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All journalists01 Journalist · southwalesargus.co.uk · Palliative & end of life care

Photo: westerntelegraph.co.uk
Jo Barnes
southwalesargus.co.uk and 12 other titles
Also covers health in national and regional press
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 18 topics since 22 Nov 2025 · latest 12 Nov 2026
- southwalesargus.co.uk
- westerntelegraph.co.uk
- southwalesguardian.co.uk
- penarthtimes.co.uk
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 18 of 29 topics
Jo Barnes: key facts
- Main title
- southwalesargus.co.uk
- Covers
- Palliative & end of life care, Dementia, Heart disease & strokeand 15 more
- Press coverage
- Leadingby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 12 Nov 2026
- First read
- 22 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Jo Barnes covers
- Palliative & end of life care
- Dementia
- Heart disease & stroke
- Public health & prevention
- Mental health
- Maternity & neonatal
- Unpaid carers
- Diabetes
- NHS waiting lists
- Adult social care & reform
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Cancer
- Elderly care & frailty
- A&E & ambulance response
- GP access
- Children's health
- Care home closures & provider failure
- Women's health & gynaecology
How we found the articles by Jo Barnes we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
GP access
- GP access
- general practice
- GP appointments
- primary care access
- GP shortage
Also searched with “GP access” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for GP access
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
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
Women's health & gynaecology
- women's health
- gynaecology
- endometriosis
- menopause
- HRT
- cervical screening
- women's health strategy
- women's health hub
Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology
04 Who they quote
Who Jo Barnes calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Prof Tracy DaszkiewiczAcademic
- Gareth OelmannClinician
- Greg BrowningSector leader
- Dr Sue BarnesAcademic
- Mark TurnerSector leader
- Mario Kreft MBESector leader
- Lesley PotterClinician
- Kiera JonesClinician
- Brother JakobSector leader
- Simon RickardSector leader
- Dr Stephen HardenClinician
- Eryl PowellClinician
- Jon Lacy-ColsonClinician
- Amar GhattauraClinician
- Sean NewtonSector leader
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
- 12 Nov 2026Mind in Gwent helps 281 people secure more than £619,000 in income
southwalesargus.co.ukMental health
- 6 Nov 2026
- 2 Nov 2026
- 2 Nov 2026
- 30 Oct 2026Weekly Newport Carers Forum drop-ins offer support | South Wales Argus
southwalesargus.co.ukUnpaid carers
- 29 Oct 2026
- 26 Oct 202624-hour charity walk raises nearly £3,000 for dementia research
southwalesargus.co.ukDementia
- 26 Oct 2026
- 22 Oct 2026
- 21 Oct 2026
- 20 Oct 2026
- 15 Oct 2026
- 14 Oct 2026
- 12 Oct 2026
- 9 Oct 2026Chepstow shop window turns into message of hope for £10,000 cancer appeal
freepressseries.co.ukCancer
- 9 Oct 2026
- 9 Oct 2026
- 9 Oct 2026
- 8 Oct 2026
- 8 Oct 2026
Showing the 20 most recent of 108 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.