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Joanna Robertson
The Pharmaceutical Journal
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Bylines read on 6 topics since 21 Nov 2025 · latest 1 Oct 2026
- The Pharmaceutical Journal
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 6 of 29 topics
Joanna Robertson: key facts
- Title
- The Pharmaceutical Journal
- Covers
- Diabetes, Heart disease & stroke, Hospital discharge / bed-blockingand 3 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 1 Oct 2026
- First read
- 21 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Joanna Robertson covers
- Diabetes
- Heart disease & stroke
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Palliative & end of life care
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- Children's health
How we found the articles by Joanna Robertson we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 6 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
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
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
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
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)
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
04 Who they quote
Who Joanna Robertson calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Helen O'NeilClinician
- Maurice HickeySector leader
- Daniel HawcuttClinician
- Philip Newland-JonesClinician
- Lisa RuddleAcademic
- Dr Amanda DoyleRegulator
- Gareth JonesSector leader
- Lucy CommonClinician
- Darush Attar-ZadehClinician
- Martin SawerSector leader
- Munir PirmohamedAcademic
- Andrew DaviesAcademic
- Michal SladkowskiSector leader
- Heidi WrightAcademic
- Amandeep DollClinician
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
- 1 Oct 2026Triple agonist drug retatrutide shows 21% weight loss in patients with diabetes
The Pharmaceutical JournalDiabetes
- 5 Sept 2026Call to expand shingles vaccine following cardiovascular research
The Pharmaceutical JournalHeart disease & stroke
- 21 May 2026Discharge medicines service: scaling success nationwide
The Pharmaceutical JournalHospital discharge / bed-blocking
- 8 Jan 2026
- 7 Jan 2026NICE recommends apps for use in asthma management
The Pharmaceutical JournalRespiratory (asthma/COPD)
- 21 Nov 2025How can the NHS make the most of the paediatric pharmacogenomics opportunity?
The Pharmaceutical JournalChildren's health
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