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01  Journalist · walesonline.co.uk · NHS & care workforce/staffing

Journalist

Abbie Wightwick

walesonline.co.uk and 4 other titles

Also covers health in national and regional press

Articles read per month · health & social care
Dec 2025Jan 2026FebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.

Regularly cited

Bylines read on 13 topics since 14 Dec 2025 · latest 13 Nov 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • walesonline.co.uk
  • Wales Online
  • dailypost.co.uk
  • North Wales Live

This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.

Abbie Wightwick: key facts

Main title
walesonline.co.uk
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
13 Nov 2026
First read
14 Dec 2025

03  Beat

What Abbie Wightwick covers

How we found the articles by Abbie Wightwick we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 13 topics

NHS & care workforce/staffing

  • NHS workforce
  • staff shortages
  • nursing shortage
  • nurse recruitment
  • care workforce
  • care worker pay
  • social care workforce
  • NHS long term workforce plan

Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing

Cancer

  • cancer
  • cancer treatment
  • cancer screening
  • cancer waiting times
  • oncology
  • chemotherapy
  • radiotherapy
  • cancer diagnosis

Also searched with “cancer” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Cancer

NHS waiting lists

  • NHS waiting list
  • waiting list
  • elective waiting times
  • elective recovery
  • elective backlog
  • waiting list backlog
  • referral to treatment
  • RTT

Also searched with “NHS waiting list” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for NHS waiting lists

Heart disease & stroke

  • heart disease
  • cardiovascular
  • stroke
  • cardiac
  • heart attack
  • stroke rehabilitation

Also searched with “heart disease” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Heart disease & stroke

Medical ethics & regulation

  • medical ethics
  • General Medical Council
  • GMC
  • fitness to practise
  • patient consent
  • Mental Capacity Act
  • conscientious objection
  • medical confidentiality

Also searched with “medical ethics” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Medical ethics & regulation

Children's health

  • children's health
  • paediatric
  • child health
  • children's hospital
  • infant mortality

Also searched with “children's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Children's health

Public health & prevention

  • public health
  • preventative healthcare
  • prevention agenda
  • health prevention
  • obesity strategy
  • childhood obesity
  • smoking cessation
  • smoke-free

Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention

GP access

  • GP access
  • general practice
  • GP appointments
  • primary care access
  • GP shortage

Also searched with “GP access” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for GP access

Maternity & neonatal

  • maternity
  • maternity services
  • maternity care
  • neonatal
  • stillbirth
  • maternal mortality
  • midwifery
  • midwife

Also searched with “maternity” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Maternity & neonatal

Elderly care & frailty

  • elderly care
  • frailty
  • frail older
  • falls prevention
  • geriatric
  • older people's health
  • ageing population
  • age-friendly

Also searched with “elderly care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Elderly care & frailty

Rare diseases

  • rare disease
  • rare conditions
  • orphan drugs
  • genetic disorder
  • cystic fibrosis
  • motor neurone disease
  • muscular dystrophy
  • Huntington

Also searched with “rare disease” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Rare diseases

A&E & ambulance response

  • A&E waiting times
  • A&E department
  • accident and emergency
  • ambulance response times
  • ambulance handover
  • ambulance waiting
  • ambulance service
  • emergency department

Also searched with “A&E waiting times” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for A&E & ambulance response

Mental health

  • mental health
  • mental health services
  • CAMHS
  • psychiatric
  • suicide prevention
  • mental health crisis
  • talking therapies
  • IAPT

Also searched with “mental health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Mental health

04  Who they quote

Who Abbie Wightwick calls

Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.

  1. Dr Lizzy NickersonClinician
  2. Rowena ChristmasClinician
  3. James PinkClinician
  4. Dr Dana BeasleyClinician
  5. Rebecca TownerClinician
  6. Nicola WilliamsSector leader
  7. Alex HowellsSector leader
  8. Manesh PandyClinician
  9. Joanne PrescottClinician
  10. Jeremy YarrowClinician
  11. David FligelstoneAcademic
  12. Suzanne HardacreRegulator
  13. Frederick CrippsClinician
  14. Emma SteerClinician
  15. Rocio CifuentesSector leader

Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 13 Nov 2026
  2. 9 Nov 2026
  3. 27 Oct 2026
  4. 11 Sept 2026
  5. 10 Sept 2026
  6. 10 Sept 2026
  7. 27 Aug 2026
  8. 16 Aug 2026
  9. 16 Aug 2026
  10. 3 Aug 2026
  11. 27 Jul 2026
  12. 23 Jul 2026
  13. 29 Jun 2026
  14. 15 Jun 2026
  15. 13 Jun 2026
  16. 12 Jun 2026
  17. 9 Jun 2026
  18. 5 Jun 2026
  19. 4 Jun 2026
  20. 2 May 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 34 pieces read.

Bylines and quoted sources are read automatically from UK coverage of the topics Vital Signs tracks, so this page reflects what our scan has read rather than a complete record. Where a biography appears, it is published by the outlet itself about its own correspondent, and linked above. Photographs come from the outlet’s own byline or author page, or from the journalist’s LinkedIn profile, and each is credited under the picture. Social accounts are not held: asserting an unverified one would attach a real person to an account that might not be theirs. See the methodology, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.