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

Tom Scargill: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Tom Scargill

halifaxcourier.co.uk and 1 other title

Articles read per month · health & social care
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Regularly cited

Bylines read on 6 topics since 14 Jan 2026 · latest 4 Nov 2026

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  • halifaxcourier.co.uk
  • Halifax Courier

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

Tom Scargill: key facts

Main title
halifaxcourier.co.uk
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
4 Nov 2026
First read
14 Jan 2026

03  Beat

What Tom Scargill covers

How we found the articles by Tom Scargill we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 6 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

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

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

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

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

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

04  Who they quote

Who Tom Scargill calls

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

  1. Beth BurtonSector leader
  2. Sandra BowlesClinician
  3. MeganSector leader
  4. Professor Alexander HeazellAcademic

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 4 Nov 2026
  2. 19 Oct 2026
  3. 14 Oct 2026
  4. 13 Oct 2026
  5. 9 Oct 2026
  6. 30 Sept 2026
  7. 24 Sept 2026
  8. 17 Sept 2026
  9. 5 Sept 2026
  10. 5 Aug 2026
  11. 1 Aug 2026
  12. 26 Jul 2026
  13. 13 Jul 2026
  14. 5 Jul 2026
  15. 22 Jun 2026
  16. 19 Jun 2026
  17. 18 Jun 2026
  18. 14 Jun 2026
  19. 12 Jun 2026
  20. 31 May 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 32 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.