DOCTOR | AUTHOR | HEALTH ADVOCATE
Dr Liz Murray BCA(h), MBBS, DIPMEDSCI
Combining personal and professional experience...
In a cultural moment where patients are demanding to be heard and rethinking their relationship with healthcare, Liz’s work sits at the intersection of medicine, storytelling, and systems change...
Liz Murray is a doctor, author, speaker, and health advocate working at the intersection of medicine, lived experience, and systems change.
After experiencing firsthand the realities of delayed diagnosis and fragmented healthcare, Liz became passionate about transforming how we understand, validate, and support people living with chronic illness.
Her work bridges the gap between clinical expertise and real patient experience — helping audiences better understand their bodies, navigate healthcare, and feel less alone.
Liz is the founder and CEO of the charity Mortal And Strong, a recipient of the British Citizen’s Award for services to health, and the author of Not Just Painful Periods, published by Octopus Publishing Group.
She is also the creator of the Diagnosis Spiral and Thrive Arc frameworks — human-centred models exploring the emotional, functional, and societal impact of diagnostic delay, and how healthcare can move people from survival toward understanding, recovery, and hope.
Through her media work, writing, speaking, and advocacy, Liz is helping reshape conversations around women’s health, healthcare inequality, and the future of compassionate care.
advocating for women's health
Doctor by Profession
Medical doctor over 10 years, Women's Health, Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine.
Recipient of the British Citizen Award for services to health.
Founder of charity Mortal And Strong
Ambassador Patient Information Forum
UN WOMEN UK Participant (2024, 2025, 2026)
Associate Member Medical Artist's Association
Member National Voices
Recipient RCGP prize.
Patient By Experience
After being in a wheelchair at the age of 18 needing hip surgery being told she would never walk again Liz went on to become a patient with multiple health challenges...
Advanced Endometriosis (bowel, bladder damage) & fibroid, endometrioma,
recurrent miscarriages, secondary infertility
Birth trauma, PND
Hysterectomy, surgical menopause
Autoimmune disease (UMCTD, lichen sclerosis)
Liz left her clinical role as a doctor. Since then Liz has used her unique insight as both patient and doctor to become an activist for health equity; founding a charity to provide support, and producing health education that is regulated, reliable and shared with the utmost empathy – because she truly gets it.
Dr Liz's Roles & Projects...
Author - Not Just Painful Periods
Liz and her team are thrilled to announce that Aster, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, will be publishing Dr. Liz Murray's debut book, 'Not Just Painful Periods: Endometriosis, Fibroids, and Menstrual Health.'
UN WOMEN UK
Dr Liz has been an online delegate/participant in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Being part of their annual campaign for addressing gender inequalities globally.
Patient Advocate
Patient Advocate
Dr. Liz Murray, a dedicated women's health advocate and author, shares her experiences as a patient with direct experience of multiple women's health problems.
Public Speaker
Patient Advocate
Dr. Liz Murray, brings clinical credibility as a medical doctor, authentic lived experience as a patient, and communication expertise through her public engagements.
Health Educator
Patient Information Forum
Patient Information Forum
Dr. Liz Murray is an experienced health communicator and a dedicated women's health advocate. She serves as a trusted voice for women's wellbeing, drawing from medical authenticity and lived experience.
Patient Information Forum
Patient Information Forum
Patient Information Forum
As an ambassador for the Patient Information Forum, Dr. Liz works diligently to promote awareness of the need for safe, reliable health content online, particularly regarding periods and women's health issues.
Charity CEO & Founder
Patient Information Forum
Charity CEO & Founder
Dr. Liz Murray, founded the charity Mortal And Strong after realizing there was an inequality in support for people facing rarer health conditions.
Scars of Gold
Patient Information Forum
Charity CEO & Founder
Inspired by her own recovery while facing her mortality, and utilizing her experience as an award-winning artist, Liz founded the national health campaign Scars of Gold, which attracted an international following.
Podcast Presenter
Podcast Presenter
Podcast Presenter
Liz was the host for the Scars of Gold podcast; interviewing 100 women sharing their experience of facing their mortality at a young age to provide messages of hope and strength.
Artist
Podcast Presenter
Podcast Presenter
Alongside being a doctor, Dr. Liz Murray, has won multiple awards for using art to address health inequalities.
Professional experience, awards & engagements
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dr Liz Murray BCA is a British Citizen Award recipient medical doctor, health advocate and founder of Mortal And Strong – a pioneering charity leading national campaigns on equity in health, chronic illness and patient empowerment. Drawing on her dual experience as both clinician and patient, Dr Liz has become a respected voice in the movement to humanise healthcare, reduce gender inequities, and amplify the real stories behind diagnosis and recovery.
MISSION & VALUES
• Champion equity, empathy and empowerment across all healthcare settings
• Redefine how patients are seen, heard and supported within complex systems
• Bridge the communication gap between clinicians, policymakers and patients
• Harness the arts, storytelling and education to shift public understanding of health
• Ensure no one navigating illness feels invisible or unheard
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Founder charity – Mortal And Strong (2023 – Present)
Founded Mortal And Strong, a UK charity providing centralised education and support for people navigating life-changing or incurable health conditions. - Founder and co-Directed national creative health campaigns including Scars of Gold and 100 Voices / 100 Scars of Gold – combining art, photography and storytelling to spotlight health inequities and the lived experience of women’s health.
- Health Advocate & Public Speaker
Speaking from her unique position as both patient and doctor, she has led panels, delivered talks and worked as an advocate at events and in the media. - Medical Doctor – NHS (Former Practice: Acute and Emergency Medicine, Women’s Health). GMC registered, non-licensed. Clinical practice within the NHS 2011-2023.
Extensive clinical experience across emergency and acute medical settings. Particular focus on complex chronic illness, women’s health, and improving patient experience. - Medical Illustrator 2020-Ongoing
Associate member of the Medical Artists Association.
- Podcast Presenter; presenter for the Mortal And Strong podcast Scars Of Gold with over 100 episodes and an international following.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- British Citizen Award (BCA) – for Services to Healthcare and Community Impact
- Ambassador – Patient Information Forum (PIF) – championing accessible, regulated health communication
- Recognised contributor and advocate for UN Women UK initiatives on equity and representation in health. Participant '68, '69 and '70
- Media features across BBC platforms and national outlets highlighting her work in advocacy and education.
- Royal College Paediatrics & Child Health Medical Student Prize
- Multiple art awards including; People's Choice, Curator's Prize Award (Art As A Response to Mental Health), Finalist in the international Visual Art Open
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & MEDIA
- Guest Speaker – Health Equity Panels, NHS and Charity Leadership Events
- Training video and interview with Time Norfolk & regional Midwifery training on birth trauma
- BBC News
- Director & Curator – Scars of Gold and 100 Voices National Exhibitions
- Media Contributor – BBC, women’s health publications, and national podcasts
PUBLICATIONS, CAMPAIGNS & FORTHCOMING WORK
- 'Author, Not Just Painful Periods
- Scars of Gold – National campaign uniting art and advocacy in women’s health
- 100 Voices / 100 Scars of Gold – Exhibition series capturing lived experiences of chronic illness
- Guardian guest writer/contributor, contributions to other journalist features
EDUCATION & TRAINING
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS -University Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Postgraduate Medical Training – NHS Foundation and Specialty Training (GP Speciality training, further training emergency medicine)
• Further professional development in Health Communication, Leadership, and Patient Advocacy