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01  Journalist · thestar.co.uk · Health inequalities

Julia Armstrong: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Julia Armstrong

thestar.co.uk and 3 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
Dec 2025Jan 2026FebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

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Bylines read on 7 topics since 24 Nov 2025 · latest 11 Nov 2026

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  • thestar.co.uk
  • Sheffield Telegraph
  • The Star
  • yorkshirepost.co.uk

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

Julia Armstrong: key facts

Main title
thestar.co.uk
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
11 Nov 2026
First read
24 Nov 2025

03  Beat

What Julia Armstrong covers

How we found the articles by Julia Armstrong we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 7 topics

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

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

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

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

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 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

04  Who they quote

Who Julia Armstrong calls

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

  1. Rory GibsonClinician
  2. Helen WatsonSector leader
  3. Will SapwellAcademic
  4. Beth VernonSector leader

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 11 Nov 2026
  2. 9 Nov 2026
  3. 20 Oct 2026
  4. 14 Oct 2026
  5. 11 Sept 2026
  6. 10 Sept 2026
  7. 14 Apr 2026
  8. 24 Mar 2026
  9. 16 Mar 2026
  10. 6 Feb 2026
  11. 28 Jan 2026
  12. 24 Nov 2025

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.