Dr Amir Khan

Who Dr Amir Khan is

Dr Amir Khan is a full-time NHS GP and partner at The Ridge Medical Practice in inner-city Bradford, one of the city's busiest primary care centres. He qualified with an honours degree in medicine (MBChB) from the University of Liverpool in 2004 and completed his GP training (MRCGP) around Merseyside, qualifying as a GP in 2009. He holds additional diplomas in Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Diabetes, and has a specialist interest in Type 2 diabetes. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at both the University of Leeds School of Medicine and the University of Bradford, and has been training GP trainees since 2011. He is widely known as the resident doctor on ITV's Lorraine and Good Morning Britain, and as a Sunday Times bestselling author; he has been publicly quoted on health inequalities, arguing that life expectancy gaps between UK postcodes constitute a national crisis requiring government action on the social determinants of health.

References for this biography

1. 1.Dr Amir Khan – RCGP Building the Future of General Practice — Qualifications, GP training history, RCGP GP Trainer of the Year 2018, Bradford practice
2. 2.Dr Amir Khan – InterTalent Group — Current role description: NHS GP, TV presenter, Sunday Times bestselling author, ITV resident doctor, podcast host
3. 3.Contact Us – The Ridge Medical Practice — Organisation head office address and postcode (BD7 4PL / BD7 3JX), website URL
4. 4.Amir Khan personal appointments – Companies House — Confirms Ridge Medical Practice, Cousen Road, Bradford BD7 3JX as the registered practice address
5. 5.The Doctor Will See You Now – Blackwell's — Confirms Sunday Times bestseller status of The Doctor Will See You Now
6. 6.Dr Amir Khan warns where you live could determine how long you live – Teesside Live — Recent press coverage (August 2026): Khan quoted on health inequalities and postcode life expectancy gaps as a national crisis
7. 7.Dr Amir Khan – NHS England (HEE) GP career story — Confirms Bradford practice, GPwSI in diabetes, GP trainer role, Honorary Senior Lecturer at Leeds and Bradford
8. 8.Dr Amir Khan – Champions Speakers — RSPB President role; full-time NHS GP Bradford; ITV resident doctor on Lorraine and Good Morning Britain

Notable achievements

• Named RCGP GP Trainer of the Year 2018 for his work with GP trainees in difficulty. Source ↗
• The Doctor Will See You Now (2020) became a Sunday Times bestseller. Source ↗
• Appointed President of the RSPB. Source ↗
• Campaigned publicly with Health Equals coalition on the 18-year life expectancy gap between UK postcodes, calling it a national crisis (August 2026). Source ↗

What Dr Amir Khan has said

• “Can I tell you some things I genuinely do not care about when you come and see me as your GP? Because honestly, honestly, the number of things patients apologise to me for just this week alone.”

  GP · Health inequalities · 7 Oct 2026 · Dr Amir Khan lists 9 things patients 'don't need to apologise for' in GP appointments ↗

• “I promise you, whatever you're about to tell me, there is a very, very good chance I've heard it before.”

  GP · Health inequalities · 5 Oct 2026 · TV GP Dr Amir Khan says he wants patients to stop apologising for these 9 things ↗

• “I wanted it to be tangible information that I talk to my everyday patients about. I recognise that it's very difficult for patients to get appointments. We're like gold dust, and I am sympathetic to that, so we want to get knowledge across in an accessible way to people who might be worried about things at home.”

  GP · Health inequalities · 4 Oct 2026 · Dr Amir Khan: If I talked to my patients about wellness, they’d roll their eyes ↗

• “Footwear can 'harbour a lot of bacteria', with particles from animal faeces and urine potentially carrying E. coli, which can cause stomach infections and urinary tract infections, brought in through our shoes.”

  TV doctor on ITV's Lorraine and Good Morning Britain · Health inequalities · 4 Oct 2026 · Dr Amir Khan on the health risks of wearing shoes inside your home ↗

• “I don't just see the impact of health inequalities in my work as a GP, I've lived them too. Today, I see these same challenges affecting many of my patients. I see people living in damp homes, struggling with financial insecurity or juggling multiple jobs, and I see the impact that can have on their health.”

  media medic and author · Health inequalities · 30 Sept 2026 · TV doctor urges Government to tackle 18-year life expectancy gap across UK ↗

• “Supported by actor Will Mellor and media medic Dr Amir Khan, "Shelf Life" has been devised by agency 23red, part of Capgemini.”

  media medic · Health inequalities · 27 Aug 2026 · Health Equals exposes which Brits have lower ‘Shelf Life’ ↗

• “Health Equals, supported by actor Will Mellor and NHS GP, TV presenter and author Dr Amir Khan, has launched a campaign to highlight the stark differences in life expectancy experienced across the UK.”

  NHS GP, TV presenter and author · Health inequalities · 27 Aug 2026 · Health Equals Puts a Sell-by Date on Health Inequality ↗

Where Dr Amir Khan has been quoted

1. TV GP Dr Amir Khan says he wants patients to stop apologising for these 9 thingsdailypost.co.uk · 9 Oct 2026
2. Dr Amir Khan lists 9 things patients 'don't need to apologise for' in GP appointmentsaol.co.uk · 7 Oct 2026
3. TV GP Dr Amir Khan says he wants patients to stop apologising for these 9 thingsgetsurrey.co.uk · 5 Oct 2026
4. Dr Amir Khan: If I talked to my patients about wellness, they’d roll their eyesinews.co.uk · 4 Oct 2026
5. Dr Amir Khan on the health risks of wearing shoes inside your homebristolpost.co.uk · 4 Oct 2026
6. TV doctor urges Government to tackle 18-year life expectancy gap across UKdailystar.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
7. Health Equals exposes which Brits have lower ‘Shelf Life’decisionmarketing.co.uk · 27 Aug 2026
8. Health Equals Puts a Sell-by Date on Health Inequalitylbbonline.com · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

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• Sign up for our free, live event: How to thrive through mid-life & menopause, with experts including Dr Amir KhanWhich?

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://theridgemedicalpractice.nhs.ukpublished here ↗
• Websitehttps://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/dr-amir-khan/

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