- Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford
Kamlesh Kumar Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford is a British politician and member of the
House of Lords .In
2006 , he was made alife peer with the title Baron Patel of Bradford, of Bradford in the County ofWest Yorkshire .Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE is chair of the
Mental Health Act Commission [ [http://www.mhac.org.uk/?q=node/10 Mental Health Act Commission - MHAC Board] ] . He was a Commissioner of theHealthcare Commission until his appointment in the House of Lords, and will be a Commissioner of theCare Quality Commission [cite pressrelease | url = http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377891&NewsAreaID=2 | title = Commissioners join the Care Quality Commission | publisher =Care Quality Commission | date = 2008-09-01 | accessdate = 2008-09-15] .Awards
Lord Patel was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters by
Manchester Metropolitan University on 19 July 2007 in recognition of addressing inequality in the health, criminal justice and social care fields, and his work on national action research and in establishing the Centre for Ethnicity and Health which has received a national and international reputation.References
External links
* [http://www.mmu.ac.uk/about/honorary-graduates/2007/ Manchester Metropolitan University's Honorands for 2007]
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