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Books and awards 
2021:  Winner,  Medical Journalist Association Charity writer.  
2021:   Shortlisted for specialist Feature of the Year. British Association of Science Writers best feature award
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2018:  Winner, Guild of Health Writers award, life style section 2018 ​

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2018: Runner up Guild of Health Writers award, womens health section. ​

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2017: Freelance of the Year, Medical Journalists Association Awards




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2015: Shortlisted, Blogger of the year, MJA Awards
2013: Commended, MJA Awards 
2009: Best National Newspaper Feature, Guild of Healthwriters
2009: Best Freelance Feature, Guild of Healthwriters.
2008: Excellence in Cancer Reporting, Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Awards 
2007: Freelance Journalist of the Year, MJA Awards 
2007:  Overall Freelance Writer, Guild of Health Writers
 





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Pictured with winner Roisin Dervish-O'Kane, fellow runner-up Joanna Moorfield,  sponsor, event chair, Liz Earle.

Winner Guild of Health Writers 2018 award, Lifestyle section.
The judges said: “A strong, research-led feature updating health care professionals on treatment for this increasingly widespread condition.”


Runner up Guild of Health Writers 2018 award, Women's Health.
The judges said:
“A brave and ambitious article on an important topic, meticulously researched with convincing case studies.”


MJA Awards 2017
The judges said Jane’s “engaging journalism” illustrated the ability and skills needed to adapt to very different audiences.


It's one of the most thoughtful, dramatic, character-driven approaches to both unique and universal aspects of the crisis we're all invested in addressing - Sarah Kessler of Lifebox on  Mosaic Science article on pulse oximetry in Mongolia, February 2017. 





It raised £6,500 to purchase and deliver two anaesthesia machines  - with a further £6,500 (and two more machines) donated by the superb Australian charity Future Crunch.    
SAM has now stopped operations. But this effort continues.  Since November 2021, Diamedica has  began using the SAM video to raise funds for more anaesthesia machines to be sent to Mongolia.  Also  the surgical charity Interplast is working with Dr Ganbold and Australian anaesthetist Dr David Pescod to improve draw over anaesthesia skills in rural hospitals now using the machines donated by the campaign.                                                                                         Dr Ganbold with surgical team and Diamedica Glostavent
                                                                                                                        Diamedica machine at Umnogobi InterSoum Hospital, 
                                                                  



                                                      Southern Mongolia.