Professor Khalid Khan’s research has a strong patient led theme and lay involvement has been a feature of most of his research projects. He actively involves consumers in the strategic planning of his research projects.

People and public bring perspective of their own experiences of conditions being researched, of supporting patients seeking advice, of providing information and seeking consent, and of dissemination which has befitted research implementation work greatly. Virtually all of his projects has lay representation on the management and steering groups. Lay colleagues have made significant contributions particularly in defining questions and outcomes, writing lay summary for research applications, designing patient information sheets and data collection forms, engaging members of their organisations with recruitment and dissemination. Lay contributors appear as co-applicants, collaborators and co-authors in Professor Khan’s research.