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01  Journalist · mirror.co.uk · NHS waiting lists

Alan Johnson: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Alan Johnson

mirror.co.uk and 12 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Also cited

Bylines read on 9 topics since 14 Dec 2025 · latest 28 Sept 2026

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  • mirror.co.uk
  • express.co.uk
  • Liverpool Echo
  • aol.co.uk

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

Alan Johnson: key facts

Main title
mirror.co.uk
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
28 Sept 2026
First read
14 Dec 2025

03  Beat

What Alan Johnson covers

How we found the articles by Alan Johnson we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 9 topics

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

Respiratory (asthma/COPD)

  • asthma
  • COPD
  • respiratory disease
  • lung cancer screening
  • pulmonary

Also searched with “asthma” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Respiratory (asthma/COPD)

Dementia

  • dementia
  • dementia care
  • Alzheimer's
  • memory clinic
  • dementia diagnosis
  • dementia strategy

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

Dentistry access

  • NHS dentistry
  • NHS dentist
  • dental access
  • dentist shortage
  • dental desert
  • dental contract
  • dental charges
  • dental check-up

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

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

Adult social care & reform

  • adult social care
  • social care reform
  • social care funding
  • Casey Commission
  • care cap
  • Dilnot
  • charging reform
  • Care Act

Also searched with “adult social care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Adult social care & reform

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Alan Johnson calls

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 28 Sept 2026
  2. 26 Sept 2026
  3. 24 Sept 2026
  4. 31 Jul 2026
  5. 31 Jul 2026
  6. 31 Jul 2026
  7. 31 Jul 2026
  8. 2 Jul 2026
  9. 6 Jun 2026
  10. 6 Jun 2026
  11. 30 May 2026
  12. 30 May 2026
  13. 10 Jan 2026
  14. 10 Jan 2026
  15. 10 Jan 2026
  16. 10 Jan 2026
  17. 19 Dec 2025
  18. 17 Dec 2025
  19. 17 Dec 2025
  20. 14 Dec 2025

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.