About Phil
Phil Hammond retired from the NHS in 2022 after 20 years as a GP. He has worked in sexual health, lectured in medical communication at Birmingham and Bristol universities, and spent 11 years in a specialist team treating young people with severe fatigue, ME, post-viral fatigue and long Covid. He is the medical correspondent for Private Eye and has written multiple books including "Dr Hammond's Covid Casebook" (a Sunday Times bestseller) and "Staying Alive: How to Improve Your Health and Your Healthcare".
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Known for
- NHS-themed comedy radio shows including Polyoaks and Dr Phil's Bedside Manner
- Books on health and NHS including Dr Hammond's Covid Casebook
- Medical correspondent for Private Eye
- Stand-up comedian and Fringe performer since 1990
- Co-creator of award-winning comedy double-act Struck Off and Die
- Television appearances on Have I Got News For You and Question Time
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