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Simon HattenstoneJournalist

The Guardian

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

6 articles

Across 5 topics, first on 20 Nov 2025, most recently 10 Aug 2026.

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

Biography

Simon Hattenstone is a features writer for the Guardian

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Recent articles

  1. ‘I’ve sat at the very precipice of life’: ex-footballer Clarke Carlisle on gambling, depression – and survival

    The GuardianMental health10 Aug 2026

  2. ‘I was in the pit of despair’: Non-speaking autistic novelist Woody Brown on his journey from write-off to writer

    The GuardianLearning disability & autism28 Mar 2026

  3. ‘I’m loving this era I’ve been thrust into’: Denise Welch on depression, daytime TV and her dramatic renaissance

    The GuardianMental health1 Feb 2026

  4. Tried using the new online GP booking system? I have – and it was almost as miserable as my chest infection | Simon Hattenstone

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking10 Dec 2025

  5. ‘It has made me live life more’: Jessie J on cancer, comebacks and cracking China

    The GuardianCancer29 Nov 2025

  6. ‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal

    The GuardianAdult social care & reform20 Nov 2025

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