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01  Journalist · manchestereveningnews.co.uk · Maternity & neonatal

Lee Grimsditch: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Lee Grimsditch

manchestereveningnews.co.uk and 2 other titles

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

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Bylines read on 8 topics since 1 Apr 2026 · latest 22 Sept 2026

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  • manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  • Manchester Evening News
  • edinburghlive.co.uk

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

Lee Grimsditch: key facts

Main title
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
22 Sept 2026
First read
1 Apr 2026

03  Beat

What Lee Grimsditch covers

How we found the articles by Lee Grimsditch we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 8 topics

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

Dentistry access

  • NHS dentistry
  • NHS dentist
  • dental access
  • dentist shortage
  • dental desert
  • dental contract
  • dental charges
  • dental check-up

Also searched with “NHS dentistry” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dentistry access

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

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

Rare diseases

  • rare disease
  • rare conditions
  • orphan drugs
  • genetic disorder
  • cystic fibrosis
  • motor neurone disease
  • muscular dystrophy
  • Huntington

Also searched with “rare disease” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Rare diseases

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

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 Lee Grimsditch calls

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

  1. John HunterClinician
  2. Gursharan MannClinician
  3. Jay GoswamyClinician
  4. Dr John GibbsClinician

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 22 Sept 2026
  2. 17 Sept 2026
  3. 30 Aug 2026
  4. 21 Aug 2026
  5. 3 Aug 2026
  6. 31 Jul 2026
  7. 28 Jul 2026
  8. 26 Jun 2026
  9. 8 Jun 2026
  10. 22 May 2026
  11. 9 Apr 2026
  12. 1 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.