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Gill Dummigan
bbc.com and 1 other title
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Bylines read on 8 topics since 30 Jan 2026 · latest 21 Oct 2026
- bbc.com
- BBC
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 8 of 29 topics
Gill Dummigan: key facts
- Main title
- bbc.com
- Covers
- Cancer, A&E & ambulance response, Maternity & neonataland 5 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 21 Oct 2026
- First read
- 30 Jan 2026
03 Beat
What Gill Dummigan covers
- Cancer
- A&E & ambulance response
- Maternity & neonatal
- Health inequalities
- Mental health
- Rare diseases
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
How we found the articles by Gill Dummigan we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 8 topics
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
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
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
Health inequalities
- health inequalities
- health disparities
- health inequality
- deprivation and health
- healthy life expectancy
- life expectancy gap
- levelling up health
- social determinants of health
Also searched with “health inequalities” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Health inequalities
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
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
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
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
04 Who they quote
Who Gill Dummigan calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Rob CaudwellClinician
- Donna WestonAcademic
- Catherine CorkerAcademic
- Dr Lisa HowellClinician
- Iain BuchanAcademic
- Dr Laura NeilsonSector leader
- Dr Carles EscriuClinician
- Dr Claudia CunninghamAcademic
- Dr Michael GregoryRegulator
- Natalia SavelyevaAcademic
- Professor Kathryn TaylorAcademic
- Christian OttensmeierAcademic
- Dr Fiona LemmensAcademic
- Dr John GibbsClinician
- Dr Shoo LeeAcademic
05 The record
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