Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All journalists01 Journalist · newsletter.co.uk · NHS & care workforce/staffing
David Thompson
newsletter.co.uk and 1 other title
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 5 topics since 13 Dec 2025 · latest 20 Aug 2026
- newsletter.co.uk
- Newsletter
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 5 of 29 topics
David Thompson: key facts
- Main title
- newsletter.co.uk
- Covers
- NHS & care workforce/staffing, GP access, Dementiaand 2 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 20 Aug 2026
- First read
- 13 Dec 2025
03 Beat
What David Thompson covers
How we found the articles by David Thompson we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 5 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
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
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
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
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 David Thompson calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Dr Alan StoutAcademic
- David FarrenClinician
- Leanne DavisonClinician
- Steven MontgomeryClinician
05 The record
Recent articles
- 20 Aug 2026
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- 13 Dec 2025
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.