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Jonathan Blackburn
liverpoolecho.co.uk and 2 other titles
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Bylines read on 12 topics since 15 Nov 2025 · latest 30 Aug 2026
- liverpoolecho.co.uk
- mirror.co.uk
- Liverpool Echo
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 12 of 29 topics
Jonathan Blackburn: key facts
- Main title
- liverpoolecho.co.uk
- Covers
- Care home closures & provider failure, A&E & ambulance response, Dementiaand 9 more
- Press coverage
- Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 30 Aug 2026
- First read
- 15 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Jonathan Blackburn covers
- Care home closures & provider failure
- A&E & ambulance response
- Dementia
- Public health & prevention
- Medical ethics & regulation
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Cancer
- Adult social care & reform
- Learning disability & autism
- Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics
- Elderly care & frailty
- Long Covid
How we found the articles by Jonathan Blackburn we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 12 topics
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
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
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
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
Medical ethics & regulation
- medical ethics
- General Medical Council
- GMC
- fitness to practise
- patient consent
- Mental Capacity Act
- conscientious objection
- medical confidentiality
Also searched with “medical ethics” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Medical ethics & regulation
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
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
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
Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics
- cosmetic procedures
- non-surgical cosmetic procedures
- Botox
- botulinum toxin
- dermal fillers
- cosmetic fillers
- lip fillers
- aesthetic medicine
Also searched with “cosmetic procedures” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics
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
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
04 Who they quote
Who Jonathan Blackburn calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Duncan BurtonRegulator
- Dr Tom DolphinUnion
- Dr Jack FletcherUnion
- Professor Matt AshtonAcademic
- Andrew NelsonClinician
05 The record
Recent articles
- 30 Aug 2026Pioneering Liverpool surgeon who helped save 10,000 lives turns 90
liverpoolecho.co.ukCancer
- 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026Mum locked out of care home at 3am in 'disgusting abuse'
liverpoolecho.co.ukDementia
- 3 Aug 2026
- 28 Jun 2026
- 25 Jun 2026
- 14 Jun 2026
- 7 Jun 2026
- 5 Jun 2026People with dementia 'up in arms' over Alzheimer's Society decision
liverpoolecho.co.ukDementia
- 20 Apr 2026
- 3 Apr 2026
- 3 Apr 2026
- 31 Mar 2026
- 31 Mar 2026
- 29 Mar 2026
- 27 Mar 2026
- 22 Feb 2026
- 21 Feb 2026
- 17 Feb 2026
Showing the 20 most recent of 24 pieces read.
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