DRWF Editorial Advisory Board

The DRWF Editorial Advisory Board are a multi-disciplinary panel of professionals and lay people who advise, write and make comment on all aspects of diabetes healthcare, news and research. This ensures the excellence of information produced and the ongoing relevance of our publication for our beneficiaries.

Health Professionals

Dr Sarah Brewer, GP, Health Journalist and Specialist in Nutritional Medicine

Dr Deborah Broadbent, Opthalmologist/Training and Educational Lead National Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy, Liverpool

Andrea Cameron, Director of Academic Programmes and Lecturer in Sports Science, University of Abertay, registered nurse and qualified exercise instructor

Professor Edzard Ernst, Professor in Complementary Medicine, Exeter

Azmina Govindji, Registered Dietitian and TV Nutritionist

Gwen Hall, DSN/Clinical Practice Educator, NHS Surrey

Emma Howard, Community Diabetes Lead Podiatrist, Oxfordshire PCT

Dr Alison Kirk, Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Dr Alastair Leckie, MBChB DRCOG MRCGP FFOM, Consultant in Occupational Medicine NHS Fife and Director, OHSAS

Professor Philip Preshaw, Professor of Periodontology and Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University 

Nina Puddefoot, Life Coach

Lay members:

Geoff Bovan, Peterborough
Heather Davie, Stoke-on-Trent
Miriam Domb, London
Geoffrey Minto, Cleveland
Guy Murphy, Sussex