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01  Journalist · Social Care Today · Unpaid carers

Emily Whitehouse, portrait

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Journalist

Emily Whitehouse

Social Care Today and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Bylines read on 6 topics since 24 Feb 2026 · latest 16 Oct 2026

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  • Social Care Today
  • SocialCareToday

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

Emily Whitehouse: key facts

Main title
Social Care Today
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
16 Oct 2026
First read
24 Feb 2026

03  Beat

What Emily Whitehouse covers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Emily Whitehouse calls

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

  1. Chris HampsonSector leader
  2. Helen WalkerSector leader
  3. Lee Buss-BlairSector leader
  4. Dr Daniel HayesAcademic
  5. Dr Jon Van NiekerkClinician
  6. Liz SayceAcademic
  7. Emily HolzhausenSector leader
  8. Amanda ThompsonAcademic

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.