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01  Journalist · lep.co.uk · Palliative & end of life care

Simon Drury: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Simon Drury

lep.co.uk and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
May 2026JuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

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Also cited

Bylines read on 10 topics since 15 May 2026 · latest 11 Nov 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • lep.co.uk
  • Blackpool Gazette

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

Simon Drury: key facts

Main title
lep.co.uk
Press coverage
Also citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
11 Nov 2026
First read
15 May 2026

03  Beat

What Simon Drury covers

How we found the articles by Simon Drury we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 10 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

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

Medical ethics & regulation

  • medical ethics
  • General Medical Council
  • GMC
  • fitness to practise
  • patient consent
  • Mental Capacity Act
  • conscientious objection
  • medical confidentiality

Also searched with “medical ethics” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Medical ethics & regulation

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

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Simon Drury calls

Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.

  1. Veena RaleighSector leader
  2. Natalie HaworthClinician
  3. Carole McCannClinician
  4. Keira BurtonClinician
  5. Mr Justice RitchieSector leader
  6. Gareth ThomasClinician

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 11 Nov 2026
  2. 10 Nov 2026
  3. 9 Nov 2026
  4. 9 Nov 2026
  5. 27 Oct 2026
  6. 20 Sept 2026
  7. 18 Sept 2026
  8. 11 Sept 2026
  9. 10 Sept 2026
  10. 8 Sept 2026
  11. 31 Aug 2026
  12. 26 Aug 2026
  13. 20 Aug 2026
  14. 4 Aug 2026
  15. 26 Jul 2026
  16. 1 Jun 2026
  17. 15 May 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.