The Life Scientific: Jim Ashworth-Beaumont

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Apr 27, 202626:29Religion & Spirituality

It's a rare thing to encounter a medical specialist who has experience of his field from the expert and the patient perspective - but not unheard of... Jim Ashworth-Beaumont is an orthotist and prosthetist who spent year...

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