Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All journalists01 Journalist · bbc.com · Maternity & neonatal
Joanne Writtle
bbc.com and 3 other titles
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Bylines read on 11 topics since 14 Nov 2025 · latest 21 Oct 2026
- bbc.com
- BBC
- BBC News
- BBC West Midlands
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 11 of 29 topics
Joanne Writtle: key facts
- Main title
- bbc.com
- Covers
- Maternity & neonatal, A&E & ambulance response, Cancerand 8 more
- Press coverage
- Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 21 Oct 2026
- First read
- 14 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Joanne Writtle covers
- Maternity & neonatal
- A&E & ambulance response
- Cancer
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Adult social care & reform
- Rare diseases
- Medical ethics & regulation
- Dementia
- NHS waiting lists
- Children's health
- Unpaid carers
How we found the articles by Joanne Writtle we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 11 topics
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
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
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
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
Adult social care & reform
- adult social care
- social care reform
- social care funding
- Casey Commission
- care cap
- Dilnot
- charging reform
- Care Act
Also searched with “adult social care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Adult social care & reform
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
Medical ethics & regulation
- medical ethics
- General Medical Council
- GMC
- fitness to practise
- patient consent
- Mental Capacity Act
- conscientious objection
- medical confidentiality
Also searched with “medical ethics” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Medical ethics & regulation
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
NHS waiting lists
- NHS waiting list
- waiting list
- elective waiting times
- elective recovery
- elective backlog
- waiting list backlog
- referral to treatment
- RTT
Also searched with “NHS waiting list” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for NHS waiting lists
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
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
04 Who they quote
Who Joanne Writtle calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Dr Jules WaltonAcademic
- Heath WestermanRegulator
- Neil CarrRegulator
- Poppy BrownClinician
- Ben CowdryClinician
- Altan OmerClinician
- Ian PatersonClinician
- Chien KatClinician
- Claire McDermottClinician
- Donna OckendenClinician
- Dr Helen RoutledgeClinician
- Dr Shewli RahmanClinician
- Louise WardleAcademic
- Lynn SladeClinician
- Sarah LawsonClinician
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
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