Andrew Gregory (journalist)

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Andrew Gregory
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Gregory's work in The Guardian
Nationality British
Education University of Warwick (BA)
University of the Arts London (MA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
  • photographer
Years active2006–present
Employer The Guardian
Website andrewgregory.com

Andrew Gregory is a British journalist, writer, producer, director, and photographer, and the health editor of The Guardian . [1]

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He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Royal Statistical Society prize for investigative journalism, [2] three British Press Awards, [3] [4] [5] a Medical Journalists' Association Award, [6] a British Journalism Award, [7] a Guild of Health Writers Award, [8] and an Online Media Award. [9] He has twice been named Health Journalist of the Year.

In 2025, Gregory executive produced Of All the Things, [10] an animated short film about hoarding disorder which has been selected to screen at the 15th edition of the BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival. [11]

Career

Gregory was appointed the health editor of The Guardian in 2021. [12] Previously, he was the health editor of The Sunday Times . [13]

In 2023, Gregory won the Royal Statistical Society prize for investigative journalism [2] and the Medical Journalists' Association's news award [6] for revealing how black and Asian people in England had to wait longer than white people for a cancer diagnosis. [14]

In 2025, Gregory executive produced Of All the Things, [10] an animated short film about hoarding disorder. Next, he will produce an animated short film about alcohol addiction, Small Hours, starring Robert Bathurst. [15]

Affiliations

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2015Teddy's StoryWriter · producer · director
Teddy's Story: The GrandmotherWriter · producer · director
RoyWriter · producer
2016HIV TransplantsWriter · producer
HIV Transplants: The SurgeonsWriter · producer
2019Deafblind DoctorWriter · producer
2021FreyaWriter · producer
Long CovidWriter · producer
202233 HoursWriter · producer
2023TredegarWriter · producer
2024Parallel LivesCo-producer
AlitisalAssociate producer
2025WargamersAssociate producer
The NomophobeAssociate producer
Nowhere ManExecutive producer
Of All the ThingsExecutive producer
2026Small HoursProducer

Awards and nominations

AssociationYearCategoryResultRef.
Asian Media Awards2023Best InvestigationNominated [16]
British Journalism Awards 2012Breaking NewsWon [7]
2013Science and Technology Journalist of the YearNominated [17]
2015Popular JournalismNominated [18]
2017Campaign of the YearNominated [19]
2019Health and Life Sciences JournalismNominated [20]
2020Science JournalismNominated [21]
2022Health and Life Sciences JournalismNominated [22]
British Media Awards2016Editorial Campaign of the YearNominated [23]
British Press Awards 2010Young Journalist of the YearNominated
2011Scoop of the YearNominated
2015Science and Health Journalist of the YearWon [3]
2017Science and Health Journalist of the YearNominated
2018Health Journalist of the YearWon [4]
Front Page of the YearNominated
2019Chairman's AwardWon [5]
2021Health Journalist of the YearNominated
2023Health Journalist of the YearNominated
Cudlipp Award 2015Cudlipp AwardNominated
2016Cudlipp AwardNominated
2019Cudlipp AwardNominated
Guild of Health Writers Awards2016Best National Newspaper WritingWon [8]
London Press Club Awards 2011Scoop of the YearNominated [24]
Medical Journalists' Association Awards 2013Consumer Staff JournalistNominated [25]
2015Staff JournalistNominated [26]
2016News Story of the YearNominated [27]
Science ExplainedNominated [27]
2017Case Study of the YearNominated [28]
News Story of the YearNominated [28]
2018News Story of the YearNominated [29]
2019News Story of the YearNominated [30]
2022Case Study of the YearNominated [31]
News Story of the YearNominated [31]
Science ExplainedNominated [31]
2023Feature of the YearNominated [6]
News Story of the YearWon [6]
2024Gordon McVie Award for Reporting Cancer ResearchNominated [32]
Podcast of the YearNominated [32]
2025Feature of the YearNominated [33]
Mental Health Story of the YearNominated [33]
Podcast of the YearNominated [33]
Science ExplainedNominated [33]
Online Media Awards2016Online Editorial Campaign of the YearWon [9]
Press Gazette Student Journalism Awards 2007News Writer of the YearNominated [34]
Online Journalist of the YearNominated [34]
Scoop of the YearNominated [34]
Royal Statistical Society Statistical Excellence in Journalism Awards 2023Investigative JournalismWon [2]
Young Epilepsy Champions Awards2015Speaking OutWon [35]

