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THE SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (U.K.)

(Registered Charity No. 1073178)

ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT 2023-2024

Trustees’ Annual Report 2023-2024

Governing Document

Trust Deed

Charity constitution Trustees incorporated as a body

Charity Address 39 Westfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3QE

Bankers Santander and Lloyds

Patrons

Lord Naren Patel Kt has held several esteemed positions including Chair of the National Patient Safety Agency, Chair of the Specialist Training Authority, Chairman of the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland and Chairman of the Specialist Training Authority in Scotland, in addition to holding a life peerage in The House of Lords. He has also held the prestigious positions of President of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Chairman of the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges.

Professor Ajay Shah is the British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology at King’s College, London. He is one of the most respected academics and clinicians in the international cardiology community and has an inspirational record of academic achievement. In addition, he has been elected to the Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology and the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Professor Raj Bhopal CBE is Emeritus Professor of Public Health at Edinburgh University, Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He is an expert in, and internationally respected leader of health research in ethnic minority communities. He was bestowed the first SAHF Global Lifetime Achievement award in 2009 for services to the field of Ethnicity in Health.

Professor Kamran Abbasi is Editor-in-Chief of the British Medical Journal and also editor at the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is also an acclaimed medical journalist and has written for the Health Foundation, one of numerous other contributions too extensive to list here. He was bestowed the first SAHF Global Lifetime Achievement award in 2024

Dr Rashmi Shukla CBE was Public Health England Regional Director, Midlands when she retired. She was a National Director in the PHE transition team, to support the transfer of public health functions from PCTs to local authorities. Her national roles included being Cochair for the Sexual Health Forum with Baroness Joyce Gould and being an active member of the NIHR Public Health Programme Advisory Board.

Trustees during year 2023-2024

Professor Kiran C R Patel (Chairman of Trustees) graduated from Cambridge University in 1993 and currently has several roles and responsibilities. He works as a Consultant Cardiologist (with a subspecialist interest in heart failure and device therapy) and is Chief Medical Officer and Deputy CEO at University Hospitals Birmingham. He holds Honorary Chairs at the Universities of Birmingham, Warwick and Coventry. In 2008 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, one of the youngest Fellows of the College.

He started consultant life at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust and having spent only 3 years as a Consultant, was appointed as a Clinical Lead for the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority, where he developed strong partnerships between Public Health, primary care and acute care. He was regional Clinical Director for the QIPP (Quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) programme for the Strategic Health Authority. He was then seconded to oversee the NHS transition as Medical Director for Primary care in West Mercia before a period as Medical Director at Good Hope hospital and then moved to NHS England for 6 years as Medical Director for the West Midlands. In 2019 he became Chief Medical Officer and Deputy CEO at University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire and moved to his current role in 2024.

He was founder member and continues to be Chair of the South Asian Health Foundation. He was trustee to the UK Health Forum 2003-2012. The expertise gleaned from both the NHS and voluntary sectors, led to him advising the Public Health Foundation of India on developing healthcare systems in 2009-10 and informing the ministerial briefing for the UN Summit on non-communicable disease in 2011. Back home in the UK, he has worked with NICE, where he has been involved in formulating 4 guidelines. In 2009, he was invited to be a speaker at the RCP dialogue on clinical contributions and solutions to Social Determinants of health. He has published and lectured widely on a national and international scale, not only in the field of cardiology, but more widely on social determinants, health systems and healthcare strategy.

He has also contributed to several other regional, national and international boards and committees too numerous to list, demonstrating that when a clinician puts his or her mind to being more than a frontline clinician, they can achieve and contribute much more than medical school has taught them.

Professor Wasim Hanif is a Consultant Diabetologist in Birmingham and also an esteemed academic in the field of ethnicity and diabetes. He also serves on several national bodies, including the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Technology Appraisal group. He is currently Chair of the SAHF Diabetes group and leads several highly successful community health promotion and education programmes in that capacity. Internationally, Wasim also is engaged with the Prevent India programme based in Hyderabad and is a global leader in the field of Ramadan and diabetes.

