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Dr Ellie Cannon

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Dr Ellie Cannon is in her 30s and, many would say, she is the modern face of general practice today. Vivacious and approachable, a doctor and a mother, she is best placed to write this practical, no-nonsense guide to parenting. From delivering a baby on the floor of her surgery to comforting dying patients in the middle of the night, Ellie has seen and done a lot. She's vocal about her opinions across a wide range of topics including diet, alcoholism, mental health, dementia and the changing climate of the NHS. Ellie is currently resident GP for the Mail on Sunday, Mailonline and Woman Magazine, and is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan magazine and has a weekly column in The Jewish Chronicle.Good Housekeeping featured Ellie in a recent piece on ‘Britain's Top 25 Female Doctors'. She' s one of the resident medical experts for Channel 4's Health Freaks which airs weekly, during evening prime-time viewing and is frequently on Sky News, BBC Breakfast, Daybreak, This Morning and BBC Radio 4.In addition to all this,Dr Elliehas just been confirmed for a regular weekly slot on Sky Sunrise every Tuesday morning at 8.45am. Ellie Cannon read medicine at Cambridge University, completing her training at the Royal Free Hospital in London. She spent 5 years in hospital medicine before embarking on a career in General Practice. Ellie lives with her husband and two children in London. When not in the surgery or with her family, she can be found running on Hampstead Heath.

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4 September, 2018
Baby, Health & Fitness, Kids, Living, Parenting
Suddenly measles is all over the news again as sadly cases in Europe this year have hit a record high with 41,000 people affected. In the UK, we have already had 807 cases so far in 2018: here’s everything you ...
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We talk to Dr Ellie Cannon about a new home genetics testing kit, and whether testing for health problems should become part of a pre-pregnancy routine. 

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September for most parents means Back to School. For me, with my GP hat on, it means Back to Viruses! Glamorous it ain't: when your little ones go back to school, my clinic fills up with coughs, colds and tummy...

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An expert article on Chicken Pox detailing what to look out for and how best to treat it.

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We've seen a lot in the news recently about newborn screening, and we asked our resident expert Dr Ellie Cannon to explain a little more on the subject. A fascinating read!  Newborn screening is one of those...
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The other week in clinic a lovely patient came in to see me 5 days after having her first baby. She needed me to check her episiotomy stitches. “Sorry...” she said as I started the examination. “O, don't a...
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