About
Join us for A Morning with Dr. Hilary Jones - proudly in collaboration with Creative Sheringham.
Dr Hilary Jones, MBE, GP, author and medical broadcaster qualified at the Royal Free hospital in 1976 and has been ITV's Health Editor on TV a.m. Daybreak, Good Morning Britain and the Lorraine Kelly show since 1989.
His extensive and varied medical career has seen him working as a single-handed medical officer on Tristan da Cunha, the most isolated inhabited island in the world, and as a troubleshooting medic for the oil industry in Shetland. He has been described as the U.K.'s most well-known and trusted GP and his TV broadcasts have seen him cover breaking medical news stories not just at home but internationally.
He has reported on the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, the launch of the much-needed pneumococcal vaccine for children in Sierra Leone and the war in Kosovo. He has accompanied the flying doctor services in the Australian outback and in Lesotho, released lions for the Born Free foundation in South Africa, travelled with children with life-limiting illnesses to visit Santa in Lapland and been involved with countless public health campaigns in countries as diverse as China, Brazil, Sweden and Japan.
He has appeared on several TV quiz shows including The Chase, Celebrity Mastermind, Pointless and Who Wants to be a Millionaire winning tens of thousands of pounds for the several charities he loyally supports including Northern Lights, London Air Ambulance, Get Ahead Charitable Trust, The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Action, Stroke Association, British Heart Foundation, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Diabetes UK, The Meningitis |Research Foundation and The Matt Hampson Foundation.
Dr Hilary appeared regularly on the late Steve Wright's Radio 2 show and is a regular contributor to a number of popular newspapers and magazines.
He presented Meridian's "Loud and Clear" and "The Full Treatment" he appeared on BBC 1 in "The Health Show "alongside Terry Wogan and more recently he presented "How the NHS Changed the World" on BBC 2 and reached the later stages of Dancing On Ice on ITV.
His first two novels, FRONTLINE and "THE EYE OF THE STORM" were published in September 2021/22, the final work of fiction to complete the trilogy "Under Darkening Skies" was published in July 2025. He has authored several previous books including What's up Doc, A Day in Your Life, Your Child's Health, I'm Too Busy to Be Stressed - A Change for The Better & What's the Alternative? He has also presented a number of self-help audiotapes Classic Relaxation with Deutsche Gramophone and with New World Music, Perfect Weight, Positive Health, Tranquil Sleep and Ultimate Relaxation.
He is Honorary President of the Guild of Healthwriters, he continues to work part time as a GP and in Public Health and believes that exercise, love and laughter remain the best medicines of all. He was awarded an MBE in October 2020 for services to public health, medical broadcasting and charity work.
He launched his popular brand-new health podcast "The Dr Hilary Show" in July 2024 which will be accessible weekly on YouTube , Spotify, Amazon Music and Global Radio Hubs.
He lives in Kent with his wife Dee, has five children, two stepchildren and 6 grandchildren.