Professor Kamlesh Khunti CBE is Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Leicester, UK. He leads a research group undertaking research into the early identification and interventions in people with diabetes. His work has influenced national and international guidelines on screening and management of people with diabetes. He is Director of East Midlands CLAHRC and Co-Director for the South East Midlands Diabetes Research Network, Co-Director of a Clinical Trial Unit. He is a principal investigator on several major studies. He is currently an advisor to the Department of Health’s National Screening Committee on Vascular Risk, Clinical Advisor for the Diabetes NICE-led QOF Panel, Secretary of the Primary Care Study Group of the European Society of Diabetes (EASD), and member of the International Diabetes Federation Working Group on Diabetes Screening Risk Scores. He is Co-Director of the Diabetes MSc at Leicester University and the BMJ Diabetes Diploma. He is past Chair of the Department of Health-RCGP Committee on Classification of Diabetes and Chair of the NICE Guidelines on Prevention of Diabetes.

Professor Vinod Patel is Director of Clinical Skills and the Diabetes Masters Programme at Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick. He is also Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Acute Medicine and Medical Obstetrics at the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. His main interest is the application of clinical evidence into practical diabetes care to improve patient experience, reduce diabetes complications and prevent diabetes. He has created e:learning modules on diabetes for the BMJ Masterclasses in Diabetes. The clinical skills teaching methods have been incorporated into a textbook by Oxford University Press and 17 videos for world-wide use. His work within his own diabetes department, in partnership with Apnee Sehat (Community Interest Community), was awarded the NHS England Diabetes Innovation Prize in 2015. His diabetes department is very active in research. His colleague, Dr Saravanan was recently awarded a large MRC grant to pursue his work in Diabetes and Pregnancy. This work will be carried out in India, UK and Kenya.

Professor Amitava Banerjee is Professor of Cardiology at the Farr Institute of Health Informatics at University College London. In addition to general cardiology, he has special interest in heart failure and atrial fibrillation, and also the role of informatics and electronic health records in delivering better patient care. Ami has been a Trustee of the South Asian Health Foundation since 2014 and has been an active member of the Cardiovascular Working Group.

Dr Amal Lad is a GP trainee based in West Midlands. He is passionate about using creative approaches to improving health awareness within the South Asian community. From his participation in the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, he has developed the “Meducasian” project which is a collaboration between health care professionals and local communities to break the stigma surrounding mental illness. Aside from being a doctor, Amal is a keen musician and has produced music for a number of film and theatre projects.

Ranjit Dhillon is a cardiac nurse specialist based in Birmingham. She has an established career in cardiac rehabilitation and in 2016 joined a team establishing England’s first familial hyperlipidaemia service for comprehensive assessment and cascade screening in the West Midlands.

Dr Sarah Ali is a Consultant in Endocrinology, Diabetes and General Medicine at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. She is the Clinical Lead for the Barnet Diabetes Community Service and the Diabetes Antenatal Service. She is a committee member as a Consultant Diabetologist for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Diabetes guidelines update and works on a number of diabetes research and national projects, including a NHS England project on the delivery of Diabetes in the PCN. She is additionally a Trustee for the South Asian Health Foundation. Her specialist interests include diabetes in South Asians, health inequalities in the BAME communities, the delivery of high-quality Community diabetes care, diabetes in pregnancy and diabetes in Ramadan, with publications in these fields.

Dr Harpreet Sood is a Clinical Advisor for the COVID-19 Vaccine programme, a GP and a board member at Health Education England. Harpreet is currently a NHS primary care doctor in London and a digital health expert. Harpreet also sits on the board of Health Education England, a £4.5bn organisation training and developing 160,000 staff across the NHS, where his focus is on developing digital and data science skills for the workforce.

Objectives

The Charity’s objects (“the objects”) are “to relieve or assist in efforts to relieve persons living in the U.K., particularly those of South Asian origin, who are experiencing conditions of sickness, hardship or distress in particular by supporting organizations; implementing and establishing developmental projects which serve the needs of those persons and improve their conditions of need.”

