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Niall Blaney
BBC News NI and 2 other titles
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 5 topics since 14 May 2026 · latest 4 Nov 2026
- BBC News NI
- bbc.com
- BBC
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 5 of 29 topics
Niall Blaney: key facts
- Main title
- BBC News NI
- Covers
- Maternity & neonatal, Learning disability & autism, Cancerand 2 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 4 Nov 2026
- First read
- 14 May 2026
03 Beat
What Niall Blaney covers
- Maternity & neonatal
- Learning disability & autism
- Cancer
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Women's health & gynaecology
How we found the articles by Niall Blaney 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
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
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
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
04 Who they quote
Who Niall Blaney calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Margaret MorganAcademic
- Dr Joanne McCleanAcademic
- Dr Stephen AustinClinician
- Allan WilsonClinician
- Professor Sir Frank AthertonAcademic
05 The record
Recent articles
- 4 Nov 2026
- 29 Sept 2026
- 9 Sept 2026
- 27 May 2026
- 14 May 2026
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