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01  Journalist · mirror.co.uk · Health inequalities

David Dubas-Fisher: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

David Dubas-Fisher

mirror.co.uk and 13 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Also cited

Bylines read on 5 topics since 18 Dec 2025 · latest 4 Nov 2026

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  • mirror.co.uk
  • express.co.uk
  • lancs.live
  • aol.co.uk

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

David Dubas-Fisher: key facts

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

03  Beat

What David Dubas-Fisher covers

How we found the articles by David Dubas-Fisher we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 5 topics

Health inequalities

  • health inequalities
  • health disparities
  • health inequality
  • deprivation and health
  • healthy life expectancy
  • life expectancy gap
  • levelling up health
  • social determinants of health

Also searched with “health inequalities” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Health inequalities

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who David Dubas-Fisher calls

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

  1. Scot HunterThink tank
  2. Prof Meghana PanditRegulator
  3. Will PettSector leader
  4. Joe Farrington-DouglasSector leader
  5. Paul McDonaldSector leader
  6. Vanessa AbbessSector leader
  7. Rebecca CoxSector leader
  8. Sarah ScobieThink tank
  9. Jim MackeyRegulator
  10. Tyrone RobertsClinician
  11. Nick KirbySector leader
  12. Professor Abdul RazaqAcademic

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 4 Nov 2026
  2. 4 Nov 2026
  3. 29 Oct 2026
  4. 25 Oct 2026
  5. 25 Oct 2026
  6. 13 Oct 2026
  7. 10 Oct 2026
  8. 12 Sept 2026
  9. 7 Sept 2026
  10. 5 Sept 2026
  11. 1 Sept 2026
  12. 1 Sept 2026
  13. 30 Aug 2026
  14. 29 Aug 2026
  15. 29 Aug 2026
  16. 10 Jul 2026
  17. 1 Jun 2026
  18. 21 Mar 2026
  19. 21 Feb 2026
  20. 2 Feb 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 23 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.