Indian-origin doctor Jaswinder S. Bamrah, consultant psychiatrist in Manchester, has bagged Asian Lite Professional Excellence Award for his contribution to the medical field in the UK.

Peter W. Mount, Chairman of the Central Manchester Foundation Trust, presented the award to Dr Bamrah at a ceremony in Manchester last night.

Those present on the occasion include Manchester Mayor Cllr Naeem Ul Hassan, Police Commissioner Tony Lloyd, Trafford Mayor Cllr Dylan Butt, British Medical Association Vice-Chairman Kailash Chand MBE and BAPIO Chairman Rajan Madhok.

The award panel, chaired by former Manchester mayor Cllr Afzal Khan, said: “Bamrah is a dedicated medical professional conducting a large number of lectures nationally to psychiatrists, general practitioners, to other disciplines and voluntary organisations...etc.”

Bamrah took his medical degree from Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab University, in 1978. He was enrolled at Royal College of Psychiatrists, London in 1985.