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01  Journalist · kentonline.co.uk · Maternity & neonatal

Elli Hodgson: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Elli Hodgson

kentonline.co.uk and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Bylines read on 6 topics since 1 Jan 2026 · latest 26 Oct 2026

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  • kentonline.co.uk
  • KentOnline

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

Elli Hodgson: key facts

Main title
kentonline.co.uk
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
26 Oct 2026
First read
1 Jan 2026

03  Beat

What Elli Hodgson covers

How we found the articles by Elli Hodgson we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 6 topics

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

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Elli Hodgson calls

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

  1. Harriet WhyattClinician
  2. Catriona EglintonRegulator
  3. Jonathan WadeSector leader
  4. Catherine WoodRegulator

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.