Dr Alex Bickerton          

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology          

Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

2014-2016

Ruth Miller       

Lead Nurse Diabetes

Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust and Your Healthcare