GP specialist appointed to role with National Diabetes Audit

A professor who has been involved with diabetes care, research and education throughout his career, has been appointed GP clinical lead for the National Diabetes Audit.

Roger Gadsby, who has written several books and more than 300 articles and papers on diabetes, has served on diabetes guideline development groups for both NICE and the International Diabetes Federation. He has also worked for and advised many national academic and health institutions has spend nearly 35 years as a practicing GP.

He will play a crucial role in ensuring the audit, the largest of its kind in the world, continues to provide key information about diabetes care and outcomes that is vital to improving patient care in England and Wales.