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01  Journalist · Nursing in Practice · NHS & care workforce/staffing

Madeleine Anderson: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Madeleine Anderson

Nursing in Practice

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Regularly cited

Bylines read on 14 topics since 13 Nov 2025 · latest 10 Feb 2026

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  • Nursing in Practice

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

Madeleine Anderson: key facts

Title
Nursing in Practice
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
10 Feb 2026
First read
13 Nov 2025

03  Beat

What Madeleine Anderson covers

How we found the articles by Madeleine Anderson we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 14 topics

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

Public health & prevention

  • public health
  • preventative healthcare
  • prevention agenda
  • health prevention
  • obesity strategy
  • childhood obesity
  • smoking cessation
  • smoke-free

Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention

Women's health & gynaecology

  • women's health
  • gynaecology
  • endometriosis
  • menopause
  • HRT
  • cervical screening
  • women's health strategy
  • women's health hub

Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics

  • cosmetic procedures
  • non-surgical cosmetic procedures
  • Botox
  • botulinum toxin
  • dermal fillers
  • cosmetic fillers
  • lip fillers
  • aesthetic medicine

Also searched with “cosmetic procedures” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics

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

Long Covid

  • long covid
  • post-covid syndrome
  • long-haul covid
  • ME/CFS
  • chronic fatigue syndrome
  • post-viral
  • long covid clinic

Also searched with “long covid” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Long Covid

04  Who they quote

Who Madeleine Anderson calls

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

  1. Prof Nicola RangerUnion
  2. Ruth BaileyClinician
  3. Steph LawrenceSector leader
  4. Prof Meghana PanditRegulator
  5. Dr Amanda DoyleRegulator
  6. Paul ReesRegulator
  7. Helen HyndmanClinician
  8. Duncan BurtonRegulator
  9. Dr Jennifer LokeClinician
  10. Rebecca HallClinician
  11. Patricia MarquisUnion
  12. Lynn WoolseyUnion
  13. Dr Sue MannClinician
  14. Jane GrahamClinician
  15. Jason PritchardAcademic

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 10 Feb 2026
  2. 10 Feb 2026
  3. 9 Feb 2026
  4. 9 Feb 2026
  5. 6 Feb 2026
  6. 6 Feb 2026
  7. 5 Feb 2026
  8. 3 Feb 2026
  9. 29 Jan 2026
  10. 28 Jan 2026
  11. 27 Jan 2026
  12. 27 Jan 2026
  13. 26 Jan 2026
  14. 22 Jan 2026
  15. 22 Jan 2026
  16. 21 Jan 2026
  17. 21 Jan 2026
  18. 20 Jan 2026
  19. 20 Jan 2026
  20. 19 Jan 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 63 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.