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01  Journalist · The Telegraph · Dementia

Laura Donnelly: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Laura Donnelly

The Telegraph and 1 other title

Also covers health in national and regional press

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Also cited

Bylines read on 8 topics since 10 Dec 2025 · latest 22 Oct 2026

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  • The Telegraph
  • aol.co.uk

This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.

Laura Donnelly: key facts

Main title
The Telegraph
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
22 Oct 2026
First read
10 Dec 2025

03  Beat

What Laura Donnelly covers

How we found the articles by Laura Donnelly we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 8 topics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Laura Donnelly calls

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

  1. Dr Jack FletcherUnion
  2. Katie Bramall-StainerClinician
  3. Jim MackeyRegulator
  4. Dr Jeremy IsaacsAcademic
  5. Michelle DysonSector leader
  6. David ThomasSector leader
  7. Dr AClinician
  8. Peter SasieniAcademic
  9. Stephen JohnAcademic
  10. Louise PageAcademic
  11. Professor Ramin NilforooshanClinician
  12. Sarah TilsedSector leader
  13. Charlie MasseyRegulator
  14. Prof Francesca SwordsRegulator
  15. Paresh MalhotraAcademic

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 22 Oct 2026
  2. 22 Oct 2026
  3. 18 Oct 2026
  4. 13 Oct 2026
  5. 6 Oct 2026
  6. 1 Oct 2026
  7. 27 Sept 2026
  8. 22 Sept 2026
  9. 18 Sept 2026
  10. 18 Sept 2026
  11. 16 Sept 2026
  12. 15 Sept 2026
  13. 10 Sept 2026
  14. 10 Sept 2026
  15. 10 Sept 2026
  16. 6 Sept 2026
  17. 5 Sept 2026
  18. 4 Aug 2026
  19. 29 Mar 2026
  20. 3 Mar 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 21 pieces read.

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.