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01  Journalist · Caring Times · Care home closures & provider failure

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Journalist

Tony Rock

Caring Times

Articles read per month · health & social care
Mar 2026AprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

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Leading

Bylines read on 11 topics since 27 Mar 2026 · latest 13 Nov 2026

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  • Caring Times

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

Tony Rock: key facts

Title
Caring Times
Press coverage
Leadingby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
13 Nov 2026
First read
27 Mar 2026

03  Beat

What Tony Rock covers

How we found the articles by Tony Rock we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 11 topics

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

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

NHS & care workforce/staffing

  • NHS workforce
  • staff shortages
  • nursing shortage
  • nurse recruitment
  • care workforce
  • care worker pay
  • social care workforce
  • NHS long term workforce plan

Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing

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

Elderly care & frailty

  • elderly care
  • frailty
  • frail older
  • falls prevention
  • geriatric
  • older people's health
  • ageing population
  • age-friendly

Also searched with “elderly care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Elderly care & frailty

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

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

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

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

Rare diseases

  • rare disease
  • rare conditions
  • orphan drugs
  • genetic disorder
  • cystic fibrosis
  • motor neurone disease
  • muscular dystrophy
  • Huntington

Also searched with “rare disease” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Rare diseases

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

04  Who they quote

Who Tony Rock calls

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

  1. Professor Martin Green OBESector leader
  2. Melanie WeatherleySector leader
  3. Nadra AhmedSector leader
  4. Gerard Crofton-MartinSector leader
  5. Kari GerstheimerSector leader
  6. Kevin GroombridgeSector leader
  7. Vic RaynerSector leader
  8. Sharon BonellSector leader
  9. Lucy AtkinsonSector leader
  10. Celia PeatClinician
  11. Iulia MarciucClinician
  12. Jackie LodgeSector leader
  13. Charlotte LloydSector leader
  14. Sharon LowrieSector leader
  15. Jessica AvilesAcademic

Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 13 Nov 2026
  2. 9 Nov 2026
  3. 4 Nov 2026
  4. 3 Nov 2026
  5. 30 Oct 2026
  6. 29 Oct 2026
  7. 27 Oct 2026
  8. 27 Oct 2026
  9. 26 Oct 2026
  10. 26 Oct 2026
  11. 23 Oct 2026
  12. 21 Oct 2026
  13. 20 Oct 2026
  14. 19 Oct 2026
  15. 19 Oct 2026
  16. 16 Oct 2026
  17. 14 Oct 2026
  18. 14 Oct 2026
  19. 14 Oct 2026
  20. 13 Oct 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 158 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.