Vital Signsby BridgeheadAll journalists

01  Journalist · northamptonchron.co.uk · Mental health

David Summers: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

David Summers

northamptonchron.co.uk and 4 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
Feb 2026MarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.

Regularly cited

Bylines read on 12 topics since 4 Feb 2026 · latest 13 Nov 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • northamptonchron.co.uk
  • Northampton Chronicle
  • Northampton Chronicle & Echo
  • Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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

David Summers: key facts

Main title
northamptonchron.co.uk
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
13 Nov 2026
First read
4 Feb 2026

03  Beat

What David Summers covers

How we found the articles by David Summers we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 12 topics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who David Summers calls

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

  1. Lesley PotterClinician
  2. Andrew ChiltonClinician
  3. Anna KirbyAcademic
  4. Helen WalkerSector leader
  5. Lisa PearsonSector leader

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 13 Nov 2026
  2. 11 Nov 2026
  3. 4 Nov 2026
  4. 4 Nov 2026
  5. 4 Nov 2026
  6. 3 Nov 2026
  7. 30 Oct 2026
  8. 21 Oct 2026
  9. 21 Oct 2026
  10. 20 Oct 2026
  11. 16 Oct 2026
  12. 16 Oct 2026
  13. 15 Oct 2026
  14. 6 Oct 2026
  15. 5 Oct 2026
  16. 22 Sept 2026
  17. 18 Sept 2026
  18. 17 Sept 2026
  19. 16 Sept 2026
  20. 14 Sept 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 43 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.