Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All journalists01 Journalist · bbc.com · Public health & prevention
David McKenna
bbc.com and 1 other title
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Bylines read on 4 topics since 17 Dec 2025 · latest 4 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 · 4 of 29 topics
David McKenna: key facts
- Main title
- bbc.com
- Covers
- Public health & prevention, Adult social care & reform, Dentistry accessand 1 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 4 Nov 2026
- First read
- 17 Dec 2025
03 Beat
What David McKenna covers
How we found the articles by David McKenna we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 4 topics
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
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
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
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 David McKenna calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Fiona EllwoodAcademic
- Professor Neal JusterAcademic
- Jason WongRegulator
- Gillian CunninghamAcademic
- Martin SamuelsSector leader
05 The record
Recent articles
- 4 Nov 2026
- 24 Apr 2026
- 8 Apr 2026
- 28 Mar 2026
- 17 Dec 2025
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