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All journalists01 Journalist · mirror.co.uk · Dementia
Samantha Leathers
mirror.co.uk and 22 other titles
Also covers health in national and regional press
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Bylines read on 15 topics since 16 Dec 2025 · latest 23 Aug 2026
- mirror.co.uk
- getsurrey.co.uk
- express.co.uk
- dailyrecord.co.uk
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 15 of 29 topics
Samantha Leathers: key facts
- Main title
- mirror.co.uk
- Covers
- Dementia, Unpaid carers, Diabetesand 12 more
- Press coverage
- Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 23 Aug 2026
- First read
- 16 Dec 2025
03 Beat
What Samantha Leathers covers
- Dementia
- Unpaid carers
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- Heart disease & stroke
- Palliative & end of life care
- Public health & prevention
- Women's health & gynaecology
- Dentistry access
- Plastic & reconstructive surgery
- Children's health
- Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics
- Rare diseases
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
How we found the articles by Samantha Leathers we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 15 topics
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Plastic & reconstructive surgery
- plastic surgery
- reconstructive surgery
- cosmetic surgery
- cosmetic surgery regulation
- cosmetic surgery tourism
- breast implants
- PIP implants
- plastic surgeon
Also searched with “plastic surgery” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Plastic & reconstructive surgery
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
Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics
- cosmetic procedures
- non-surgical cosmetic procedures
- Botox
- botulinum toxin
- dermal fillers
- cosmetic fillers
- lip fillers
- aesthetic medicine
Also searched with “cosmetic procedures” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics
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
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
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
04 Who they quote
Who Samantha Leathers calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Julie McFaddenClinician
- Dr Kasim AhmedClinician
- Makoto FukudaAcademic
- Dominic GreenyerClinician
- Rachel CoyleClinician
- Marilyn AlbertAcademic
- Dr Claire FullerClinician
- Professor Victoria Tzortziou BrownClinician
- Professor Martin Green OBESector leader
- Dr XandClinician
- Hussein Naji YassineAcademic
- Dr Sheona ScalesSector leader
- Emily HolzhausenSector leader
- Sharna ShanmugavadivelClinician
- Aaron BurberryAcademic
Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.
05 The record
Recent articles
- 23 Aug 2026
- 17 Aug 2026
- 17 Aug 2026Metformin update as scientists explain how it actually works
dailyrecord.co.ukDiabetes
- 17 Aug 2026
- 16 Aug 2026
- 16 Aug 2026
- 15 Aug 2026
- 15 Aug 2026
- 4 Aug 2026Mothers facing a one-in-eight chance of 'temporary diabetes'
gloucestershirelive.co.ukDiabetes
- 4 Aug 2026
- 2 Aug 2026
- 2 Aug 2026
- 2 Aug 2026
- 1 Aug 2026
- 1 Aug 2026
- 1 Aug 2026
- 31 Jul 2026
- 16 Jul 2026
- 4 Jul 2026
- 4 Jul 2026
Showing the 20 most recent of 87 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.