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01  Journalist · mirror.co.uk · Dementia

Journalist

Ben Hurst

mirror.co.uk and 18 other titles

Also covers health in national and regional press

Articles read per month · health & social care
Dec 2025Jan 2026FebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.

Regularly cited

Bylines read on 14 topics since 22 Dec 2025 · latest 9 Nov 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • mirror.co.uk
  • dailyrecord.co.uk
  • getsurrey.co.uk
  • aol.co.uk

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

Ben Hurst: key facts

Main title
mirror.co.uk
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
9 Nov 2026
First read
22 Dec 2025

03  Beat

What Ben Hurst covers

How we found the articles by Ben Hurst we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 14 topics

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Health inequalities

  • health inequalities
  • health disparities
  • health inequality
  • deprivation and health
  • healthy life expectancy
  • life expectancy gap
  • levelling up health
  • social determinants of health

Also searched with “health inequalities” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Health inequalities

04  Who they quote

Who Ben Hurst calls

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

  1. Oscar DukeClinician
  2. Catherine SinnamonClinician
  3. Heather BarryClinician
  4. Sophia ZoungasAcademic
  5. Tummas TernhamarClinician
  6. Isabel GoncalvesAcademic
  7. Dr Punam KrishanClinician
  8. Dr Johannes UysClinician
  9. Nguyen Minh Tuan VietAcademic
  10. Dr Iain MorrisonClinician
  11. Marco VincetiAcademic
  12. Regina GiblinClinician
  13. Paul WheltonAcademic
  14. Esther RobinsonAcademic
  15. Caroline McElnayClinician

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 9 Nov 2026
  2. 9 Nov 2026
  3. 8 Nov 2026
  4. 7 Nov 2026
  5. 7 Nov 2026
  6. 7 Nov 2026
  7. 7 Nov 2026
  8. 6 Nov 2026
  9. 3 Nov 2026
  10. 30 Oct 2026
  11. 30 Oct 2026
  12. 30 Oct 2026
  13. 9 Oct 2026
  14. 8 Oct 2026
  15. 7 Oct 2026
  16. 7 Oct 2026
  17. 6 Oct 2026
  18. 6 Oct 2026
  19. 6 Oct 2026
  20. 6 Oct 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 85 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.