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01  Journalist · northamptonchron.co.uk · Care home closures & provider failure

Laura Kearns: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Laura Kearns

northamptonchron.co.uk and 2 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
Aug 2026Sept 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026to date

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Also cited

Bylines read on 8 topics since 13 Aug 2026 · latest 12 Nov 2026

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  • northamptonchron.co.uk
  • Northampton Chronicle
  • Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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

Laura Kearns: key facts

Main title
northamptonchron.co.uk
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
12 Nov 2026
First read
13 Aug 2026

03  Beat

What Laura Kearns covers

How we found the articles by Laura Kearns we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 8 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

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

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 & 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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Laura Kearns calls

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

  1. Rachelle WilkinsSector leader
  2. Sarah JamiesonClinician
  3. Robin BinksClinician
  4. Danni BurnettClinician
  5. Carolyn JenkinsonRegulator

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 12 Nov 2026
  2. 12 Nov 2026
  3. 11 Nov 2026
  4. 9 Nov 2026
  5. 6 Nov 2026
  6. 6 Nov 2026
  7. 2 Nov 2026
  8. 30 Oct 2026
  9. 18 Oct 2026
  10. 12 Oct 2026
  11. 8 Oct 2026
  12. 7 Oct 2026
  13. 30 Sept 2026
  14. 10 Sept 2026
  15. 13 Aug 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.