Geordie-born, London-based Dr Ellie is an NHS GP, broadcaster, and writer, familiar to many as the Mail on Sunday’s health columnist. She has appeared regularly on ITV ‘s This Morning as one of their health correspondents, and broadcasts on BBC Breakfast, Sky News, and ITV News. She is a well-known radio contributor often featuring on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and LBC. In 2022 she was recognised by the medical journalists’ association as highly commended for her writing on mental health. Ellie’s most recent book, The Little Book of HRT, is the go-to manual for anybody considering starting HRT and navigating the perimenopause and menopause journey. Ellie condenses everything doctors wish they had time to tell you, taking you through all...
Geordie-born, London-based Dr Ellie is an NHS GP, broadcaster, and writer, familiar to many as the Mail on Sunday’s health columnist. She has appeared regularly on ITV ‘s This Morning as one of their health correspondents, and broadcasts on BBC Breakfast, Sky News, and ITV News. She is a well-known radio contributor often featuring on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and LBC.
In 2022 she was recognised by the medical journalists’ association as highly commended for her writing on mental health.
Ellie’s most recent book, The Little Book of HRT, is the go-to manual for anybody considering starting HRT and navigating the perimenopause and menopause journey. Ellie condenses everything doctors wish they had time to tell you, taking you through all the ins and outs of hormone replacement therapy. In 2018, Is Your Job Making You Ill? was published, focusing on health issues at work. Her first book Keep Calm: The New Mum’s Manual is a guide for new parents.
She has appeared on the prime-time Channel 4 series Health Freaks and Doctor in Your House, as well as taking part in specials on breast cancer and work-place stress for ITV Tonight. She also channelled her inner geek appearing on Celebrity Eggheads as part of a team of TV doctors – and winning her round!
Ellie is a confident public speaker and presents regularly at conferences and corporate events on a range of topics. She has appeared in conversation with HRH the Prince of Wales at the inaugural mental health at work conference, This Can Happen.
She works extensively with brands across consumer health products and is a respected voice for the NHS and Department of Health, appearing for them on multiple health awareness campaigns across traditional and social media.
Ellie presented the healthcare podcast Breakthroughs with Pfizer UK.
Ellie is a charity ambassador for several health charities, including The Eve Appeal and Meningitis Now. In October 2018 she travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo with Save the Children to film an awareness campaign on pneumonia.
Dr Ellie read medicine at the University of Cambridge before settling in London, where she has practised in the same GP surgery (on the famous Abbey Road) for over a decade. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of GPs, an honour given to those who have made an outstanding contribution to general practice. She has a social media following of over 30k, a keen swimmer, and a proud mother.
In 2022, she was named GDST Alumna of the Year, a national award with previous winners including Samira Ahmed and Olivia Colman.
