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01  Journalist · bbc.com · A&E & ambulance response

Jen Smith: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Jen Smith

bbc.com and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
Feb 2026MarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

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Bylines read on 7 topics since 11 Feb 2026 · latest 3 Nov 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • bbc.com
  • BBC

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

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Jen Smith: key facts

Main title
bbc.com
Covers
A&E & ambulance response, Dementia, Cancerand 4 more
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
3 Nov 2026
First read
11 Feb 2026

03  Beat

What Jen Smith covers

How we found the articles by Jen Smith we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 7 topics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Jen Smith calls

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

  1. Dr Ian HigginsonClinician
  2. Dr Suanne GibsonAcademic
  3. Meg BurgessClinician
  4. Jason WongRegulator
  5. Wendy RobinsonSector leader
  6. Beccy BairdSector leader
  7. Naomi HopkinsAcademic

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 3 Nov 2026
    'If we'd stayed in the hospital queue, my wife would have died'

    bbc.comA&E & ambulance response

  2. 30 Sept 2026
    Devon and Cornwall families plea for more help in dementia battle

    bbc.comDementia

  3. 17 Sept 2026
    Precision cancer treatment 'a huge game-changer'

    BBCCancer

  4. 9 Sept 2026
    Devon mother with disabled son fears rise in intolerance

    bbc.comLearning disability & autism

  5. 10 Aug 2026
    Mothers say maternity unit closure is 'stressful'

    BBCMaternity & neonatal

  6. 23 Jul 2026
    Plymouth hospital ranks top for clinical trial recruitment

    bbc.comRare diseases

  7. 11 Feb 2026
    'My husband's in crisis and cannot see a GP'

    BBCGP access

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.