Researchers at the University of Surrey would like to recruit:

•  South Asian adults;
• aged 18 years or older;
• living with both type 2 diabetes and depression 

to take part in a research study exploring their lived experiences of managing these conditions.

Diabetes and heart disease are closely linked.

Researchers at Aston University would like to recruit adults who:

• have a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and belong to a ethnic minority group OR
• people who provide care to a person with cardiovascular disease from an ethnic minority group

to take part in a study that is exploring how community pharmacies can better support people from ethnic minority backgrounds to protect themselves against cardiovascular disease (CVD).

An international group of diabetes researchers and clinicians have established a global database of new cases of diabetes in patients with Covid-19 – called the CoviDiab Registry Project. It comes off the back of initial observations that Covid-19 could potentially trigger diabetes and the urgent need to know more.  

Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University are inviting:

• adults living with both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes;
• adults living with either condition (must be at high risk of developing the other condition);
• and healthcare or community professionals supporting people with these conditions

to take part in a study exploring experiences of health-related stigma.

Diabetes can sometimes unfortunately mean that people need to receive care on an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in hospital.

This study is part of a project working with patients, families, and healthcare staff to develop tools to help Intensive Care Units support patients and families, and better provide care to people, including those with diabetes who become seriously ill.

Researchers at UWE Bristol would like to recruit people aged 11-25 years old with a diagnosed chronic physical health condition, such as diabetes, to take part in a study that is exploring the types of support that young people with chronic (long-term) physical health conditions want as they prepare to move from child to adult healthcare teams. 

Participation can involve interviews or ‘focus groups’ (group discussions) either online or in-person. This is to discuss your experiences and opinions with people of a similar age.

Researchers at King’s College London would like to recruit people with a diagnosis of a long-term condition, such as diabetes, to take part in a study that is assessing the experiences of being dismissed by healthcare services.

Taking part includes completing four online questionnaires, Participants will be reimbursed with 2x £5 vouchers for the final two questionnaires.

For more information please contact: medicaldismissalstudy@kcl.ac.uk