Sarah Caroline Jarvis

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(born 3 December 1962) is a general practitioner, broadcaster, and television doctor.

Career

She qualified as a medical doctor in July 1986 from

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

with a BM BCh, having graduated from the

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with a degree in nutrition in 1983, and was awarded the Fellowship of the

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. Sarah recently resigned as a partner and GP trainerafter 27 years in her

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practice and now works as a locum. She joined the practice in 1990. She is also the health and medical reporter for ''

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'', a television doctor on '' Good Morning Britain'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and is a regular guest on The Jeremy Vine Show, which airs weekdays on

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from 12pm until 2pm and is the Clinical Director for health website

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. Sarah was awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year Honours list for services to general practice and public understanding of health.

Personal life

Sarah was educated at

Millfield Millfield is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935. Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding schoo ...

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. She lives in Warwickshire with her husband, Tim, and their springer spaniel. She is a keen gardener and enjoys walking and scuba diving.

Selected works

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