Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All journalists01 Journalist · bbc.com · Heart disease & stroke
Craig Buchan
bbc.com and 2 other titles
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Bylines read on 10 topics since 17 Nov 2025 · latest 11 Nov 2026
- bbc.com
- BBC
- BBC South East
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 10 of 29 topics
Craig Buchan: key facts
- Main title
- bbc.com
- Covers
- Heart disease & stroke, Public health & prevention, A&E & ambulance responseand 7 more
- Press coverage
- Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 11 Nov 2026
- First read
- 17 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Craig Buchan covers
- Heart disease & stroke
- Public health & prevention
- A&E & ambulance response
- Palliative & end of life care
- Dementia
- Mental health
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Elderly care & frailty
- GP access
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
How we found the articles by Craig Buchan we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 10 topics
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- hospital discharge
- delayed discharge
- bed blocking
- bed-blocking
- discharge to assess
- delayed transfers of care
- discharge delays
- step-down care
Also searched with “hospital discharge” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
04 Who they quote
Who Craig Buchan calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Amanda WilliamsRegulator
- Andrew HinesSector leader
- Tracy LuckettClinician
- Millie LawlorAcademic
- Sophia WhetstoneAcademic
- Esther WigmoreClinician
- Julia FlemingClinician
- Andrew RhodesAcademic
- Anjan GhoshAcademic
- Kate LangfordClinician
- Professor Ramin NilforooshanClinician
- Matthew TrainerSector leader
05 The record
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- 17 Nov 2025
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