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Gregory | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistical Excellence in Journalism Awards: 2023 winners". RSS. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  3. 1 2 Relph, Sam (2015-03-10). "Mirror scoops six awards at British Press Awards". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  4. 1 2 "National Press Awards – winners announced". InPublishing. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  5. 1 2 "National Press Awards Winners – Society of Editors" . Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "One moment, please..." Medical Journalists' Association. Archived from the original on 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  7. 1 2 Fletcher, Damien (2012-12-04). "Daily Mirror reporter Andrew Gregory wins journalism award for Oliver Letwin investigation". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  8. 1 2 "Guild gong for Gillie - Medical Journalists' Association". Medical Journalists' Association. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  9. 1 2 "Online Media Awards – winners announced". InPublishing. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  10. 1 2 "Kino Bino premieres short animated film Of All The Things". UK Screen Alliance. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  11. ↑ "Of All The Things - Animated Short Film about Hoarding Disorder - Festivals". www.ofallthethingsfilm.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  12. ↑ Ahmed, Mariam (2021-08-06). "The Guardian hires Gregory as health editor". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  13. ↑ "UK Media Moves including BBC News, The Guardian, Property Week and more". Cision. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  14. ↑ Gregory, Andrew (2022-08-28). "Revealed: 'disturbing' race divide on cancer patients' wait times in England". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  15. ↑ "Small Hours: A Portrait of Alcoholism + Q&A". Portraits of Recovery. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  16. ↑ "Asian Media Awards 2023 Finalists". Asian Media Awards. 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  17. ↑ Gazette, Press (2013-12-03). "All the winners, pictures and judges' comments from the British Journalism Awards 2013". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  18. ↑ Gazette, Press (2015-11-03). "'Humbling and inspiring': Full list of finalists for the British Journalism Awards 2015 revealed". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  19. ↑ "British Journalism Awards 2017 – shortlists revealed". InPublishing. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  20. ↑ "11 award nominations for The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.com. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  21. ↑ Gazette, Press (2020-11-13). "The best journalism of 2020 revealed: British Journalism Awards shortlist". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  22. ↑ Gazette, Press (2022-10-27). "British Journalism Awards shortlists 2022: Showcase of all the finalists". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  23. ↑ "British Media Awards 2016 – the shortlist". InPublishing. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  24. ↑ Pugh, Andrew (2011-05-04). "London Press Club Awards 2011: the shortlist". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  25. ↑ "MJA News" (PDF). Medical Journalists' Association. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  26. ↑ "MJA summer 2015 awards finalists announced in MJA News - Medical Journalists' Association". Medical Journalists' Association. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  27. 1 2 "Shortlist for the 2016 MJA Awards - Medical Journalists' Association". Medical Journalists' Association. 2016-06-06. Archived from the original on 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  28. 1 2 "2017 MJA Awards shortlist". Medical Journalists' Association. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  29. ↑ Robins, Sallie. "MJA Awards shortlists announced: Chris Packham Aspergers' documentary in the running - Medical Journalists' Association". mjauk.org. Archived from the original on 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  30. ↑ "Shortlists for the 2019 MJA Awards". Medical Journalists' Association. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  31. 1 2 3 Robins, Sallie. "MJA Awards 2022: Meet the finalists - Medical Journalists' Association". mjauk.org. Archived from the original on 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  32. 1 2 "One moment, please..." mjauk.org. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  33. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Rosalie (2025-08-15). "Finalists for the 2025 MJA Awards". Medical Journalists' Association. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  34. 1 2 3 Gazette, Press (2007-07-06). "Three awards for top student journalist". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  35. ↑ Donoghue), Emily Lawrence (Nee (2015-03-29). "Emily's Perspective: At the Young Epilepsy Awards 2015". Living Well With Epilepsy. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
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New title Health Editor of The Sunday Times
2018–2021		Succeeded by
Shaun Lintern
Preceded by
Sarah Boseley
 Health Editor of The Guardian
2021–present		Incumbent
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