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01  Journalist · The Telegraph · NHS waiting lists

Michael Searles: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Michael Searles

The Telegraph and 1 other title

Also covers health in national and regional press

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Bylines read on 8 topics since 18 Nov 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.

Michael Searles: key facts

Main title
The Telegraph
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

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.

  1. Dr Nick WoodierAcademic
  2. Charlie MasseyRegulator
  3. Dr Katie BramallUnion
  4. Prof Nicola RangerUnion
  5. Tomasz FryzlewiczAcademic
  6. Fu Siong NgAcademic
  7. Prof Ranee ThakarClinician
  8. Helen KnightRegulator
  9. Prof Rob SteinClinician
  10. Professor Dame Uta FrithAcademic
  11. Dr Ahmed El-MedanyAcademic
  12. Eric PowerRegulator
  13. Dame Lesley ReganRegulator
  14. Tim LaneClinician
  15. Siva AnandacivaThink tank

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

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.