Vital Signsby BridgeheadAll journalists

01  Journalist · bbc.com · Cancer

Michelle Roberts: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Michelle Roberts

bbc.com and 2 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Also cited

Bylines read on 7 topics since 3 Dec 2025 · latest 4 Nov 2026

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  • bbc.com
  • BBC
  • AOL.co.uk

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

Michelle Roberts: key facts

Main title
bbc.com
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
4 Nov 2026
First read
3 Dec 2025

03  Beat

What Michelle Roberts covers

How we found the articles by Michelle Roberts we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 7 topics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Michelle Roberts calls

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

  1. Keith AllisonClinician
  2. Dr Amanda DoyleRegulator
  3. Dr Jack FletcherUnion
  4. Raymond MakClinician
  5. Miroslaw BoberAcademic
  6. Prof Peter JohnsonClinician
  7. Dr Rachel GibsonAcademic
  8. Kirsten JacksonAcademic
  9. Dr Elizabeth RobertsonSector leader
  10. Rachel ConnorSector leader
  11. Dr Susan KohlhaasSector leader
  12. Professor Barbara SahakianAcademic
  13. Aidan FowlerRegulator
  14. Dr. Shivani MisraAcademic
  15. Dr Christelle LangleyAcademic

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 4 Nov 2026
  2. 2 Nov 2026
  3. 30 Oct 2026
  4. 21 Oct 2026
  5. 20 Oct 2026
  6. 20 Oct 2026
  7. 23 Sept 2026
  8. 31 Aug 2026
  9. 12 Aug 2026
  10. 4 Aug 2026
  11. 22 Jul 2026
  12. 29 Jun 2026
  13. 26 Jun 2026
  14. 21 Jan 2026
  15. 3 Dec 2025

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.