Vital Signsby BridgeheadAll journalists

01  Journalist · bbc.com · Diabetes

Gemma Daubeney, portrait

Photo: LinkedIn

Journalist

Gemma Daubeney

bbc.com and 2 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Bylines read on 5 topics since 21 Jan 2026 · latest 31 Jul 2026

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  • bbc.com
  • BBC
  • BBC Jersey

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

Gemma Daubeney: key facts

Main title
bbc.com
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
31 Jul 2026
First read
21 Jan 2026

03  Beat

What Gemma Daubeney covers

How we found the articles by Gemma Daubeney we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 5 topics

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

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

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

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

Assisted dying

  • assisted dying
  • assisted dying bill
  • assisted suicide
  • terminally ill adults bill
  • right to die
  • euthanasia

Also searched with “assisted dying” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Assisted dying

04  Who they quote

Who Gemma Daubeney calls

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

  1. Neil MacLachlanClinician
  2. John McInerneyClinician
  3. William RocheAcademic
  4. Katie RollingsSector leader
  5. Cheryl KenealySector leader

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.