Sarah Hughes Trust Prize


The Sarah Hughes Trust Prize is an annual prize in memory of the journalist Sarah Hughes.

In partnership with the Royal Society of Medicine and promoted together with the Medical Journalists Association, each year the prize recognises exceptional journalism that exposes false or misleading information – so-called ‘fake news’ – in health or medicine.

The 2023 Sarah Hughes Trust Prize was awarded to Helen Puttick, a specialist reporter for The Times in Scotland. Helen’s successful submission, published in the Scottish edition of The Times, ran across three articles and challenged the Scottish government's claims on NHS waiting times.

The 2022 Sarah Hughes Trust Prize was awarded to BBC journalists Rachel Schraer and Jack Goodman for their exposé of the false science that fuelled belief in ivermectin as a ‘miracle drug’ for treating COVID-19.

2023 Sarah Hughes Trust Prize - Helen Puttick

2022 Sarah Hughes Trust Prize – Rachel Schraer and Jack Goodman

To read the winning entry:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58170809

To read The Royal Society of Medicine and Medical Journalists’ Association Press Release: https://www.rsm.ac.uk/media-releases/2022/bbc-journalists-win-award-for-exposing-false-science-behind-covid-miracle-dru