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Elizabeth Birt
southwalesargus.co.uk and 13 other titles
Also covers health in national and regional press
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Bylines read on 18 topics since 7 Dec 2025 · latest 11 Nov 2026
- southwalesargus.co.uk
- westerntelegraph.co.uk
- barryanddistrictnews.co.uk
- southwalesguardian.co.uk
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 18 of 29 topics
Elizabeth Birt: key facts
- Main title
- southwalesargus.co.uk
- Covers
- Palliative & end of life care, Dementia, Heart disease & strokeand 15 more
- Press coverage
- Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 11 Nov 2026
- First read
- 7 Dec 2025
03 Beat
What Elizabeth Birt covers
- Palliative & end of life care
- Dementia
- Heart disease & stroke
- Mental health
- Public health & prevention
- NHS waiting lists
- Unpaid carers
- Rare diseases
- Adult social care & reform
- Learning disability & autism
- Women's health & gynaecology
- A&E & ambulance response
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- Cancer
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Diabetes
- Children's health
- Maternity & neonatal
How we found the articles by Elizabeth Birt we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 18 topics
Palliative & end of life care
- palliative care
- end of life care
- hospice
- terminal illness
Also searched with “palliative care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Palliative & end of life care
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
Heart disease & stroke
- heart disease
- cardiovascular
- stroke
- cardiac
- heart attack
- stroke rehabilitation
Also searched with “heart disease” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Heart disease & stroke
Mental health
- mental health
- mental health services
- CAMHS
- psychiatric
- suicide prevention
- mental health crisis
- talking therapies
- IAPT
Also searched with “mental health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Mental health
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
Unpaid carers
- unpaid carers
- carer's allowance
- carers allowance
- carer's leave
- carer's credit
- Carers UK
- Carers Trust
- young carers
Also searched with “unpaid carers” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Unpaid carers
Rare diseases
- rare disease
- rare conditions
- orphan drugs
- genetic disorder
- cystic fibrosis
- motor neurone disease
- muscular dystrophy
- Huntington
Also searched with “rare disease” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Rare diseases
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
Learning disability & autism
- learning disability
- autism
- autistic
- SEND
- EHCP
- special educational needs
- ADHD
- Down's syndrome
Also searched with “learning disability” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Learning disability & autism
Women's health & gynaecology
- women's health
- gynaecology
- endometriosis
- menopause
- HRT
- cervical screening
- women's health strategy
- women's health hub
Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology
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
Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- asthma
- COPD
- respiratory disease
- lung cancer screening
- pulmonary
Also searched with “asthma” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
Cancer
- cancer
- cancer treatment
- cancer screening
- cancer waiting times
- oncology
- chemotherapy
- radiotherapy
- cancer diagnosis
Also searched with “cancer” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Cancer
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
Diabetes
- diabetes
- type 1 diabetes
- type 2 diabetes
- insulin
- diabetic
- diabetes prevention
Also searched with “diabetes” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Diabetes
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
Maternity & neonatal
- maternity
- maternity services
- maternity care
- neonatal
- stillbirth
- maternal mortality
- midwifery
- midwife
Also searched with “maternity” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Maternity & neonatal
04 Who they quote
Who Elizabeth Birt calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Nicola LlewelynSector leader
- Prof Tracy DaszkiewiczAcademic
- Sikha de SouzaClinician
- Emma DobsonClinician
- Zoe GriffithsAcademic
- Tracey LloydClinician
- Kate HallClinician
- Carter GriffithsSector leader
- Mary-Ann McKibbenClinician
- Julia JonesClinician
- Oke EleazuSector leader
- Olivia PangClinician
- Jane GebbieSector leader
- Andrew LindleySector leader
- Liz BooyseSector leader
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
- 11 Nov 2026
- 6 Nov 2026
- 3 Nov 2026
- 2 Nov 2026Ceredigion pupils to learn life-saving CPR and defibrillator skills
tivysideadvertiser.co.ukHeart disease & stroke
- 31 Oct 2026Tŷ Hafan seeks van owners to collect Christmas trees across the Vale
barryanddistrictnews.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 30 Oct 2026A third of Welsh teenagers worry about the future and how they look
southwalesargus.co.ukChildren's health
- 30 Oct 2026
- 29 Oct 2026Shane Williams reveals loneliness after retiring from rugby ahead of charity match
southwalesguardian.co.ukMental health
- 29 Oct 2026
- 28 Oct 2026
- 28 Oct 2026Community spirometry hubs test 4,000 patients across Cardiff and Vale
barryanddistrictnews.co.ukRespiratory (asthma/COPD)
- 28 Oct 2026Shane Williams speaks candidly on his retirement ahead of charity match
southwalesargus.co.ukMental health
- 27 Oct 2026
- 23 Oct 2026Wales to screen newborns for more rare conditions with new £1.21m lab
southwalesargus.co.ukRare diseases
- 23 Oct 2026
- 22 Oct 2026
- 21 Oct 2026
- 21 Oct 2026
- 21 Oct 2026
- 19 Oct 2026Monmouthshire home staff raise more than £200 in 250-mile dementia challenge
southwalesargus.co.ukDementia
Showing the 20 most recent of 80 pieces read.
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