Vital Signsby BridgeheadAll journalists

01  Journalist · kentonline.co.uk · Learning disability & autism

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

Simon Finlay

kentonline.co.uk and 5 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Bylines read on 2 topics since 21 Jan 2026 · latest 2 Oct 2026

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  • kentonline.co.uk
  • Kent Online
  • KentOnline
  • Local Democracy Reporter

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

Simon Finlay: key facts

Main title
kentonline.co.uk
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
2 Oct 2026
First read
21 Jan 2026

03  Beat

What Simon Finlay covers

How we found the articles by Simon Finlay we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics

Learning disability & autism

  • learning disability
  • autism
  • autistic
  • SEND
  • EHCP
  • special educational needs
  • ADHD
  • Down's syndrome

Also searched with “learning disability” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Learning disability & autism

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

04  Who they quote

Who Simon Finlay calls

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

  1. Ann TaylorSector leader
  2. Jennie HallSector leader
  3. Sarah HammondSector leader
  4. Stuart JefferyAcademic

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.