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01  Voice · Clinician · Women's health & gynaecology

Dr Sarah Jarvis, portrait

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Clinician

Dr Sarah Jarvis

GP (locum) and Clinical Director, Patient.info; Visiting Professor of General Practice, University of Huddersfield, Patient.info (Patient Platform Limited)

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Quoted in the press on 4 topics since 2 Oct 2024

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02  Quoted on · 3 of 29 topics

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Dr Sarah Jarvis: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
GP (locum) and Clinical Director, Patient.info; Visiting Professor of General Practice, University of Huddersfield
Organisation
Patient.info (Patient Platform Limited)
Quoted on
Women's health & gynaecology, Diabetes, Public health & prevention
Press coverage
Also cited
Most recently quoted
16 Jul 2026
First quoted
2 Oct 2024

03  Profile

Who Dr Sarah Jarvis is

Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE is a GP and medical broadcaster. She trained at Cambridge and Oxford and became a GP partner in an inner-city London practice in 1990.

In 2017 she moved from GP partner to locum so she could become Clinical Director at the patient information website Patient.info. She is Visiting Professor of General Practice at the University of Huddersfield, appointed in 2021, and received an honorary doctorate from the university in November 2022. She is the resident doctor on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show and The One Show, and appears on other TV and radio outlets as a health commentator.

Her MBE in the 2018 New Year Honours was for services to general practice and public understanding of health. The sources found for this profile do not set out her specific policy positions on health or social care.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to general practice and public understanding of health Source ↗

  2. 02

    Appointed Visiting Professor of General Practice at the University of Huddersfield (2021) Source ↗

  3. 03

    Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Huddersfield (November 2022 cohort) Source ↗

  4. 04

    Author of Women's Health for Life, winner of the BMA Book Award in 2009 Source ↗

  5. 05

    Patron of the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention Source ↗

04  The signal · where Dr Sarah Jarvis sits on women's health & gynaecology

Regularly cited

One of the voices most often quoted in the press on women's health & gynaecology.

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  1. Dr Sue Mann portraitDr Sue MannClinicianNational Clinical Director for Women's Health, NHS EnglandLeading
  2. Dr Alison Wright portraitDr Alison WrightClinicianPresident, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)Leading
  3. Prof Ranee Thakar portraitProf Ranee ThakarClinicianPresident (2022–2025), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)Leading
  4. Professor Matt AshtonAcademicDirector of Public Health for the Liverpool City CouncilRegularly cited
  5. Dr Elise DallasClinicianwomen's health GP and menopause specialist at London General PracticeRegularly cited
  6. Dr Sarah Jarvis portraitDr Sarah JarvisClinicianGP (locum) and Clinical Director, Patient.info; Visiting Professor of General Practice, University of Huddersfield, Patient.info (Patient Platform Limited)Regularly cited
  7. Anuja DokrasAcademicMD, MHCI, PhD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Polycystic Ovary Syndrome CenterRegularly cited
  8. Dr Gail BusbyClinicianconsultant gynaecologist at Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustRegularly cited

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05  On the record · press

What Dr Sarah Jarvis has said

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  • goodhousekeeping.com
  • bbc.co.uk
  • bbc.com
  • diabetestimes.co.uk
  • hud.ac.uk

Where Dr Sarah Jarvis has been quoted

  1. Kirsty Winkley named Diabetes Educator of the Yearkcl.ac.uk · 16 Jul 2026
  2. Endometriosis test plans welcomed but more to be done, groups saybbc.co.uk · 12 Jul 2026
  3. Winners announced at the Diabetes Nursing Awards 2026diabetestimes.co.uk · 10 Jul 2026
  4. 'I'm not being listened to' - new health plan launched as women say they are still ignoredbbc.com · 15 Apr 2026
  5. Emily Siddon Building officially opened by Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE - University of Huddersfieldhud.ac.uk · 23 Mar 2026
  6. NHS fat jab roll-out facing delays as GPs fail to diagnose patients as obesethesun.co.uk · 2 Mar 2026
  7. Three early menopause symptoms – and no, they‘re not hot flushesgoodhousekeeping.com · 26 Feb 2025
  8. How safe is your HRT dose?goodhousekeeping.com · 2 Oct 2024
How we found the articles that name Dr Sarah Jarvis: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 3 topics

