Katherine Hignett
Katherine is a correspondent covering procurement and specialist commissioning. She also covers the NHS in the west of England and Birmingham. Katherine previously worked as a reporter for Newsweek magazine, and as an editor for medical device publisher Biba Medical. She trained in medical anthropology at the University of Oxford, and in philosophy at the University of York. She joined HSJ in autumn 2019.
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