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All journalists01 Journalist · walesonline.co.uk · NHS & care workforce/staffing

Photo: walesonline.co.uk
Abbie Wightwick
walesonline.co.uk and 4 other titles
Also covers health in national and regional press
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 13 topics since 14 Dec 2025 · latest 13 Nov 2026
- 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.
02 Writes on · 13 of 29 topics
Abbie Wightwick: key facts
- Main title
- walesonline.co.uk
- Covers
- NHS & care workforce/staffing, Cancer, NHS waiting listsand 10 more
- 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
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Cancer
- NHS waiting lists
- Heart disease & stroke
- Medical ethics & regulation
- Children's health
- Public health & prevention
- GP access
- Maternity & neonatal
- Elderly care & frailty
- Rare diseases
- A&E & ambulance response
- Mental health
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.
- Dr Lizzy NickersonClinician
- Rowena ChristmasClinician
- James PinkClinician
- Dr Dana BeasleyClinician
- Rebecca TownerClinician
- Nicola WilliamsSector leader
- Alex HowellsSector leader
- Manesh PandyClinician
- Joanne PrescottClinician
- Jeremy YarrowClinician
- David FligelstoneAcademic
- Suzanne HardacreRegulator
- Frederick CrippsClinician
- Emma SteerClinician
- Rocio CifuentesSector leader
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
- 13 Nov 2026
- 9 Nov 2026
- 27 Oct 2026Plans to close Cardiff hospital ward revealed
walesonline.co.ukElderly care & frailty
- 11 Sept 2026
- 10 Sept 2026
- 10 Sept 2026
- 27 Aug 2026
- 16 Aug 2026
- 16 Aug 2026
- 3 Aug 2026
- 27 Jul 2026
- 23 Jul 2026
- 29 Jun 2026
- 15 Jun 2026
- 13 Jun 2026He died after being given an injection by mistake in hospital
walesonline.co.ukCancer
- 12 Jun 2026Failure of care and system break down led to death of patient
walesonline.co.ukCancer
- 9 Jun 2026
- 5 Jun 2026
- 4 Jun 2026
- 2 May 2026
Showing the 20 most recent of 34 pieces read.
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