Partha S. Kar MBBS

Professor Partha S. Kar is a National Specialty Advisor, Diabetes with NHS England, and co-author of the national Diabetes GIRFT report. He has been a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust since 2008- and a pioneer of the Super Six Diabetes Model which is recognised as one of the good examples of integrated care.

Kar has helped to expand the use of technology in Type 1 Diabetes- namely use of Flash Glucose in Type 1 Diabetes and CGM in Type 1Diabetes pregnancy along with online digital self-management platforms- while recently leading on real-world data collection on Closed Loops for subsequent NICE review. He has worked subsequently with NICE on updating relevant guidelines in non-invasive glucose monitoring access in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

Kar's other work has involved the introduction of frailty into QoF treatment targets, Diabulimia pilot projects in the NHS; championing “Language Matters” and helping to create an overview of Diabetes care in Primary Care Networks. Recent work has focussed on transitional care models- as well as tackling inequalities in technology access based on deprivation and ethnicity. He is one of the leading users of social media in diabetes care – and writes a monthly blog for the British Medical Journal.