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All journalists01 Journalist · dudleynews.co.uk · Palliative & end of life care
Matty Airey
dudleynews.co.uk and 16 other titles
Also covers health in national and regional press
Bars cover the last twelve months and show relative volume.
Bylines read on 17 topics since 11 Jan 2026 · latest 10 Nov 2026
- dudleynews.co.uk
- kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
- gazetteseries.co.uk
- stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 17 of 29 topics
Matty Airey: key facts
- Main title
- dudleynews.co.uk
- Covers
- Palliative & end of life care, Mental health, Cancerand 14 more
- Press coverage
- Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 10 Nov 2026
- First read
- 11 Jan 2026
03 Beat
What Matty Airey covers
- Palliative & end of life care
- Mental health
- Cancer
- Heart disease & stroke
- Unpaid carers
- Dementia
- Adult social care & reform
- Learning disability & autism
- Maternity & neonatal
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Health inequalities
- Care home closures & provider failure
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Children's health
- Elderly care & frailty
- Diabetes
- Dentistry access
How we found the articles by Matty Airey we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 17 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
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
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
Unpaid carers
- unpaid carers
- carer's allowance
- carers allowance
- carer's leave
- carer's credit
- Carers UK
- Carers Trust
- young carers
Also searched with “unpaid carers” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Unpaid carers
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- hospital discharge
- delayed discharge
- bed blocking
- bed-blocking
- discharge to assess
- delayed transfers of care
- discharge delays
- step-down care
Also searched with “hospital discharge” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
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
Elderly care & frailty
- elderly care
- frailty
- frail older
- falls prevention
- geriatric
- older people's health
- ageing population
- age-friendly
Also searched with “elderly care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Elderly care & frailty
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
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
04 Who they quote
Who Matty Airey calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Dawn HarperClinician
- Matt BennettAcademic
- Christina WorleClinician
- Sarah MimmackAcademic
- Lesley PotterClinician
- Isabelle CornetClinician
- Lucy SmithClinician
- Mike NeweyClinician
- Chrissla DavisClinician
- Laura PainterClinician
- Ian CarrSector leader
- Lisa TromansSector leader
- Maria GoodwinSector leader
- Louise MaySector leader
- Claire MacdiarmidSector leader
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
- 10 Nov 2026
- 10 Nov 2026
- 4 Nov 2026Cirencester retirement village hosts inspiring cancer support day with TV doctor
wiltsglosstandard.co.ukCancer
- 3 Nov 2026
- 3 Nov 2026Training for unpaid dementia carers in Gloucestershire receives £2,000 boost
wiltsglosstandard.co.ukUnpaid carers
- 29 Oct 2026
- 24 Oct 2026From Worcestershire to China - Hospice supporters tackle epic 50km trek
kidderminstershuttle.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 23 Oct 2026
- 22 Oct 2026
- 21 Oct 2026
- 20 Oct 2026
- 19 Oct 2026
- 16 Oct 2026
- 16 Oct 2026'She is missed every day' - Family's emotional walk begins in Kidderminster
kidderminstershuttle.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 16 Oct 2026Stroud woman honours late grandmother with clothing collection for hospice
stroudnewsandjournal.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 8 Oct 2026
- 7 Oct 2026Wyre Forest hospice receives £1,500 boost to help fund bereavement support
kidderminstershuttle.co.ukPalliative & end of life care
- 3 Oct 2026
- 2 Oct 2026Dr Dawn Harper to host free cancer support event in Cirencester
wiltsglosstandard.co.ukCancer
- 30 Sept 2026
Showing the 20 most recent of 60 pieces read.
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