Chairman of Trustees Report: A Review of Activities, Achievements and Development Plans

Structure of SAHF

The formal operational policy originally approved and adopted by SAHF at the AGM in December 2006 was renewed in 2018 and continues to be the charity’s operating procedure. This policy covers important areas such as conflicts of interest which are essential to safeguard SAHF against in light of the interaction it has in an advisory capacity to several bodies. The policy underwent minor revisions to its travel policy in light of the need for continued restraint in the current economic climate.

Current Chairpersons and group members are:-


Diabetes Group
Professor Wasim Hanif(Chair)	Professor Vinod Patel
Prof Kamlesh Khunti(Chair)	Professor Kiran Patel
Dr Srikanth Bellary	Dr Mohammed Roshan
Professor Sudhesh Kumar	Dr Kamal Ali
Professor Nita Forouhi	Dr Rahul Nayar
Dr Sailesh Sankar	Professor Paramjit Gill
Dr AteeqSyed	Dr Sukhdev Singh
Professor Ali Karamat


Cardiovascular Group
Dr Anveesha Singh	Prof Kiran Patel
Dr Amitava Banerjee
Dr Aneesha CHauhan
Sr Ranjit Dhillon


Musculoskeletal Working Group
Dr Ash Samanta	Dr Leher Gumber
Dr Kaushik Chaudhuri
Dr Moorthy
Dr Kanta Kumar

Ethnicity and Health

Since 2001, SAHF has decided to direct the majority of the work of the charity towards the field of ethnicity and health, to fill a void and meet a need in the UK. The following strategies continue to form the priority areas of work for the SAHF.

To promote improvements in the quality of, and access to, healthcare and health promotion in South Asians.
To promote research that leads to the above objectives
To act as an advocacy group and advisory body

The aims are defined as SAHF needing to practically strive to achieve success in the following areas:-

To act as a strategic think tank and provide leadership in policy and health advocacy for professionals and patients
To promote health and provide education and resources to both healthcare professionals and patients.
Aim to improve access to services by highlighting areas of need and potential improvement
To facilitate the development of a network of healthcare professionals to disseminate information and improve cohesive working
To promote high quality research and to facilitate research and dissemination of research findings wherever possible.

The impact of good health extends far beyond mental and physical well-being. Good health contributes to ameliorating social disadvantage for both the individual and consequently the community. The expertise present within the Board of Patrons and Trustees enables SAHF to address issues concerning ethnic minority healthcare in all tiers of society from Government policy to a grass roots level. In the field of research, the charity aims to ‘catalyse’ and facilitate collaboration rather than undertake research directly in the arena of ethnic health. It aims to commission work where a need is identified. The charity has undertaken a responsibility not only to obtain information, but also to disseminate it to the general public. We continue to develop and promote health interventions in collaboration with the Department of Health, Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation, as well as numerous other Governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Although in the past decade SAHF has hosted several specialty groups, in 2018 a decision was made by trustees to focus its efforts in areas where there was a clear healthcare need coupled to strength in leadership. We have therefor focussed efforts in 20-21 to diabetes and cardiovascular disease but due to the pandemic, we also allocated significant resource and effort to the pandemic. Post pandemic we have supported the development ofa musculoskeletal disorders group.

NICE

SAHF and its members have contributed to over 120 NICE guidelines to date, ranging from Chairmanship of guidelines groups and technology appraisal committee membership, to stakeholder input. In 2007, Prof Kiran Patel and Dr Rubin Minhas also appeared before the Health Select Committee as external experts on the investigation into NICE and advised how the voluntary sector could work transparently and effectively with industry and NICE. In 2010, SAHF contributed to consultations on the changing roles and responsibilities of NICE. Prof Wasim Hanif has served on the Technology Appraisal Committee in 2010-13 and Dr Minhas served on the Technology Appraisals committee and also Chaired the Familial Hyperlipidaemia guideline.

