Vital Signsby BridgeheadAll journalists

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

Journalist

Matt Simpson

oxfordmail.co.uk and 7 other titles

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

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Regularly cited

Bylines read on 7 topics since 9 Dec 2025 · latest 9 Nov 2026

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  • oxfordmail.co.uk
  • heraldseries.co.uk
  • witneygazette.co.uk
  • Oxford Mail

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

Matt Simpson: key facts

Main title
oxfordmail.co.uk
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
9 Nov 2026
First read
9 Dec 2025

03  Beat

What Matt Simpson covers

How we found the articles by Matt Simpson we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 7 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

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

Dementia

  • dementia
  • dementia care
  • Alzheimer's
  • memory clinic
  • dementia diagnosis
  • dementia strategy

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Matt Simpson calls

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

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 9 Nov 2026
  2. 4 Nov 2026
  3. 3 Nov 2026
  4. 1 Nov 2026
  5. 17 Oct 2026
  6. 9 Oct 2026
  7. 9 Oct 2026
  8. 8 Oct 2026
  9. 24 Sept 2026
  10. 15 Sept 2026
  11. 10 Sept 2026
  12. 9 Sept 2026
  13. 9 Sept 2026
  14. 9 Sept 2026
  15. 22 Jul 2026
  16. 14 Jul 2026
  17. 9 Jul 2026
  18. 4 Jul 2026
  19. 1 Jul 2026
  20. 1 Jul 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 30 pieces read.

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.