Top 10 U.K. Journalists in Healthcare
Using our extensive media database, we compiled a list of the top 10 United Kingdom journalists in the Healthcare space. Our solution makes it easy to find — and connect with — the influencers that matter to you.
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*Data as of July 2022

1. Richard Horton
Bio: welcome to a permanent attack on the present
Location: London
Followers: 106K

2. Hugh Pym
Bio: BBC News Health Editor covering all aspects of health (UK and Global). Politics and economics of the NHS. Thoughts from staff and patients always welcome.
Location: London
Followers: 104K

4. Alastair McLellan
Bio: I am the editor of HSJ, the No1 source of news and intelligence on the NHS. PPA, AOP and BSME ‘editor of the year 2021’. Subscribe for our unmatched coverage
Location: London
Followers: 64K

5. Shaun Lintern
Bio: Health correspondent @independent. ‘Almost unstoppable’ in pursuit of #patientsafety. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters. #E17
Location: London
Followers: 72K

6. Nick Triggle
Bio: BBC health correspondent, Royal TV Society and Medical Journalists’ Assoc award winner. Interested in NHS, public health and social care. Views are my own.
Followers: 44K

7. Denis Campbell
Bio: Guardian and Observer health writer. denis.campbell@theguardian.com
Location: London
Followers: 25K

9. Natasha Loder
Bio: Health Policy Editor, The Economist. Opinions=own. #covid-19 #vaccines #origins SARS2. Tips: natashaloder@economist.com.
Location: London, England
Followers: 20K

9. Kamran Abbasi
Bio: Editor in chief @bmj_latest| @EditorJRSM| Dawn | PakSpin | International homebird | Cat herder | Read my book, ‘Englistan’, via Amazon
Location: Cambridge, England
Followers: 17K

10. Laura Donnelly
Bio: Health Editor of The Telegraph. Opinions my own. Mainly. Contact laura.donnelly@telegraph.co.uk
Location: London
Followers: 16K
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