Wider Stakeholder Contributions:

SAHF continues to work collaboratively with many organizations, just a sample of which are listed below:

Government Health Committees
Dept of health e.g. South Asian CHD toolkit
Kings Fund
NICE Guideline groups and appraisal committees
UK Health Forum
British Medical Journal (South Asia Awards)
British Heart Foundation
Diabetes and Ramadan Alliance
Men’s Health Forum
British Cardiovascular Society
British Society of Rheumatology
British Society of Gastroenterology
Multiple Sclerosis Society
NHS England
Nuffield Council of Bioethics
NGO Forum
National electronic library for health
British Cardiovascular Society
Diabetes UK
Silver Star Appeal
APNA NHS
CHIEF – Community Health Involvement & Empowerment Forum
British Transplant Society
UK National Kidney Federation
Commonwealth Foundation
World Health Organisation
International forum on Smokeless Tobacco
Scottish Youth Forum
SANSKAR Canada
Centre for Ethnic Health Research
International Diabetes Federation
JDRF
The Brown Heart mission (USA)

Medical Student Bursaries

Each year SAHF competitively awards at least one and usually two medical student elective bursaries. These are awarded to students with a view to helping the students to undertake a period of study and experiential learning in a field of medicine relating to south Asian

healthcare. We encourage students to deliver papers at a national meeting and invite them to our annual conference to present either as a poster or oral presentation. We continue to have strong applications and this year we awarded one bursary to a medical student.

The successful student is:

Jasmine Makker	Leukaemia service at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Fellows

SAHF continued to support several fellows this year, having developed a scheme which offered mentoring and personal development to trainees and professionals from a variety of healthcare backgrounds. Many produced projects and publications such as infographics to promote health and well being across communities. The scheme is in its early days but is well liked by the fellows and enables senior healthcare professionals to develop the next generation of professionals. We are also now embracing medical students who attend educational events.

Events

➢ 8[th] Annual Diabetes Ramadan Conference

On Thursday 8[th] February, 2024 the South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF) together with the Diabetes and Ramadan Alliance (www.daralliance.org), held the 8[th] Annual Diabetes in Ramadan Conference in person at the Royal College of Physicians, London. Over 100 delegates joined, ranging from secondary care Consultants, GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, and researchers to scientists and lay patient and public representatives. The aims of the conference were to highlight the best care of Muslim patients with diabetes who wish to fast in Ramadan, as well as being a forum to discuss the latest evidence in diabetes care during Ramadan and potential research opportunities. The conference was titled ‘ Health Needs in Ramadan: A Healthcare Approach’ and included various presentations including ‘ Technology and safety of fasting in Type 1 Diabetes; the tool or the outcome? ’ , ‘Improving access to cardiorenal protection in T2DM: implementing NICE guidance’, and ‘Can Technology help everyone fast during Ramadan? Time to revisit the guidelines’. In addition, we had a number of presentations from junior trainees which included ‘ Adaptation of Managing Diabetes in Ramadan Guidelines in the NHS: A study of organisation in areas of England with a large Muslim Population’ and ‘ Ramadan is not associated with increased infection risk in Pakistani and Bangladeshi populations: Findings from controlled interrupted time series analysis of UK primary care data’.

Speakers included eminent Professors, Consultants, GPs, Specialist dietitian, Pharmacist and an Islamic Religious Scholar, all with an interest in Diabetes and Ramadan. The conference addressed the issues around the religious basis of fasting, the epidemiology of diabetes in Ramadan along with the risk of complications, the latest UK and International Diabetes

Federation Guidelines for managing diabetes in Ramadan, latest research publications and the views of religious scholars on fasting in Ramadan.

The ninth annual conference will take place in October, 2025 In keeping with previous conferences key national and international speakers are being secured to deliver presentations. https://www.sahf.org.uk/events/sahf-dar-8th-annual-ramadan-conference

The Lifetime Achievement Award (presented annually at the SAHF Ramadan Annual Conference), was this year bestowed upon Professor Dr. Abdul Jabbar who presented his work on ‘ Impact of Fasting on Health and Disease’.

