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All journalists01 Journalist · somersetcountygazette.co.uk · Palliative & end of life care
Jack Roberts
somersetcountygazette.co.uk and 8 other titles
Also covers health in national and regional press
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Bylines read on 19 topics since 15 Nov 2025 · latest 12 Nov 2026
- somersetcountygazette.co.uk
- thewestonmercury.co.uk
- chardandilminsternews.co.uk
- bridgwatermercury.co.uk
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 19 of 29 topics
Jack Roberts: key facts
- Main title
- somersetcountygazette.co.uk
- Covers
- Palliative & end of life care, Dementia, Cancerand 16 more
- Press coverage
- Leadingby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 12 Nov 2026
- First read
- 15 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Jack Roberts covers
- Palliative & end of life care
- Dementia
- Cancer
- Public health & prevention
- Mental health
- Adult social care & reform
- Dentistry access
- Health inequalities
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Diabetes
- Heart disease & stroke
- Maternity & neonatal
- A&E & ambulance response
- Unpaid carers
- NHS waiting lists
- Assisted dying
- Long Covid
- Elderly care & frailty
- Care home closures & provider failure
How we found the articles by Jack Roberts we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A&E & ambulance response
- A&E waiting times
- A&E department
- accident and emergency
- ambulance response times
- ambulance handover
- ambulance waiting
- ambulance service
- emergency department
Also searched with “A&E waiting times” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for A&E & ambulance response
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
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
Long Covid
- long covid
- post-covid syndrome
- long-haul covid
- ME/CFS
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- post-viral
- long covid clinic
Also searched with “long covid” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Long Covid
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
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 Jack Roberts calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Lesley PotterClinician
- Fiona NeelyClinician
- Julie FrierClinician
- Anna ClarkeClinician
- Mark VerdantSector leader
- Jessica BartonClinician
- Mark HuntAcademic
- Hannah RobertsSector leader
- Dr Georgina AngelClinician
- Suzanne GrenfellClinician
- Colin CloseClinician
- Mark PorterClinician
- Pauline LaughtonSector leader
- Emma WesleyClinician
- Merle Harrison-CroftSector leader
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
- 12 Nov 2026Somerset residents urged to look out for mouth cancer symptoms
burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.ukCancer
- 12 Nov 2026Two-minute mouth checks could help save lives in Somerset
chardandilminsternews.co.ukCancer
- 12 Nov 2026Somerset residents urged to check for mouth cancer signs
somersetcountygazette.co.ukCancer
- 12 Nov 2026Somerset residents encouraged to carry out monthly mouth checks
bridgwatermercury.co.ukCancer
- 11 Nov 2026Musgrove Park supports research into experimental diabetes treatment
chardandilminsternews.co.ukDiabetes
- 11 Nov 2026Musgrove Park seeks volunteers for trial of new type 2 diabetes treatment
somersetcountygazette.co.ukDiabetes
- 11 Nov 2026Musgrove Park joins international research into type 2 diabetes treatment
burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.ukDiabetes
- 7 Nov 2026
- 6 Nov 2026Wells teenager wins national award for turning cancer journey into change
somersetcountygazette.co.ukCancer
- 5 Nov 2026Barratt Bristol donates £1,500 to Somerset hospice to fund 18 patient visits
somersetcountygazette.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 26 Oct 2026Somerset widower supports hospice appeal in memory of his wife
bridgwatermercury.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 26 Oct 2026Somerset widower honours wife's final request through hospice appeal
somersetcountygazette.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 26 Oct 2026Somerset widower pays tribute to wife through hospice campaign
chardandilminsternews.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 23 Oct 2026
- 23 Oct 2026Somerset gardens help raise thousands of pounds for hospice care
burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 23 Oct 2026
- 23 Oct 2026Somerset garden campaign raises more than £35,000 for hospice care
somersetcountygazette.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 14 Oct 2026Free Crewkerne event to offer health and social care advice to residents
chardandilminsternews.co.ukAdult social care & reform
- 14 Oct 2026
- 14 Oct 2026Volunteers to trek across the Sahara for South West mental health support
thewestonmercury.co.ukMental health
Showing the 20 most recent of 123 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.