Dr. Phil Hammond

Phil Hammond is a doctor, journalist, and broadcaster. Dr Phil has been Private Eye's medical correspondent since 1992, campaigning for open data in the NHS and for better support for whistleblowers. He broke the Bristol children's heart surgery scandal, leading to the largest public enquiry in the history of the NHS, and has been instrumental in reporting more recent stories, including the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust scandal. Phil appears regularly on Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz, The Now Show and The One Show. This is his fourth book.