Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All journalists01 Journalist · bbc.com · Dementia
Elliot Ball
bbc.com and 2 other titles
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Bylines read on 7 topics since 11 Mar 2026 · latest 2 Nov 2026
- bbc.com
- BBC
- West Midlands
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 7 of 29 topics
Elliot Ball: key facts
- Main title
- bbc.com
- Covers
- Dementia, Heart disease & stroke, Palliative & end of life careand 4 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 2 Nov 2026
- First read
- 11 Mar 2026
03 Beat
What Elliot Ball covers
- Dementia
- Heart disease & stroke
- Palliative & end of life care
- A&E & ambulance response
- Rare diseases
- Care home closures & provider failure
- Women's health & gynaecology
How we found the articles by Elliot Ball we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 7 topics
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
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
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
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
Care home closures & provider failure
- care home closure
- provider failure
- residential care closure
- care home insolvency
- care home fees
- care home places
- care market
- market sustainability
Also searched with “care home closure” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Care home closures & provider failure
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
04 Who they quote
Who Elliot Ball calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Hayley FlavellClinician
- Melanie SintonClinician
- Donna GhoshClinician
05 The record
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