Chris Askew

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Chris Askew

Chief Executive at Diabetes UK

Chris Askew is the Chief Executive of Diabetes UK.

A world-class gathering of diabetes professionals

Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Medico-Legal, NHS
Life, death, COVID-19 and chess
Last August, in the lull between the first and second wave of the pandemic, I decided to travel to Hungary with my 7-year-old daughter. On the flight there, at 30,000 …
Cancer, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Sexual Health, Women's Health
Faster action on at-home cervical screening
Charity calls for faster action on at-home cervical screening: New research conducted by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust1 during the pandemic has found that 32% of women would prefer to take an …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Global Reach
Sabin Vaccine Institute researchers to investigate COVID-19 …
Sabin Vaccine Institute Funds Researchers to Investigate COVID-19 Misinformation, Design Solutions to Increase Vaccine Acceptance. The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) announced this week that it has awarded grants to research …
Call of Duty, Global Reach, Surgery
DigiHEST: How we reached 29 countries in …
DigiHEST: How we reached 29 countries in two days: The David Nott Foundation recently completed our first digital, live-streamed surgical training course. In December, we piloted our first ever (DigiHEST) …
Ageing, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update
Dhole-Eddlestone Prize – British Geriatrics Society
Dhole-Eddlestone Prize awarded to ‘Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19’: The prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to the Age and Ageing paper ‘Probable delirium is a presenting …

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