Research:
I have participated in the following research projects:
- AD Genetics study; Cardiff University, 09/2018.
- Ideal 2 Study; Exeter University, 09/2018- present.
- Investigating environmental causes as risk factor for Schizophrenia with Dr Digby Quested, University of Oxford, 08/2006 – 02/2007.
- Investigating Genetic causes as risk factor for Schizophrenia with Prof H. Guerling, University of Oxford, 08/2006 – 02/2007.
- Balance trial – Collaborator, with Prof John Geddes, University of Oxford, 08/2006 – 02/2007.
Publications:
- ‘Reducing inappropriate admission of older adults into acute hospital: Role of Rapid Access clinic in a community hospital’; David Koduah, Diana Inegbenebor, James Ambepitiya, Mubarak Khan, Fatos Mlinaku, Mona Shariq, Fobi Adusa-Amankwa, Rizwan Ehsan, Saeed Khan, Muhammed Safdar, Sandeep Bansal, Gamini Ambepitiya; British Medical Journal, submitted in October 2013.
- ‘Prescribing in Alzheimer’s dementia’, Future prescriber, Sandeep Bansal, Zuzana Walker, Rodney Walker, July 2013.
- ‘Assessment and investigation of patients with Dementia’ written under direction of Dr Alistair Burns: sole author of e-LFH module, 2012.
- ‘Audit to compare histories taken by medical and nursing staff in one of the resource centres in UK (Lyme brook centre, Staffordshire)’, E – letter, Psychiatric bulletin (The Psychiatrist), July 2009, Sole Author.
- ‘New ways of working: Are we prepared?’, Psychiatric Bulletin (The Psychiatrist), October 2009, Sole author.
- ‘Balance trial’; Pubmed 2010; 20092882; Collaborator
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Quality of Admission Clerkings on an Old Age Psychiatry Ward – an Audit”; BJpsych Open 2022
Poster Presentations:
- ‘Reducing inappropriate admission of older adults into acute hospital: Role of Rapid Access clinic in a community hospital’; David Koduah, Diana Inegbenebor, James Ambepitiya, Mubarak Khan, Fatos Mlinaku, Mona Shariq, Fobi Adusa-Amankwa, Rizwan Ehsan, Saeed Khan, Muhammed Safdar, Sandeep Bansal, Gamini Ambepitiya; National British Geriatric annual conference, September 2013.
- ‘New ways of working’; Sandeep Bansal, Richard Hodgson; Royal College of Psychiatrists National conference, London; July 2008.
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Quality of Admission Clerkings on an Old Age Psychiatry Ward - https://www.postersessiononline.eu/173580348_eu/congresos/RCPSych2022/aula/-PO_340_RCPSych2022.pdf
- Audit of Psychotropic Prescribing in the Crisis Team at Fieldhead Hospital according to Nice Guidelines - https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/A8AD2813F5BE539FCC91D87E2158846B/S2056472422004847a.pdf/audit-of-psychotropic-prescribing-in-the-crisis-team-at-fieldhead-hospital-according-to-nice-guidelines.pdf
Media appearances:
- I was invited on Zee TV show for one episode (Zee companion) to raise awareness about Dementia; Apr 2018.
- I was invited on Ben TV for 2 episodes (Health corner) to raise awareness about dementia and loneliness and depression, May 2018, June 2019.
- I was invited by Basildon Broadcast to talk about mental health and its effect during COVID; September 2020 - https://youtu.be/N1asPrDCHD4
