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01  Journalist · scotsman.com · NHS & care workforce/staffing

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Journalist

David Bol

scotsman.com and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Also cited

Bylines read on 10 topics since 12 Dec 2025 · latest 12 Nov 2026

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  • scotsman.com
  • The Scotsman

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

David Bol: key facts

Main title
scotsman.com
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
12 Nov 2026
First read
12 Dec 2025

03  Beat

What David Bol covers

How we found the articles by David Bol we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 10 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assisted dying

  • assisted dying
  • assisted dying bill
  • assisted suicide
  • terminally ill adults bill
  • right to die
  • euthanasia

Also searched with “assisted dying” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Assisted dying

04  Who they quote

Who David Bol calls

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

  1. Donald MacaskillSector leader
  2. João SousaAcademic
  3. Mairi SpowageAcademic
  4. Dr Iain KennedyAcademic
  5. Adam OspreySector leader
  6. Prof Meghana PanditRegulator
  7. Kim MarshClinician
  8. Eileen McKennaSector leader
  9. Chris LittlejohnClinician
  10. Dr Chris ProvanClinician
  11. Dr Iain MorrisonClinician
  12. Dr Chris SmithClinician
  13. Clara ReidAcademic
  14. Alastair MacGilchristAcademic
  15. Prof Mark StrachanClinician

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 12 Nov 2026
  2. 11 Nov 2026
  3. 26 Oct 2026
  4. 20 Oct 2026
  5. 17 Oct 2026
  6. 9 Sept 2026
  7. 27 Aug 2026
  8. 9 Aug 2026
  9. 19 Jul 2026
  10. 13 Jul 2026
  11. 12 Jul 2026
  12. 5 Jul 2026
  13. 19 Mar 2026
  14. 19 Mar 2026
  15. 27 Feb 2026
  16. 26 Feb 2026
  17. 20 Feb 2026
  18. 17 Feb 2026
  19. 14 Feb 2026
  20. 11 Feb 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 21 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.