Dr Phil Hammond
Phil Hammond qualified as a doctor in 1987, became a GP in 1991 and has also worked in and written about sexual health.
As well as a full-time doctor, he was also half of Struck Off and Die, who had five sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. In 2002, Phil fronted 28 Minutes to Save the NHS on Radio 4, which he extended to a sell out Edinburgh Fringe Show, and a highly successful UK tour.
Phil has written Private Eye鈥檚 medical columns, Doing the Rounds and , since 1992, and broke the story of the Bristol heart scandal. He gave evidence to the subsequent Public Inquiry and presented five series of Trust Me, I鈥檓 a Doctor on 大象传媒 2, exposing wide variations in care across the NHS. He is a strong advocate of patients, both as a Vice President of the Patients Association and a Patron of the Herpes Viruses Association. He is also a patron of the Doctors Support Network, for doctors with mental health problems.
He has survived Ruby Wax and (seven times), has appeared many times on , , and .
Phil鈥檚 first TV sitcom, Doctors and Nurses, co-written with Nigel Smith, was broadcast on 大象传媒 One in 2004. His sitcom, , about GPs struggling with the current health reforms, is on Radio 4. Phil also presented on Radio 4.
Phil has been a Lecturer in Medical Communication at the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol and currently works as a part time GP in the Bristol area.
Phil is married to Jo, also a GP, and has two children, two Labradors, two cats, two ponies and a full head of ginger hair.
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