Current Columns
For those who live on planet Earth,
The Sun needs no introduction. It has the highest circulation of any English language daily newspaper and is a great forum for any writer. Carol is proud to have been its medical advisor for many years. Carol is the first port of call for
Sun journalists with a health story. Her role is to provide instant quotes, give reporters background medical information, and write fast, accurate copy when a commentary is needed. Carol also does regular health webchats, and contributes features and investigative pieces when required.
Her health podcasts on SunTalk are available at
www.thesun.co.uk/suntalk .
Carol writes regularly for this range of popular magazines and booklets aimed at parents of young children, and for the Tesco Baby & Toddler Club website. She also presents the BabySafe seminars aimed at parents and carers around the UK.
Carol is the medical expert for Fab after Fifty, the ultimate lifestyle website for women over fifty.
Top Santé is a premier health and beauty magazine, published monthly by Emap. Carol has been providing a regular column for several years, as well as telephone advice lines. She gives regular talks for Top Santé at the annual Vitality Show.
The Lancet is a peer-reviewed medical journal from Reed Elsevier with an international readership and reputation. Carol writes book reviews for The Lancet, and contributes to the 'Jabs and Jibes' column, a less reverent look at serious health issues.
Carol has also contributed to a range of publications, from the solemn to the surreal, including The Financial Times (Example), Punch, The Independent, She
, Marie Claire, Heat, The Daily Mail, Q, Health Service Journal, Best, Sunday Business and Closer. Her articles for health professionals have appeared in the BMJ, BMA News, GMC Today, World Medicine, GP, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Postgraduate Medical Journal, British Journal of Rheumatology, Medical Monitor, and other titles.