Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All journalists01 Journalist · The Telegraph · NHS waiting lists
Michael Searles
The Telegraph and 1 other title
Also covers health in national and regional press
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 8 topics since 18 Nov 2025 · latest 22 Oct 2026
- The Telegraph
- aol.co.uk
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 8 of 29 topics
Michael Searles: key facts
- Main title
- The Telegraph
- Covers
- NHS waiting lists, Medical ethics & regulation, Heart disease & strokeand 5 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 22 Oct 2026
- First read
- 18 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Michael Searles covers
- NHS waiting lists
- Medical ethics & regulation
- Heart disease & stroke
- Learning disability & autism
- Cancer
- GP access
- Dementia
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
How we found the articles by Michael Searles we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 8 topics
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
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
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
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
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
GP access
- GP access
- general practice
- GP appointments
- primary care access
- GP shortage
Also searched with “GP access” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for GP access
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 & 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
04 Who they quote
Who Michael Searles calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Dr Nick WoodierAcademic
- Charlie MasseyRegulator
- Dr Katie BramallUnion
- Prof Nicola RangerUnion
- Tomasz FryzlewiczAcademic
- Fu Siong NgAcademic
- Prof Ranee ThakarClinician
- Helen KnightRegulator
- Prof Rob SteinClinician
- Professor Dame Uta FrithAcademic
- Dr Ahmed El-MedanyAcademic
- Eric PowerRegulator
- Dame Lesley ReganRegulator
- Tim LaneClinician
- Siva AnandacivaThink tank
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
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- 29 May 2026
- 4 May 2026
- 3 Apr 2026
- 20 Mar 2026
- 1 Dec 2025
- 18 Nov 2025
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