Guild of Health Writers’ Committee

I am Honorary Chair of The Guild of Health Writers, a healthcare writer, business consultant and author of the book-Medicated malnourishment. A pharmacist, with master’s degrees in pharmaceutical analysis, nutritional medicine, clinical oncology and currently completing a Professional Doctorate examining the effects of medications on micronutrient status. Highly commended in the 2019 UK Antibiotic Guardianship awards sponsored by NHS England.

I am an expert member of NHS clinical trials ethics committee and Royal College of Medicine. I contribute to consumer and health publications and my natural product research was used to promote the scientific conference of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. I’m also a guest lecturer at University of Surrey in Nutritional Medicine. Recent presentations at scientific symposia in Canada, US, Hong Kong, Holland, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Vitafoods; FIE and HIE.

Ursula Arens has a degree in dietetics, and works as a freelance writer on nutrition and dietetics. She is a monthly columnist for Network Health Digest magazine (read by 7000+ dietitians).

Her professional interests are on food fortification and supplementation, and on environmental aspects of dietary choices.

Lyndon Gee is an established consumer and technical writer, producing comprehensive market reports and evaluating scientific research studies for leading charities, magazines, and corporate clients.

As a food writer, he creates healthy recipes and menus for magazines, corporate clients, and health charities, and with his expert team delivers a publication-ready package with nutritional analysis, styling, images, videos, or camera-ready artwork. An award-winning food, health and leisure futurist, Lyndon predicts market trends for clients from major multinationals to niche artisan brands.

Also a renowned international consultant and commentator specialising in food, health, and hospitality, Lyndon advises UK Parliament on healthy and sustainable food, and is a seasoned public speaker with extensive media experience across all platforms.

www.lyndongee.com

I’m a freelance health and medical journalist writing for UK national media and beyond.

I am a regular contributor to the Daily Mail’s Good Health section, as well as consumer magazines and specialist medical titles. These include SAGA, Foresight Global Health Magazine, Community Practitioner and Acuity.

Past jobs include being news editor of GP and features editor at Pregnancy and Birth magazine and Top Sante magazine , plus contributing editor for Yours magazine and Healthy Food Guide magazine.

I’m also the author of three health books, including ‘What’s Up With Your Gut? ( Hammersmith Books) which I co-wrote with Professor Julian Walters, and am a past chair of the Guild of Health Writers ( 2011 to 2013) and current committee member.

I also offer media strategy advice on a consultancy basis to PR companies and charities, as well as a press release and case study writing service.

Here’s some links to my web site www.jowaters.org and my portfolio site https://jowaters.contentl

Becky is a freelance medical journalist and has covered medical and health news for nearly 20 years writing across specialities, often from international medical conferences, and including diabetes, gastrointestinal medicine, cancer, cardiology, communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as health policy and low- and middle income country issues, among other areas. She has two masters in public health and science communication and is currently at UCL completing her PhD in population health – where she creates digital stories to both generate insights and communicate concepts of antimicrobial resistance to the public. Becky has also produced and presented on heath matters for radio and television, as well as video coverage from medical research meetings.