Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All journalists01 Journalist · bbc.com · Children's health
Simon Thake
bbc.com and 2 other titles
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Bylines read on 9 topics since 19 Nov 2025 · latest 12 Nov 2026
- bbc.com
- BBC Yorkshire
- Yahoo
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
02 Writes on · 9 of 29 topics
Simon Thake: key facts
- Main title
- bbc.com
- Covers
- Children's health, Heart disease & stroke, Cancerand 6 more
- Press coverage
- Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
- Most recently read
- 12 Nov 2026
- First read
- 19 Nov 2025
03 Beat
What Simon Thake covers
- Children's health
- Heart disease & stroke
- Cancer
- Learning disability & autism
- GP access
- NHS waiting lists
- Mental health
- Dementia
- Adult social care & reform
How we found the articles by Simon Thake we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 9 topics
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
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
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
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
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
NHS waiting lists
- NHS waiting list
- waiting list
- elective waiting times
- elective recovery
- elective backlog
- waiting list backlog
- referral to treatment
- RTT
Also searched with “NHS waiting list” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for NHS waiting lists
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
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
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 Thake calls
Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.
- Anna CastiauxSector leader
- Ian SpicerSector leader
- Kari GerstheimerSector leader
05 The record
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