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01  Journalist · derbytelegraph.co.uk · GP access

Nigel Slater: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Nigel Slater

derbytelegraph.co.uk and 2 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Bylines read on 6 topics since 19 Mar 2026 · latest 6 Nov 2026

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  • derbytelegraph.co.uk
  • Derby Telegraph
  • bbc.com

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

Nigel Slater: key facts

Main title
derbytelegraph.co.uk
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
6 Nov 2026
First read
19 Mar 2026

03  Beat

What Nigel Slater covers

How we found the articles by Nigel Slater we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 6 topics

GP access

  • GP access
  • general practice
  • GP appointments
  • primary care access
  • GP shortage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.