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01  Journalist · yorkshirepost.co.uk · GP access

Joe Willis: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Joe Willis

yorkshirepost.co.uk and 7 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
Apr 2026MayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

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Also cited

Bylines read on 5 topics since 30 Apr 2026 · latest 3 Oct 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • yorkshirepost.co.uk
  • darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk
  • bbc.com
  • yorkpress.co.uk

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

Joe Willis: key facts

Main title
yorkshirepost.co.uk
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
3 Oct 2026
First read
30 Apr 2026

03  Beat

What Joe Willis covers

How we found the articles by Joe Willis we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 5 topics

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

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

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

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

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 Joe Willis calls

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

  1. Dr Jonathan PainAcademic
  2. Emma JohnsonSector leader
  3. Tony CollinsSector leader

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 3 Oct 2026
  2. 30 Sept 2026
  3. 28 Sept 2026
  4. 27 Sept 2026
  5. 23 Jul 2026
  6. 22 Jul 2026
  7. 14 Jun 2026
  8. 9 Jun 2026
  9. 8 Jun 2026
  10. 2 Jun 2026
  11. 12 May 2026
  12. 11 May 2026
  13. 11 May 2026
  14. 30 Apr 2026

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.