Vital Signsby BridgeheadAll journalists

01  Journalist · personneltoday.com · NHS & care workforce/staffing

Journalist

Nic Paton

personneltoday.com and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
Mar 2026AprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

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Bylines read on 7 topics since 31 Mar 2026 · latest 27 Oct 2026

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  • personneltoday.com
  • Personnel Today

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

Nic Paton: key facts

Main title
personneltoday.com
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
27 Oct 2026
First read
31 Mar 2026

03  Beat

What Nic Paton covers

How we found the articles by Nic Paton we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 7 topics

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

Women's health & gynaecology

  • women's health
  • gynaecology
  • endometriosis
  • menopause
  • HRT
  • cervical screening
  • women's health strategy
  • women's health hub

Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology

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

Long Covid

  • long covid
  • post-covid syndrome
  • long-haul covid
  • ME/CFS
  • chronic fatigue syndrome
  • post-viral
  • long covid clinic

Also searched with “long covid” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Long Covid

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Nic Paton 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. 27 Oct 2026
  2. 20 Oct 2026
  3. 13 Oct 2026
  4. 9 Oct 2026
  5. 9 Oct 2026
  6. 11 Aug 2026
  7. 24 Jun 2026
  8. 11 Jun 2026
  9. 9 Jun 2026
  10. 19 May 2026
  11. 21 Apr 2026
  12. 14 Apr 2026
  13. 31 Mar 2026

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.