Phil Whitaker

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Phil Whitaker
Born1966 (age 5758)
OccupationNovelist, physician, medical commentator
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater University of Nottingham
University of East Anglia
Notable awards John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1997)
Betty Trask Award (1998)
Encore Award (2000)
Website
philwhitaker.co.uk

Phil Whitaker (born 1966) is an English novelist, physician, and medical commentator. [1]

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Education and writings

Whitaker, born in Kent, [2] qualified in medicine at the University of Nottingham in 1990. He undertook postgraduate training in general practice in Oxford. He also completed an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia in 1996. [3]

Whitaker made his debut with the novel Eclipse of the Sun , which received the 1997 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the 1998 Betty Trask Award, and was shortlisted for the 1997 Whitbread First Novel Award. His second novel, Triangulation , won the 2000 Encore Award.

Whitaker writes a regular medical column, and periodic essays, for the UK current affairs weekly New Statesman . [4] He has published influential pieces in the British Medical Journal on the role of the GP and on the future of doctor-patient communication. He currently lives in Wiltshire. [2]

In 2024, Whitaker was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners in recognition of his medical writing, in particular the part he has played in creating understanding about the role of the general medical practitioner among politicians, policy-makers and the general public.

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References

  1. "Phil Whitaker". Bryant Collection of Physician Writers. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Own webpage. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "Creative Writing alumni V-Z and published works". University of East Anglia .
  4. "Phil Whitaker". New Statesman . Retrieved 18 October 2014.