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Sabrina Bajwah

Dr Sabrina Bajwah MBChB MRCGP MSc MA PhD FRCP

Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Care

  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Executive Lead, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation
  • Honorary Consultant Palliative Medicine

Research interests

  • Palliative care

Biography

Dr Sabrina Bajwah is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Department of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation (King’s College London) and an Honorary Palliative Care Consultant at King’s College Hospital. Her research interests include interstitial lung disease, different models of palliative care and racial inequality. Over the last decade, she has raised awareness of palliative care needs, improved delivery of clinical care, and reduced patient distress. Her research has been influential in driving forward improvement in patient clinical care nationally and internationally. She is a passionate egalitarian and drives forward Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all aspects of her clinical and academic work.

Recent awards:

2022- UK government National Clinical Impact Award Level 2

2022- Health Services Journal NHS Race Equality Award shortlist

2023- Distinguished King's Alumni Change maker Award

2024- European Association Palliative Care Clinical Impact Award

Sabrina's research interests include:

  • respiratory palliative care;
  • different models of palliative care - specifically those that cross care settings;
  • primary care;
  • palliative care;
  • diversity and inclusion in research and clinical practice.

Enquiring about potential PhD supervision

If you’re thinking of applying for one of our PhD programmes and are looking for potential supervisors, please email nmpc_pgr_enquiries@kcl.ac.uk listing the names of the supervisors you’ve identified as having expertise in your chosen area, along with your CV and a short research proposal. 

Our Postgraduate Research Team will contact supervisors on your behalf and get back to you. If you have any queries in the meantime, please use the email address above, rather than contacting potential PhD supervisors directly, because they are unable to respond to initial enquiries.

Research profile

    Research

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    Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness

    Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.

    Project status: Ongoing

    covid-19 patient in bed male ventilator csi project 780x450
    CovPall: Rapid Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care

    The CovPall Project aims to understand more about how palliative care services and hospices are responding to COVID-19.

    Project status: Ongoing

    two men talking bereavement care
    Equitable bereavement care for all

    An inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse communities.

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    King's colleagues attend Parliamentary reception to discuss new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care

    The reception, hosted by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, was focused on improving palliative and end-of-life care and reducing inequalities.

    house of lords visit katherine sleeman

    65% of adults are worried about access to palliative care

    A survey commissioned by King’s College London, and carried out by YouGov, has found that 65% of people across the UK are worried about access to palliative...

    Two older people sit in a garden conversing, both wearing blue surgical face masks.

    Dr Sabrina Bajwah wins European Association for Palliative Care Clinical Impact Award 2024

    The award is given to a clinician who has demonstrated excellence in promoting palliative care through clinical practice, public advocacy, policy or education

    sabrina bajwah news item (1)

    Dr Sabrina Bajwah wins King's Changemaker Award

    Dr Sabrina Bajwah has been awarded for her work to challenge structural racism in palliative care

    Professor Irene Higginson, Dr Sabrina Bajwah and Professor Richard Harding

    New educational film addressing racial inequality in healthcare delivery

    Academics & researchers at King's release new educational film on addressing racial inequality in healthcare delivery

    Still from the film 'Palliative Care- shifting the focus from equality to equity'

    Six influential papers from early career researchers

    Discover six impactful articles from early career researchers at the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care.

    Research

    Institute celebrates Athena Swan Silver Award

    The Cicely Saunders Institute receives a renewal of its Athena Swan Silver Award from Advance HE.

    women celebrating at event

    100 patients recruited into the Better-B trial

    The EU-funded Better-B project reaches a significant milestone with 100 patients recruited into the trial.

    senior lady oxygen mask csi 1903x558

    UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life

    New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.

    A no visitor sign at a hospital

    How specialist palliative care services have coped in response to COVID-19

    Services have been highly adaptive and embraced low-cost innovations during the pandemic.

    Stethoscope laid on laptop keyboard next to a paper form on a clipboard and a pen

    Features

    5 minutes with Sabrina Bajwah

    Meet Dr Sabrina Bajwah, who is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and the chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Executive Group at the Cicely Saunders...

    CSI-hero

    Spotlight

    Transforming the management of breathlessness in advanced illness

    The drug-free support helping people cope with breathlessness

    Illustration of ideas for breathlessness research

    Co-lead for Advanced Symptom Control module on MSc Palliative Care 

      Research

      Breathlessness woman holding chest csi 780x450
      Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness

      Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.

      Project status: Ongoing

      covid-19 patient in bed male ventilator csi project 780x450
      CovPall: Rapid Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care

      The CovPall Project aims to understand more about how palliative care services and hospices are responding to COVID-19.

      Project status: Ongoing

      two men talking bereavement care
      Equitable bereavement care for all

      An inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse communities.

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      King's colleagues attend Parliamentary reception to discuss new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care

      The reception, hosted by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, was focused on improving palliative and end-of-life care and reducing inequalities.

      house of lords visit katherine sleeman

      65% of adults are worried about access to palliative care

      A survey commissioned by King’s College London, and carried out by YouGov, has found that 65% of people across the UK are worried about access to palliative...

      Two older people sit in a garden conversing, both wearing blue surgical face masks.

      Dr Sabrina Bajwah wins European Association for Palliative Care Clinical Impact Award 2024

      The award is given to a clinician who has demonstrated excellence in promoting palliative care through clinical practice, public advocacy, policy or education

      sabrina bajwah news item (1)

      Dr Sabrina Bajwah wins King's Changemaker Award

      Dr Sabrina Bajwah has been awarded for her work to challenge structural racism in palliative care

      Professor Irene Higginson, Dr Sabrina Bajwah and Professor Richard Harding

      New educational film addressing racial inequality in healthcare delivery

      Academics & researchers at King's release new educational film on addressing racial inequality in healthcare delivery

      Still from the film 'Palliative Care- shifting the focus from equality to equity'

      Six influential papers from early career researchers

      Discover six impactful articles from early career researchers at the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care.

      Research

      Institute celebrates Athena Swan Silver Award

      The Cicely Saunders Institute receives a renewal of its Athena Swan Silver Award from Advance HE.

      women celebrating at event

      100 patients recruited into the Better-B trial

      The EU-funded Better-B project reaches a significant milestone with 100 patients recruited into the trial.

      senior lady oxygen mask csi 1903x558

      UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life

      New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.

      A no visitor sign at a hospital

      How specialist palliative care services have coped in response to COVID-19

      Services have been highly adaptive and embraced low-cost innovations during the pandemic.

      Stethoscope laid on laptop keyboard next to a paper form on a clipboard and a pen

      Features

      5 minutes with Sabrina Bajwah

      Meet Dr Sabrina Bajwah, who is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and the chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Executive Group at the Cicely Saunders...

      CSI-hero

      Spotlight

      Transforming the management of breathlessness in advanced illness

      The drug-free support helping people cope with breathlessness

      Illustration of ideas for breathlessness research

      Co-lead for Advanced Symptom Control module on MSc Palliative Care