This years' winner was announced at the BSA MedSoc Annual Conference 2016 and it was Kelly Ray Night for addicted.pregnant.poor (Duke University Press, 2015) nominated by Helena Knox. Congratulations!

The Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness (FSHI) Book Prize of £1,000 is awarded annually each September to the author(s) or editor(s) of the book making the most significant contribution to medical sociology/sociology of health and illness and having been published over the three years preceding 01 January of the year in which the award is made.

Anyone interested in purchasing this book can do so at a 30% discounted rate by entering code FSHI16 at Duke University Press website.

Visit FSHI Book Prize page for a list of past winners.