Ex-Science & Medical Editor for ITV News. Ex-Chair, Medical Journalists' Association. Man United fan (born there). Opinions my own
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@lawrenceitv Good morning Lawrence, I'm a pal of
@geoffhillITV and will be cycling 1950 miles in 19 stages to help @CureLeukaemia in Geoff's memory. Any chance of RT and a leg-up, please? justgiving.com/page/tde2025
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And the winner of the #MJAAwards News Story of the Year (broadcast) is @samholdertv and the team from @ITV
With thanks to @VirgoHealth
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Honoured to have won 'News Story of the Year' at the #MJAAwards.
For our @itvnews investigation into fake online pharmacies.
itv.com/news/2023-09-13/the-…
Team: @PatrickrussITV (News Editor) @louisafelton1 (producer) and Rob Turner (camera)
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And our #MJAAwards Freelance of the Year is @AdeleWatersRx, for work published in @DailyMailUK and @bmj_latest — which highlights the versatility and scope that are the hallmarks of a great freelancer.
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And congratulations to our #MJAAwards Editor of the Year — @DawnConnelly73 of @PJOnline_News for 'delicately balancing bread-and-butter topics of daily importance with original, investigative reporting'
Congratulations Dawn, and thanks to @ABPI_UK who support this award.
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The judges have highly commended @Ben_Spencer.
And the winner of this year's Gordon McVie Award for reporting cancer research is @alicevklein from @newscientist, for a fascinating piece on the role of the gut microbiome.
With thanks to @Roche, for their #MJAAwards support
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The winner of #MJAAwards Feature of the Year (specialist audience) is @cbwickware from @PJOnline_News
Thanks to sponsor @TheDA_UK
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And the winner of #MJAAwards Feature of the Year (broadcast) is @SharonBarbour from @BBCNews, for her piece on new hope for people with neuroferritinopathy — a cruel condition which leaves patients trapped in their body
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Our #MJAAwards winner of the Mental Health Story of the year is @Rebeccasmt from @Independent for her shocking exposé on sexual assaults in mental health units — an important joint investigation with @SkyNewsBreak
Congratulations Rebecca and our thanks to sponsors @EdelmanUK
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#MJAAwards . Great evening. The @mjauk #Sexualhealthwriting prize which I sponsor and present in memory of my late husband, #DrDavidDelvin was won by @hannahsbee. Seen here with #DrSianWilliams who hosted the evening brilliantly.
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Our winner of the 2024 #MJAAwards Science Explained is @hannahsbee and @Sean__Clare.
That makes it a hat-trick for Hannah with this @BBCNewsnight item which revisited the scandal of @TaviAndPort gender services — which she and @deb_cohen were among the first to spotlight
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Can't quite believe it! What a huge honour. Thank you @mjauk!
Here is the feature on compassionate use medicines in full:
pharmaceutical-journal.com/a…
The winner of #MJAAwards Feature of the Year (specialist audience) is @cbwickware from @PJOnline_News
Thanks to sponsor @TheDA_UK
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I am shocked, and utterly over the moon, to win four #MJAAwards this evening, including the Outstanding Contribution to Health Journalism. It’s a complete honour. Thank you to the judges and all those who have helped and supported me with these stories.
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There's now less than two weeks to enter the 2024 #MJAAwards.
Don't miss your opportunity to win one 16 awards which come with kudos and £750. Plus a £250 student journalist prize.
Enter online now:
mjauk.org/enter-the-2024-mja…
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Calling all health and medical journalists, make sure that entering the #MJAAwards is on your bank holiday to-do list.
There are 16 awards with kudos and £750 to be won, plus a £250 prize for student journalist of the year.
mjauk.org/2024/05/01/new-mja…
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At the 2022 #MJAAwards, we introduced the Gordon McVie Award for reporting cancer research.
Can you follow in the footsteps of @Kat_Arney and @whippletom and take the prize, which is supported by @Roche, this year?
Deadline to enter is 00:01 on June 1
mjauk.org/enter-the-2024-mja…
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Could it be you?
Don't forget to enter the #MJAAwards for a chance to win kudos and cash prizes of £750. There's also a £250 student journalist prize
mjauk.org/enter-the-2024-mja…
