Vital Signsby BridgeheadAll journalists

01  Journalist · bbc.com · Maternity & neonatal

Joanne Writtle: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Joanne Writtle

bbc.com and 3 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Also cited

Bylines read on 11 topics since 14 Nov 2025 · latest 21 Oct 2026

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  • 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.

Joanne Writtle: key facts

Main title
bbc.com
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

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.

  1. Dr Jules WaltonAcademic
  2. Heath WestermanRegulator
  3. Neil CarrRegulator
  4. Poppy BrownClinician
  5. Ben CowdryClinician
  6. Altan OmerClinician
  7. Ian PatersonClinician
  8. Chien KatClinician
  9. Claire McDermottClinician
  10. Donna OckendenClinician
  11. Dr Helen RoutledgeClinician
  12. Dr Shewli RahmanClinician
  13. Louise WardleAcademic
  14. Lynn SladeClinician
  15. Sarah LawsonClinician

Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 5 Nov 2026
  2. 21 Oct 2026
  3. 9 Oct 2026
  4. 2 Oct 2026
  5. 17 Sept 2026
  6. 2 Sept 2026
  7. 28 Aug 2026
  8. 19 Aug 2026
  9. 30 Jun 2026
  10. 24 Jun 2026
  11. 27 May 2026
  12. 30 Apr 2026
  13. 17 Mar 2026
  14. 27 Feb 2026
  15. 26 Feb 2026
  16. 22 Jan 2026

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.