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➢ 24[th] SAHF Annual Conference

The 24th Annual Diabetes Conference was held in person on Thursday 12[th] and Friday 13[th] October 2023, in Birmingham. This year's theme, 'Closing the Health Inequalities Gap: The SAHF Legacy ,' focused on addressing health disparities. The conference provided expert, tailored insights into managing diabetes and cardiovascular disease within the South Asian population.

The Lifetime Achievement Award (presented annually at the SAHF Annual Conference), was this year bestowed upon Professor Vinod Patel who presented his work on ‘ Trials and Tribulations of Ideas for Improving Diabetes Care: My Life in Acronyms’.

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➢ Publications

Murali M, Gumber L, Jethwa H, Ganesh D, Hartmann-Boyce J, Sood H, Zaccardi F, Khunti K. Ethnic minority representation in UK COVID-19 trials: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med. 2023 Mar 29;21(1):111. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02809-7. PMID: 36978166; PMCID: PMC10049782.

➢ South Asian Health Foundation Activity

Over the last couple of years, SAHF’s reputation and reach have dramatically increased as demonstrated by the number of support requests we have received year on year.

The support requests came from other Universities, community groups, NHS Trusts, charity groups and industry partners and have varied in nature.

➢ DVD

Meri Baatein/Inner Voices DVD, launched at the annual conference in October 2016, continued to be used at community engagement meetings to great effect. ‘Meri Baatein’ or Inner Voices captures real conversations of people with diabetes, as reflected upon themselves. SAHF continues to distribute copies of this excellent health promotion DVD.

➢ Walk in the Park Community Event

We continued to host community-based health promotion with our ‘walk in the park’ events to encourage physical exercise and to improve health and to significantly reduce risk of illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke or cancer. Dr Amal Lad has been exemplary in leading this community activity and every week, leads a community walk event in Walsall, come rain or shine. These efforts were all the more important due to the pandemic and outdoor spaces being deemed safe.

➢ Media and Communications

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Future activities

Continue addressing areas of need in delivering high quality community grassroots education sessions
Raise funds for SAHF through industry and community engagement
Source funding for Educational resources for Mental Health Awareness
Source funding for Ramadan Patient Guidance
Bespoke Event in 2025
Update the 'Diabetes UK and SAHF recommendations on diabetes research priorities for British South Asians'
Engage with BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities)
Develop Respiratory working group
Develop Mental Health Working Group
Develop Lipid Guidelines

Final Remarks

The South Asian Health Foundation's (SAHF) resilience shines in a landscape where many health charities struggle to endure beyond their early stages. We are proud to announce the upcoming 25th Annual Conference in 2024, a significant milestone achieved despite ongoing economic challenges.

Over the years, our conferences have consistently attracted leading international and national experts in South Asian health, engaging participants from both statutory and voluntary sectors. Our focused strategy emphasises translating research findings into clinical practice and advancing the education of healthcare professionals.

In response to pressing issues, particularly in Health Inequalities, Multiple Long-Term Conditions and Mental Health, SAHF is evolving to take a more proactive approach in specialised areas. Mental health remains a critical concern within the South Asian community, requiring sustained focus and collaborative efforts to reduce its impact.

None of this would be possible without the unwavering dedication of our trustees and working group members, who continue to invest their time and energy in advancing SAHF's mission. Through their efforts, SAHF provides education and guidance to healthcare professionals, patients, and carers not only in the UK but also globally, improving the health and well-being of communities disproportionately affected by health inequalities.

SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (UK) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

	Unrestricted	Restricted	2024 Total	2023 Total
	£	£	£	£
Income from:
Donations	108,200	-	108,200	143,233
Other	2,314	-	2,314	512
Total Income	110,514	-	110,514	143,745
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities	(111,636)	-	(111,636)	(127,639)
Total Expenditure	(111,636)	-	(111,636)	(127,639)
Net (expenditure)/income	(1,122)	-	(1,122)	16,106
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward	190,304	79,797	270,101	253,995
Total funds carried forward	189,182	79,797	268,979	270,101

a Professor K C R Patel - Chairman Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (UK) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

	2024	2023
	£	£
Fixed Assets	1,331	1,774
Current Assets
Cash at Bank	268,979	270,101
	270,310	271,875
Creditors – Amounts falling due	(1,331)	(1,774)
within one year
Net Current Assets	268,979	270,101
Funds
Unrestricted Funds	189,182	190,304
Restricted Funds	79,797	79,797
	268,979	270,101

Professor K C R Patel - Chairman Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (UK) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - 31 MARCH 2024

Accounting Policies

General

The Financial Statements have been prepared under the Historical Cost Convention and in accordance with the applicable accounting standards and the charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice: ‘Accounting by Charities’).

Summary of Net Assets by Funds

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total
Net Current Assets	£189,182	£79,797	£268,979

Expenditure

	2024
Core Activities	£80,144
Administrative Expenses	£21,452
Conference Travel Expenses	£8,870
IT Expenses	£1,170
Total	£111,636

Notes to the Accounts

Depreciation policy: 25% depreciation is charged to Core Work.
Creditors represent an accrual for expenses.
£20,899 (2023: £19,393) was spent on administrator support for the charity.
During the year, £nil (2023: £nil) was spent on expenses for Trustees, for conference travel.

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SAHF Annual Report 2023/2024 V1. Jan 2025

THE SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (U.K.)

(Registered Charity No. 1073178)

ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT 2023-2024

Trustees’ Annual Report 2023-2024

Governing Document

Trust Deed

Charity constitution Trustees incorporated as a body

Charity Address 39 Westfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3QE

Bankers Santander and Lloyds

Patrons

Trustees during year 2023-2024

Objectives

Chairman of Trustees Report: A Review of Activities, Achievements and Development Plans

Structure of SAHF

Current Chairpersons and group members are:-


Diabetes Group
Professor Wasim Hanif(Chair)	Professor Vinod Patel
Prof Kamlesh Khunti(Chair)	Professor Kiran Patel
Dr Srikanth Bellary	Dr Mohammed Roshan
Professor Sudhesh Kumar	Dr Kamal Ali
Professor Nita Forouhi	Dr Rahul Nayar
Dr Sailesh Sankar	Professor Paramjit Gill
Dr AteeqSyed	Dr Sukhdev Singh
Professor Ali Karamat


Cardiovascular Group
Dr Anveesha Singh	Prof Kiran Patel
Dr Amitava Banerjee
Dr Aneesha CHauhan
Sr Ranjit Dhillon


Musculoskeletal Working Group
Dr Ash Samanta	Dr Leher Gumber
Dr Kaushik Chaudhuri
Dr Moorthy
Dr Kanta Kumar

Ethnicity and Health

To promote improvements in the quality of, and access to, healthcare and health promotion in South Asians.
To promote research that leads to the above objectives
To act as an advocacy group and advisory body

The aims are defined as SAHF needing to practically strive to achieve success in the following areas:-

To act as a strategic think tank and provide leadership in policy and health advocacy for professionals and patients
To promote health and provide education and resources to both healthcare professionals and patients.
Aim to improve access to services by highlighting areas of need and potential improvement
To facilitate the development of a network of healthcare professionals to disseminate information and improve cohesive working
To promote high quality research and to facilitate research and dissemination of research findings wherever possible.

NICE

Wider Stakeholder Contributions:

SAHF continues to work collaboratively with many organizations, just a sample of which are listed below:

Government Health Committees
Dept of health e.g. South Asian CHD toolkit
Kings Fund
NICE Guideline groups and appraisal committees
UK Health Forum
British Medical Journal (South Asia Awards)
British Heart Foundation
Diabetes and Ramadan Alliance
Men’s Health Forum
British Cardiovascular Society
British Society of Rheumatology
British Society of Gastroenterology
Multiple Sclerosis Society
NHS England
Nuffield Council of Bioethics
NGO Forum
National electronic library for health
British Cardiovascular Society
Diabetes UK
Silver Star Appeal
APNA NHS
CHIEF – Community Health Involvement & Empowerment Forum
British Transplant Society
UK National Kidney Federation
Commonwealth Foundation
World Health Organisation
International forum on Smokeless Tobacco
Scottish Youth Forum
SANSKAR Canada
Centre for Ethnic Health Research
International Diabetes Federation
JDRF
The Brown Heart mission (USA)

