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All journalists01 Journalist · mirror.co.uk · Assisted dying

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Lucy Thornton
mirror.co.uk and 9 other titles
Also covers health in national and regional press
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 13 topics since 18 Nov 2025 · latest 4 Nov 2026
- mirror.co.uk
- aol.co.uk
- dailystar.co.uk
- examinerlive.co.uk
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 13 of 29 topics
Lucy Thornton: key facts
- Main title
- mirror.co.uk
- Covers
- Assisted dying, Public health & prevention, Cosmetic procedures & aestheticsand 10 more
- Press coverage
- Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 4 Nov 2026
- First read
- 18 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Lucy Thornton covers
- Assisted dying
- Public health & prevention
- Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics
- Palliative & end of life care
- A&E & ambulance response
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Health inequalities
- Adult social care & reform
- Mental health
- Learning disability & autism
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- Plastic & reconstructive surgery
How we found the articles by Lucy Thornton we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 13 topics
Assisted dying
- assisted dying
- assisted dying bill
- assisted suicide
- terminally ill adults bill
- right to die
- euthanasia
Also searched with “assisted dying” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Assisted dying
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Diabetes
- diabetes
- type 1 diabetes
- type 2 diabetes
- insulin
- diabetic
- diabetes prevention
Also searched with “diabetes” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Diabetes
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
Plastic & reconstructive surgery
- plastic surgery
- reconstructive surgery
- cosmetic surgery
- cosmetic surgery regulation
- cosmetic surgery tourism
- breast implants
- PIP implants
- plastic surgeon
Also searched with “plastic surgery” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Plastic & reconstructive surgery
04 Who they quote
Who Lucy Thornton calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Lynn WoolseyUnion
- Ruedi HabeggerSector leader
- Dr Ian HigginsonClinician
- Caroline AbrahamsSector leader
- Jane TurnerClinician
- Professor Will CarrollClinician
- Dr Mike McKeanClinician
- Iain BuchanAcademic
- Hannah DaviesSector leader
- Evangelos KontopantelisAcademic
- Claire EvansSector leader
- Dr Catherine HayhurstAcademic
- Prof Nicola RangerUnion
- Sarah WilliamsonSector leader
- Rebecca ReynoldsAcademic
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
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- 10 Sept 2026
- 6 Sept 2026
- 6 Sept 2026
- 5 Sept 2026
- 5 Sept 2026Gran, 63 hugged grandson and flew to a Swiss clinic before giving her dying wish
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAssisted dying
- 5 Sept 2026
Showing the 20 most recent of 57 pieces read.
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