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Photo: herefordtimes.com
Ryan Smith
ludlowadvertiser.co.uk and 8 other titles
Also covers health in national and regional press
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 18 topics since 2 Jan 2026 · latest 10 Nov 2026
- ludlowadvertiser.co.uk
- shieldsgazette.com
- herefordtimes.com
- readingchronicle.co.uk
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 18 of 29 topics
Ryan Smith: key facts
- Main title
- ludlowadvertiser.co.uk
- Covers
- Public health & prevention, Maternity & neonatal, Mental healthand 15 more
- Press coverage
- Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 10 Nov 2026
- First read
- 2 Jan 2026
03 Beat
What Ryan Smith covers
- Public health & prevention
- Maternity & neonatal
- Mental health
- Cancer
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Palliative & end of life care
- Unpaid carers
- Dementia
- Adult social care & reform
- Learning disability & autism
- NHS waiting lists
- Dentistry access
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- Elderly care & frailty
- Rare diseases
- Heart disease & stroke
- Diabetes
- A&E & ambulance response
How we found the articles by Ryan Smith we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 18 topics
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
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
Mental health
- mental health
- mental health services
- CAMHS
- psychiatric
- suicide prevention
- mental health crisis
- talking therapies
- IAPT
Also searched with “mental health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Mental health
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
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
Unpaid carers
- unpaid carers
- carer's allowance
- carers allowance
- carer's leave
- carer's credit
- Carers UK
- Carers Trust
- young carers
Also searched with “unpaid carers” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Unpaid carers
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
Adult social care & reform
- adult social care
- social care reform
- social care funding
- Casey Commission
- care cap
- Dilnot
- charging reform
- Care Act
Also searched with “adult social care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Adult social care & reform
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
NHS waiting lists
- NHS waiting list
- waiting list
- elective waiting times
- elective recovery
- elective backlog
- waiting list backlog
- referral to treatment
- RTT
Also searched with “NHS waiting list” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for NHS waiting lists
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
Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- asthma
- COPD
- respiratory disease
- lung cancer screening
- pulmonary
Also searched with “asthma” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
Elderly care & frailty
- elderly care
- frailty
- frail older
- falls prevention
- geriatric
- older people's health
- ageing population
- age-friendly
Also searched with “elderly care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Elderly care & frailty
Rare diseases
- rare disease
- rare conditions
- orphan drugs
- genetic disorder
- cystic fibrosis
- motor neurone disease
- muscular dystrophy
- Huntington
Also searched with “rare disease” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Rare diseases
Heart disease & stroke
- heart disease
- cardiovascular
- stroke
- cardiac
- heart attack
- stroke rehabilitation
Also searched with “heart disease” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Heart disease & stroke
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
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 Ryan Smith calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Claire CharltonSector leader
- Julie RichardsSector leader
- Sheena FishSector leader
- Anna GreenAcademic
- Sanjeev DeshpandeClinician
- Andrew McLarenAcademic
- Martina MorrisClinician
- Maria HoweSector leader
- Ella WebsterClinician
- Susan WatkinsClinician
- Jasvir DhillonClinician
- Rebekah De SilvaClinician
- Amanda LyndonSector leader
- Nikki WinmillSector leader
05 The record
Recent articles
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- 9 Nov 2026
- 8 Nov 2026New mobile breast screening unit opens in Princes Risborough
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- 8 Nov 2026Shropshire outreach team member wins cancer awareness award
ludlowadvertiser.co.ukPublic health & prevention
- 7 Nov 2026
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- 1 Nov 2026Six-year-old's remarkable challenge in memory of twin sisters
ludlowadvertiser.co.ukMaternity & neonatal
- 27 Oct 2026
- 20 Oct 2026Shropshire NHS care improvements showcased in national campaign
ludlowadvertiser.co.ukNHS waiting lists
- 20 Oct 2026Plea as one in four local women skip breast screening
ludlowadvertiser.co.ukCancer
- 20 Oct 2026
- 19 Oct 2026
- 18 Oct 2026
- 16 Oct 2026Hereford to host Wear It Pink breast cancer awareness event
herefordtimes.comCancer
- 15 Oct 2026
- 14 Oct 2026
- 9 Oct 2026
- 8 Oct 2026Care home pharmacy project wins national award
ludlowadvertiser.co.ukElderly care & frailty
- 8 Oct 2026
Showing the 20 most recent of 45 pieces read.
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