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01  Journalist · scotsman.com · Maternity & neonatal

Rachel Amery, portrait

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Journalist

Rachel Amery

scotsman.com and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Also cited

Bylines read on 9 topics since 16 Nov 2025 · latest 13 Oct 2026

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  • scotsman.com
  • The Scotsman

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

Rachel Amery: key facts

Main title
scotsman.com
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
13 Oct 2026
First read
16 Nov 2025

03  Beat

What Rachel Amery covers

How we found the articles by Rachel Amery we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 9 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Rachel Amery calls

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

  1. David PhillipsSector leader
  2. Gordon WinterSector leader
  3. Dr Chris WilliamsAcademic
  4. Professor Christopher McKennaClinician
  5. Dr Chris ProvanClinician
  6. Dr Jacqui DillonAcademic
  7. Anna GlasierRegulator
  8. Michael KiddAcademic
  9. Rebecca FaganSector leader
  10. Dr Fiona HunterClinician
  11. Gareth LewisAcademic
  12. Colin PoolmanSector leader
  13. Donna MacleanSector leader
  14. Jennifer WilsonClinician

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 13 Oct 2026
  2. 12 Oct 2026
  3. 9 Oct 2026
  4. 30 Sept 2026
  5. 17 Sept 2026
  6. 30 Aug 2026
  7. 18 Aug 2026
  8. 12 Jul 2026
  9. 27 May 2026
  10. 21 May 2026
  11. 18 May 2026
  12. 18 Mar 2026
  13. 8 Mar 2026
  14. 24 Feb 2026
  15. 13 Feb 2026
  16. 8 Feb 2026
  17. 4 Feb 2026
  18. 24 Dec 2025
  19. 19 Dec 2025
  20. 16 Nov 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.