Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Paul Burnell
bbc.com and 1 other title
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Bylines read on 8 topics since 17 Nov 2025 · latest 21 Aug 2026
- bbc.com
- BBC News
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
Paul Burnell: key facts
- Main title
- bbc.com
- Covers
- Medical ethics & regulation, Learning disability & autism, Dementiaand 5 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 21 Aug 2026
- First read
- 17 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Paul Burnell covers
- Medical ethics & regulation
- Learning disability & autism
- Dementia
- Care home closures & provider failure
- Dentistry access
- Palliative & end of life care
- Maternity & neonatal
- A&E & ambulance response
How we found the articles by Paul Burnell we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 8 topics
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
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
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
Care home closures & provider failure
- care home closure
- provider failure
- residential care closure
- care home insolvency
- care home fees
- care home places
- care market
- market sustainability
Also searched with “care home closure” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Care home closures & provider failure
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
Palliative & end of life care
- palliative care
- end of life care
- hospice
- terminal illness
Also searched with “palliative care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Palliative & end of life care
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
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
04 Who they quote
Who Paul Burnell calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Rachel McMillenSector leader
- Dr Oliver KennedyAcademic
- Jon SparkesSector leader
- Darren AshcroftSector leader
- Dr Daniel Du PlessisAcademic
05 The record
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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.