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01  Journalist · hulldailymail.co.uk · Palliative & end of life care

Deborah Hall: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Deborah Hall

hulldailymail.co.uk and 4 other titles

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 13 topics since 18 Nov 2025 · latest 26 Oct 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • hulldailymail.co.uk
  • grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
  • Hull Daily Mail
  • Hull Live

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

Deborah Hall: key facts

Main title
hulldailymail.co.uk
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
26 Oct 2026
First read
18 Nov 2025

03  Beat

What Deborah Hall covers

How we found the articles by Deborah Hall we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 13 topics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

04  Who they quote

Who Deborah Hall calls

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

  1. Helen SmithAcademic
  2. Sarah CollinsClinician
  3. Vicki GreensmithAcademic
  4. Sally WardClinician
  5. Peter SedmanAcademic
  6. Nick DeaytonSector leader
  7. Karen PhillipsSector leader
  8. Catherine HellewellAcademic
  9. Helen HudsonAcademic
  10. Ellie Talbot-ImberSector leader
  11. Rosie TaylorAcademic
  12. Benjamin OmoregbeeClinician
  13. Enoch AkowuahAcademic
  14. Zach NorthAcademic
  15. Anna ChesterClinician

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 26 Oct 2026
  2. 25 Oct 2026
  3. 24 Oct 2026
  4. 24 Oct 2026
  5. 21 Oct 2026
  6. 19 Oct 2026
  7. 10 Oct 2026
  8. 10 Oct 2026
  9. 10 Oct 2026
  10. 23 Sept 2026
  11. 22 Sept 2026
  12. 22 Sept 2026
  13. 19 Sept 2026
  14. 12 Sept 2026
  15. 12 Sept 2026
  16. 10 Sept 2026
  17. 7 Sept 2026
  18. 27 Aug 2026
  19. 26 Aug 2026
  20. 24 Aug 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 54 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.