
Tobi Thomas
@tobithomas_
@guardian health and inequalities correspondent - [email protected] - she/her
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Excited to welcome Mabel Banfield-Nwachi to the consumer desk to cover Sarah Marsh's maternity leave. She'll be covering all aspects of consumer news, so please send your best stories her way

Thank you to Tobi Thomas for the The Guardian coverage on our report on Long COVID in the North of England - read the full report at healthequitynorth.co.uk/regional-inequโฆ



My first piece for @iPaperSport. The Black ArsenaI book is out today and is such an engrossing read. I explored the phenomenon and its wide-reaching organic impact on black British popular culture and beyond with the bookโs co-editor Clive Chijioke Nwonka. inews.co.uk/sport/footballโฆ




Guinness World Records just released its 70th anniversary edition this month. From 2013-2022, Guinness World Records received ~7,000 record applications from west Africa. Itโs been roughly the same number since Hilda Baciโs record attempt last year. theguardian.com/world/2024/sepโฆ

Delighted (and proud) that me and Josh Halliday 's reporting on the carer's allowance scandal theguardian.com/society/2024/sโฆ has been shortlisted for a press award societyofeditors.org/events/media-fโฆ


Our new @MarmotIHE review concludes racism damages health & wellbeing & drives avoidable inequalities between ethnic groups across London Sadiq Khan Dr Habib Naqvi MBE London Gov London Assembly @UCL theguardian.com/world/2024/octโฆ

Today is my last day at The Guardian as Community Affairs Correspondent. It has been an incredible nine months covering Aamna Mohdin From reporting on the domestic impact of the Middle East conflict to the riots that spread across the UK, here are a few highlights ๐งต 1/20


Syrian asylum seekers who have been waiting more than a year for an outcome to their applications have told BBC News they are "depressed" and "terrified" by the Home Office's decision to pause claims. My first story with BBC News (UK) ๐๐ฝ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/โฆ

Fantastic to see Heal-D, a healthy eating and physical activity programme created with, and for, people of African and Caribbean heritage living with type 2 diabetes in the The Guardian ๐You can read their full story, written by Tobi Thomas here: theguardian.com/society/2025/jโฆ

Black people in England are 8 times more likely to be hospitalised with #lupus. Tobi Thomas at The Guardian explores this stark disparity, featuring insights from experts, including our member Dr Faye Ruddock DL . Full read: tinyurl.com/ymmmmc99 #LupusAwareness #BlackHealthMatters

๐ฌ๐ง A Quarter Of Women Live With Serious Reproductive Health Issues โซExclusive: Racial disparities highlighted as researchers estimate 10 million women have conditions such as fibroids or endometriosis โซTobi Thomas โซis.gd/0Se23k #frontpagestoday #UK The Guardian


This landmark survey confirms what Black women have long known, that our reproductive health is in crisis. We need targeted research, culturally competent care, and an end to structural racism. APPG Black Health continues to expose this injustice. theguardian.com/society/2025/aโฆ
