Dr phil hammond biography sample
Dr phil hammond biography sample
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Phil Hammond
British General Practitioner, broadcaster, and journalist
For other people with the same name, see Philip Hammond (disambiguation).
Philip James Hammond (born 1 January 1962) is a British physician, broadcaster, comedian and commentator on health issues in the United Kingdom.
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 and as Private Eye's medical correspondent "MD".
Early life and education
Hammond lived in Australia until the age of seven when his Australian father, Barrie Rees Hammond,[1] Ph.D., a Cambridge-educated physical chemist, killed himself at the age of 38.[2] His English mother moved the family back to England.
Hammond was educated at Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School until its closure in 1975, then at its successor St John's Comprehensive, be