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David Walker
scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
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Bylines read on 8 topics since 8 Dec 2025 · latest 12 Nov 2026
- scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
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02 Writes on · 8 of 29 topics
David Walker: key facts
- Title
- scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
- Covers
- GP access, A&E & ambulance response, NHS & care workforce/staffingand 5 more
- 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
- GP access
- A&E & ambulance response
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Adult social care & reform
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Children's health
- Elderly care & frailty
- NHS waiting lists
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.
- Dr Chris ProvanClinician
- Dr Iain MorrisonClinician
- Al MilesClinician
- Dr Fiona HunterClinician
- Dr Chris WilliamsAcademic
- Dr Robert KilgourAcademic
- Dr Helen StewartClinician
- Prof Mark StrachanClinician
- Andrew PoplettSector leader
- Christine PetersClinician
- Donald MacaskillSector leader
- Gregor SmithAcademic
- Shona MorrisonSector leader
- Sandesh GulhaneClinician
- Colin PoolmanSector leader
05 The record
Recent articles
- 12 Nov 2026Angela Constance shamed as damning report reveals health board put kids at risk
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukChildren's health
- 3 Nov 2026John Swinney leading Scotland into 'grim' winter as hospitals and cops struggle
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukA&E & ambulance response
- 30 Oct 2026Humiliation for John Swinney as his GP walk-in centres open just ONE day a week
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukGP access
- 26 Oct 2026
- 20 Oct 2026John Swinney MUST apologise to families of those killed by Covid in care homes
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukAdult social care & reform
- 20 Oct 2026Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney must come clean over Covid care home deaths
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukAdult social care & reform
- 11 Oct 2026Angela Constance shamed as doctor says she is 'terrified' about winter crisis
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukA&E & ambulance response
- 11 Oct 2026NHS chiefs accused of prioritising environment over patient safety at hospital
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukChildren's health
- 10 Oct 2026Nicola Sturgeon 'played Russian roulette' with lives of elderly during Covid
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukElderly care & frailty
- 6 Oct 2026John Swinney shamed as worst EVER month for NHS A&E waiting times recorded
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukA&E & ambulance response
- 30 Sept 2026Nursing union boss refuses to condemn a child identifying as a 'eunuch'
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukNHS & care workforce/staffing
- 15 Sept 2026
- 12 Sept 2026'Shambolic' John Swinney angers council leaders with 'pathetic' summit
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukAdult social care & reform
- 6 Sept 2026John Swinney left humiliated as failing NHS policy costs up to £596 a patient
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukGP access
- 1 Sept 2026John Swinney shamed as NHS suffers its worse July ever despite his claims
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukA&E & ambulance response
- 16 Aug 2026John Swinney shamed as SNP spend £44m on 'doomed' project lauded by Sturgeon
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukAdult social care & reform
- 8 Aug 2026John Swinney left humiliated as flagship Dundee GP walk-in costs £232 a patient
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukGP access
- 4 Aug 2026Humiliated John Swinney flees north as NHS figures show crisis in hospitals
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukA&E & ambulance response
- 29 Jul 2026John Swinney humiliated by the Scottish Greens as flagship NHS policy in tatters
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukGP access
- 29 Jul 2026Delusional John Swinney boasts about failing policy hours after it's torn apart
scottishdailyexpress.co.ukGP access
Showing the 20 most recent of 33 pieces read.
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