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01  Journalist · bbc.com · Palliative & end of life care

Lynette Horsburgh: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Lynette Horsburgh

bbc.com and 1 other title

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Bylines read on 8 topics since 29 Nov 2025 · latest 11 Nov 2026

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  • bbc.com
  • BBC

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

Lynette Horsburgh: key facts

Main title
bbc.com
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
11 Nov 2026
First read
29 Nov 2025

03  Beat

What Lynette Horsburgh covers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Children's health

  • children's health
  • paediatric
  • child health
  • children's hospital
  • infant mortality

Also searched with “children's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Children's health

04  Who they quote

Who Lynette Horsburgh calls

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05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 11 Nov 2026
  2. 23 Sept 2026
  3. 16 Sept 2026
  4. 5 Sept 2026
  5. 2 Sept 2026
  6. 19 Aug 2026
  7. 19 Aug 2026
  8. 1 Jul 2026
  9. 30 Jun 2026
  10. 3 Jun 2026
  11. 3 Jun 2026
  12. 2 Jun 2026
  13. 2 Jun 2026
  14. 30 May 2026
  15. 23 Mar 2026
  16. 23 Feb 2026
  17. 3 Jan 2026
  18. 28 Dec 2025
  19. 29 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.