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

Journalist

Molly Kirk

somersetcountygazette.co.uk and 5 other titles

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

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Also cited

Bylines read on 11 topics since 14 Nov 2025 · latest 12 Nov 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • somersetcountygazette.co.uk
  • Chard and Ilminster News
  • chardandilminsternews.co.uk
  • Somerset County Gazette

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

Molly Kirk: key facts

Main title
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
12 Nov 2026
First read
14 Nov 2025

03  Beat

What Molly Kirk covers

How we found the articles by Molly Kirk we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 11 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Molly Kirk 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. 12 Nov 2026
  2. 11 Nov 2026
  3. 10 Nov 2026
  4. 21 Oct 2026
  5. 21 Oct 2026
  6. 21 Oct 2026
  7. 14 Oct 2026
  8. 26 Sept 2026
  9. 4 Sept 2026
  10. 19 Aug 2026
  11. 15 Jul 2026
  12. 12 Jun 2026
  13. 10 Jun 2026
  14. 4 Jun 2026
  15. 2 Jun 2026
  16. 2 Jun 2026
  17. 30 May 2026
  18. 26 May 2026
  19. 22 Apr 2026
  20. 25 Jan 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 23 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.