Vital Signsby BridgeheadAll journalists

01  Journalist · lbc.co.uk · NHS & care workforce/staffing

Alice Padgett: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Alice Padgett

lbc.co.uk and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Regularly cited

Bylines read on 16 topics since 23 Nov 2025 · latest 5 Nov 2026

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  • lbc.co.uk
  • LBC

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

Alice Padgett: key facts

Main title
lbc.co.uk
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
5 Nov 2026
First read
23 Nov 2025

03  Beat

What Alice Padgett covers

How we found the articles by Alice Padgett we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 16 topics

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

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

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

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

Assisted dying

  • assisted dying
  • assisted dying bill
  • assisted suicide
  • terminally ill adults bill
  • right to die
  • euthanasia

Also searched with “assisted dying” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Assisted dying

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Alice Padgett calls

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

  1. Dr Jack FletcherUnion
  2. Dr Ragit VariaAcademic
  3. Sarah ScobieThink tank
  4. Caroline AbrahamsSector leader
  5. Emily HolzhausenSector leader
  6. Jackie O'SullivanSector leader
  7. Prof Isobel HeymanAcademic
  8. Rob HeuschkelClinician
  9. Dr. Goncagul AldanAcademic
  10. Dr Claire FullerClinician
  11. Professor Victoria Tzortziou BrownClinician
  12. Dr Sotiris AntoniouClinician
  13. Dr Tiberiu PanaAcademic
  14. Rosa ThuemmlerClinician
  15. Phyo MyintAcademic

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 5 Nov 2026
  2. 3 Nov 2026
  3. 27 Oct 2026
  4. 14 Oct 2026
  5. 13 Oct 2026
  6. 8 Oct 2026
  7. 8 Sept 2026
  8. 8 Sept 2026
  9. 7 Sept 2026
  10. 31 Aug 2026
  11. 30 Aug 2026
  12. 21 Aug 2026
  13. 13 Aug 2026
  14. 11 Aug 2026
  15. 10 Aug 2026
  16. 29 Jul 2026
  17. 16 Jul 2026
  18. 2 Jul 2026
  19. 18 May 2026
  20. 15 Apr 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 29 pieces read.

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.