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01  Journalist · armaghi.com · Maternity & neonatal

Micheal McKenna: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Micheal McKenna

armaghi.com and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Bylines read on 5 topics since 3 Feb 2026 · latest 3 Nov 2026

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  • armaghi.com
  • Armaghi

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

Micheal McKenna: key facts

Main title
armaghi.com
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
3 Nov 2026
First read
3 Feb 2026

03  Beat

What Micheal McKenna covers

How we found the articles by Micheal McKenna we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 5 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

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

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

Dentistry access

  • NHS dentistry
  • NHS dentist
  • dental access
  • dentist shortage
  • dental desert
  • dental contract
  • dental charges
  • dental check-up

Also searched with “NHS dentistry” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dentistry access

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

04  Who they quote

Who Micheal McKenna calls

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

  1. Michelle HarrisonSector leader

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.