Dr Phil Hammond (born 1 January 1962) is a medical doctor who has become noted as a comedian and commentator on health issues in the United Kingdom. Hammond was educated at Marlborough Grammar School, St John's Comprehensive, Marlborough and Marlborough College. He qualified as a doctor in 1987, from Girton College, Cambridge University and St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London.

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  • Dr Phil Hammond (born 1 January 1962) is a medical doctor who has become noted as a comedian and commentator on health issues in the United Kingdom. Hammond was educated at Marlborough Grammar School, St John's Comprehensive, Marlborough and Marlborough College. He qualified as a doctor in 1987, from Girton College, Cambridge University and St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London. He has worked as a Lecturer in Medical Communication at the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol and currently works as a GP. He is best known for his humorous commentary on the National Health Service. He first came into the public spotlight writing a column for The Independent newspaper, where he wrote with a strong pro-patient-rights line. He has since starred in his own show 59 Minutes to save the NHS at the Edinburgh Fringe and was one of two doctor-cum-comics who captained teams on the Five medical quiz Tibs and Fibs, hosted by Tony Slattery. As well as appearing on Channel 4's longest running programme, Countdown, Hammond has starred in the BBC Two TV series Trust Me, I'm a Doctor and in the BBC Radio 4 series Struck Off and Die and 28 Minutes to Save the NHS. He has appeared on the BBC TV news quiz Have I Got News For You, as well as the somewhat similar and longer-running The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 and The Now Show on the same station. He also writes a column in Private Eye usually named Medicine Balls, under the pseudonym "M.D. " (most of the Private Eye's writers are anonymous and it is typical for writers to adopt appropriate pseudonyms). He presents the Music Group on BBC Radio 4 and is a regular contributor to Gabby Logan's Sunday morning show on BBC Radio 5. He also has a Saturday mid-morning show on BBC Radio Bristol between 10am and 1pm, which he shares with Alex Lovell. He is a patron of the Herpes Viruses Association and a Vice President of the Patients Association.
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  • Dr Phil Hammond (born 1 January 1962) is a medical doctor who has become noted as a comedian and commentator on health issues in the United Kingdom. Hammond was educated at Marlborough Grammar School, St John's Comprehensive, Marlborough and Marlborough College. He qualified as a doctor in 1987, from Girton College, Cambridge University and St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London.
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