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01  Journalist · scottishdailyexpress.co.uk · GP access

Journalist

David Walker

scottishdailyexpress.co.uk

Articles read per month · health & social care
Dec 2025Jan 2026FebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

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Regularly cited

Bylines read on 8 topics since 8 Dec 2025 · latest 12 Nov 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • scottishdailyexpress.co.uk

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

David Walker: key facts

Title
scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
12 Nov 2026
First read
8 Dec 2025

03  Beat

What David Walker covers

How we found the articles by David Walker we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 8 topics

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

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who David Walker calls

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

  1. Dr Chris ProvanClinician
  2. Dr Iain MorrisonClinician
  3. Al MilesClinician
  4. Dr Fiona HunterClinician
  5. Dr Chris WilliamsAcademic
  6. Dr Robert KilgourAcademic
  7. Dr Helen StewartClinician
  8. Prof Mark StrachanClinician
  9. Andrew PoplettSector leader
  10. Christine PetersClinician
  11. Donald MacaskillSector leader
  12. Gregor SmithAcademic
  13. Shona MorrisonSector leader
  14. Sandesh GulhaneClinician
  15. Colin PoolmanSector leader

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 12 Nov 2026
  2. 3 Nov 2026
  3. 30 Oct 2026
  4. 26 Oct 2026
  5. 20 Oct 2026
  6. 20 Oct 2026
  7. 11 Oct 2026
  8. 11 Oct 2026
  9. 10 Oct 2026
  10. 6 Oct 2026
  11. 30 Sept 2026
  12. 15 Sept 2026
  13. 12 Sept 2026
  14. 6 Sept 2026
  15. 1 Sept 2026
  16. 16 Aug 2026
  17. 8 Aug 2026
  18. 4 Aug 2026
  19. 29 Jul 2026
  20. 29 Jul 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 33 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.