Hansard to 13 November 2026 · 31,544 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All journalists01 Journalist · bbc.com · Learning disability & autism
Alec Blackman
bbc.com and 1 other title
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 7 topics since 23 Jun 2026 · latest 10 Nov 2026
- bbc.com
- BBC
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 7 of 29 topics
Alec Blackman: key facts
- Main title
- bbc.com
- Covers
- Learning disability & autism, Cancer, Mental healthand 4 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 10 Nov 2026
- First read
- 23 Jun 2026
03 Beat
What Alec Blackman covers
- Learning disability & autism
- Cancer
- Mental health
- Maternity & neonatal
- Palliative & end of life care
- Long Covid
- Elderly care & frailty
How we found the articles by Alec Blackman we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 7 topics
Learning disability & autism
- learning disability
- autism
- autistic
- SEND
- EHCP
- special educational needs
- ADHD
- Down's syndrome
Also searched with “learning disability” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Learning disability & autism
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
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
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
Palliative & end of life care
- palliative care
- end of life care
- hospice
- terminal illness
Also searched with “palliative care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Palliative & end of life care
Long Covid
- long covid
- post-covid syndrome
- long-haul covid
- ME/CFS
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- post-viral
- long covid clinic
Also searched with “long covid” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Long Covid
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
04 Who they quote
Who Alec Blackman calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Dr Charles ShepherdClinician
- Lisa WalkerSector leader
- John ColemanSector leader
05 The record
Recent articles
- 10 Nov 2026
- 4 Nov 2026
- 16 Oct 2026
- 6 Oct 2026
- 21 Sept 2026
- 19 Jul 2026
- 17 Jul 2026
- 13 Jul 2026
- 23 Jun 2026
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.