Medical Student Bursaries

The successful student is:

Jasmine Makker	Leukaemia service at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Fellows

Events

➢ 8[th] Annual Diabetes Ramadan Conference

Federation Guidelines for managing diabetes in Ramadan, latest research publications and the views of religious scholars on fasting in Ramadan.

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➢ 24[th] SAHF Annual Conference

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➢ Publications

➢ South Asian Health Foundation Activity

Over the last couple of years, SAHF’s reputation and reach have dramatically increased as demonstrated by the number of support requests we have received year on year.

The support requests came from other Universities, community groups, NHS Trusts, charity groups and industry partners and have varied in nature.

➢ DVD

➢ Walk in the Park Community Event

➢ Media and Communications

Future activities

Continue addressing areas of need in delivering high quality community grassroots education sessions
Raise funds for SAHF through industry and community engagement
Source funding for Educational resources for Mental Health Awareness
Source funding for Ramadan Patient Guidance
Bespoke Event in 2025
Update the 'Diabetes UK and SAHF recommendations on diabetes research priorities for British South Asians'
Engage with BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities)
Develop Respiratory working group
Develop Mental Health Working Group
Develop Lipid Guidelines

Final Remarks

SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (UK) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

	Unrestricted	Restricted	2024 Total	2023 Total
	£	£	£	£
Income from:
Donations	108,200	-	108,200	143,233
Other	2,314	-	2,314	512
Total Income	110,514	-	110,514	143,745
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities	(111,636)	-	(111,636)	(127,639)
Total Expenditure	(111,636)	-	(111,636)	(127,639)
Net (expenditure)/income	(1,122)	-	(1,122)	16,106
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward	190,304	79,797	270,101	253,995
Total funds carried forward	189,182	79,797	268,979	270,101

a Professor K C R Patel - Chairman Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (UK) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

	2024	2023
	£	£
Fixed Assets	1,331	1,774
Current Assets
Cash at Bank	268,979	270,101
	270,310	271,875
Creditors – Amounts falling due	(1,331)	(1,774)
within one year
Net Current Assets	268,979	270,101
Funds
Unrestricted Funds	189,182	190,304
Restricted Funds	79,797	79,797
	268,979	270,101

Professor K C R Patel - Chairman Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (UK) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - 31 MARCH 2024

Accounting Policies

General

Summary of Net Assets by Funds

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total
Net Current Assets	£189,182	£79,797	£268,979

Expenditure

	2024
Core Activities	£80,144
Administrative Expenses	£21,452
Conference Travel Expenses	£8,870
IT Expenses	£1,170
Total	£111,636

Notes to the Accounts

Depreciation policy: 25% depreciation is charged to Core Work.
Creditors represent an accrual for expenses.
£20,899 (2023: £19,393) was spent on administrator support for the charity.
During the year, £nil (2023: £nil) was spent on expenses for Trustees, for conference travel.

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SAHF Annual Report 2023/2024 V1. Jan 2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name South Asian Health Foundation

	Charity Name
Report to the trustees	Charity Name South Asian Health Foundation

On accounts for the year	31 March 2023	Charity no	1073178
ended		(if any)

Set out on pages	22-24
	(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)		(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
	I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
	charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended31/03/2024.
Responsibilities and	As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of report	accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
	(“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

|Signed:||Date:25/01/2025
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~~|~~| |---|---|---|---| |Name:|Manesha Patel||| ||||| |Relevant professional|FBP FCA (ICAEW)||| |qualification(s) or body|||| |(if any):|||| ||||| |Address:|17 Nicolson Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SD|||

Oct 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

IER