Women's health & gynaecology

  • women's health
  • gynaecology
  • endometriosis
  • menopause
  • HRT
  • cervical screening
  • women's health strategy
  • women's health hub

Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology

Diabetes

  • diabetes
  • type 1 diabetes
  • type 2 diabetes
  • insulin
  • diabetic
  • diabetes prevention

Also searched with “diabetes” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Diabetes

Public health & prevention

  • public health
  • preventative healthcare
  • prevention agenda
  • health prevention
  • obesity strategy
  • childhood obesity
  • smoking cessation
  • smoke-free

Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention

Verbatim

“The possibility of reducing endometriosis diagnosis times would be "absolutely huge". Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield, the GP explained while the tests cannot offer "an absolute diagnosis", they could provide an indication that informs next steps.”
GP · Women's health & gynaecology · bbc.co.uk · 12 Jul 2026 · Read the article
“Around 2,000 lives were at stake every year 'without a clear plan'.”
GP and ambassador for the Royal Osteoporosis Society · Women's health & gynaecology · bbc.com · 15 Apr 2026 · Read the article
“CDCs are game-changers, having one here on site makes a huge difference to the local community and also means the students will have access to all those learning opportunities under strict supervision.”
GP, Visiting Professor and honorary doctor at the University of Huddersfield · hud.ac.uk · 23 Mar 2026 · Read the article
“One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
GP and clinical consultant at patient.info · Public health & prevention · thesun.co.uk · 2 Mar 2026 · Read the article
“'Brain fog and mood changes are very common in the perimenopause – the years leading up to your official "menopause", which is defined as when your periods stop,' says Dr Jarvis. 'We know that your hormones have a major impact on brain performance and mood.'”
Doctor · Women's health & gynaecology · goodhousekeeping.com · 26 Feb 2025 · Read the article
“If it is not a licensed dose, you do not have the evidence for safety. It's as simple as that. Today, there are hundreds of preparations which have different licensed doses – but for all forms, the British Menopause Society (and general best practice) recommends that you should be sticking to the maximum licensed dosage except in very exceptional circumstances.”
Good Housekeeping's Dr · Women's health & gynaecology · goodhousekeeping.com · 2 Oct 2024 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Dr Sarah Jarvis appointed Visiting Professor of General Practice - University of Huddersfield. Visiting Professor appointment; Patient.info Clinical Director role; MBE; over 30 years as a GP; patron of ISIaIP; Radio 2 and One Show roles
  2. Dr Sarah Jarvis among November honorary doctorates - University of Huddersfield. Honorary doctorate (November 2022); Visiting Professor; ISIaIP patron; books; media work
  3. Dr Sarah Jarvis, MBE - Patient.info. Trained at Cambridge and Oxford; clinical consultant from 2013; moved from GP partner to locum in 2017 to become Clinical Director; MBE; Jeremy Vine and One Show roles
  4. Dr Sarah Jarvis - personal website. Locum GP work; media roles; British Journal of Cardiology advisory board; chaired the HEART UK healthcare committee
  5. Medical Travel Compared Partners with TV GP. GP since 1990; six books; BMA Book Award 2009 for Women's Health for Life; MBE 2018
  6. LKOTT Humble Heroes and Mega Medics Podcast, Episode 6. GP partner from 1990 for over 27 years; working with Patient.info since 2013
  7. Sarah Jarvis, MBE on LinkedIn. LinkedIn account in her name, with headline listing GP, Clinical Consultant at Patient, Visiting Professor at Huddersfield and medical broadcaster

07  Contact & links

LinkedIn
linkedin.com/posts/sarah-jarvis-mbe-63b91b19_no-one-likes-waiting-on-the-phone-for-a-gp-activity-6562211607273844736-b0gF
Staff page
patient.info/authors/dr-sarah-jarvis-mbe
Website
drsarahjarvis.co.uk

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Doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and other registered clinicians quoted in a clinical capacity. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 13 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.