👤 Shaun Wooller

28 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
28
2026-09-07 – 2026-10-21
Claims per article
29
821 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,071
characters
Writes for Daily Mail.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Health
89%
Politics
7%
Education
4%
Most-tagged topics
NHSDaily MailAlzheimer's Society'sAlzheimer's SocietyBritainEnglandThe Daily MailLabour

Leaning

-0.44 average ± 0.14 · -0.45 median · 14 scored articles
Sits to the left of their own outlet, which averages +0.02 — the whole interval clears it. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

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2026-10-10 · Daily Mail · Health
Private clinics facing crackdown after landmark report warns 'superficial' ADHD and autism assessments fuelling soaring diagnoses
4 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-09 · Daily Mail · Health
Rush to diagnose ADHD and autism can damage children: As rates soar up to 40-fold, a major review warns of the toll on those wrongly given a label
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-18 · Daily Mail · Health
Medical files of up to 10,000 patients could be reopened amid probe into NHS breast cancer scandal that left 20 women with mastectomies they didn't need
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-20 · Daily Mail · Politics
Care home residents were sacrificed to 'protect the NHS' during Covid pandemic causing 43,000 deaths after failings saw virus 'spread like wildfire', damning inquiry finds
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail · Education
Parents will be offered greater support with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with their babies, under new plans to set up 1,000 'one-stop shops'
3 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-21 · Daily Mail · Health
Hundreds of Alzheimer's patients to get ADHD drugs in world-leading trial - studies suggest pills could tackle dementia symptoms
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-07 · Daily Mail
Dementia patients missing out on drugs that could help them live better for longer due to damning NHS postcode lottery
🔮 - For confidential advice, call Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456 - Alzheimer's Society's symptoms checker can help spot the signs of dementia - READ MORE: How to spot if someone you love has warning signs of dementia - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Thousands of dementia patients are missing out on drugs that could help them live better for longer due to a damning postcode lottery. mixed
2026-09-07 · Daily Mail
A&E staff facing physical violence, racism and aggression on a daily or weekly basis, health leaders reveal
🔮 Nor should they lack confidence that their employers have their backs, or that the judicial system will kick in. 'Yet, that's the reality faced by the majority of my colleagues in emergency departments across the country. assertive
2026-09-18 · Daily Mail
Government to appoint first national dementia tsar after charities urged ministers to treat the condition with same seriousness as cancer
🔮 - For confidential advice, call Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456 - Alzheimer's Society's symptoms checker can help spot the signs of dementia The Government is set to appoint the first national dementia tsar after charities urged ministers to treat the condition with the same seriousness as cancer. assertive
2026-09-18 · Daily Mail
Medical files of up to 10,000 patients could be reopened amid probe into NHS breast cancer scandal that left 20 women with mastectomies they didn't need
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The medical files of as many as 10,000 patients could be reopened by investigators after 20 women were found to have had unnecessary mastectomies in a breast cancer scandal engulfing the NHS. assertive
2026-09-20 · Daily Mail
Seven in ten GPs believe adult ADHD is over-diagnosed and some have NEVER known a private provider reject a diagnosis
🔮 Increased awareness of the condition has driven up waits for NHS assessments and in turn pushed patients towards private clinics. Some patients pay more than £1,000 for a consultation while others are able to secure an NHS referral to an assessor of their choice, with taxpayers footing the bill. The diagnosis can aid benefits claims, such as personal independence payments, which have soared in recent years. Family doctors estimated that more than eight in ten patients referred for specialist assessments ultimately received an ADHD diagnosis. Those responding to a poll by GP publication Pulse raised concerns about ‘superficial’ assessments and warned that trauma and other mental health problems could be overlooked. assertive
2026-09-20 · Daily Mail
Dementia drugs research on 'cusp of a revolution' but could stall due to critical shortage of trial participants
🔮 - For confidential advice, call Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456 - Alzheimer's Society's symptoms checker can help spot the signs of dementia - READ MORE: How to spot if someone you love has warning signs of dementia - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Research into new dementia drugs is on the 'cusp of a revolution' but could stall because of a critical shortage of trial participants, a major report warns. assertive
2026-09-21 · Daily Mail
UK's first one-stop shop for dementia diagnosis and care will transform how NHS treats patients with the disease
🔮 The UK's first one-stop shop for dementia diagnosis and care opens today and is set to transform how the NHS treats patients with the disease. assertive
2026-09-22 · Daily Mail
Jehovah's Witnesses ease ban on blood treatments saying transfusions of blood-derived products now a 'matter of personal conscience'
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Jehovah’s Witnesses will be permitted to accept treatments taken from another person’s blood in a step hailed as ‘massively significant’ for patient safety. assertive
2026-09-23 · Daily Mail
Tightening their belts: Boss of Timpson says shops have seen 680 per cent rise in drilling of extra holes as fat jabs slim down customers
🔮 ‘We are concerned that the NHS rollout remains extremely slow and community pharmacy is ready to support a wider rollout, which will help eligible patients access treatment safely and help mitigate the impact of obesity on the NHS.’ assertive
2026-09-24 · Daily Mail
Up to 4,500 more cancer cases will be reviewed by an NHS trust that admitted women had their breasts removed unnecessarily
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Up to 4,500 more cancer cases will be reviewed by an NHS trust that admitted women had their breasts removed unnecessarily. County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust today agreed to widen its investigation into its dysfunctional breast unit. Victims have told how they were left in agonising pain after being ‘butchered’ and ‘mutilated’ by surgeons, with at least 20 women known to have been subjected to mastectomies they did not need. assertive
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail
Domestic abuse and sexual violence against women and girls has soared to 'epidemic' levels, Yvette Cooper warns
🔮 She is expected to set out how she plans to make it a personal priority and task the NHS with helping victims when she delivers her keynote speech to the conference in Liverpool on Wednesday. assertive
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail
Parents will be offered greater support with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with their babies, under new plans to set up 1,000 'one-stop shops'
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Parents will be offered greater support with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with their babies under plans to expand family hubs. assertive
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail
Yvette Cooper accuses NHS of treating women and babies as 'second-class patients' as she vows to introduce new maternity standards
🔮 Speaking at Labour Party conference, Ms Cooper said that improving maternity care and support for new parents and babies will be among her top priorities. assertive
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail
Social media firms failing to protect users from misleading and harmful health adverts, regulator warns
🔮 High-risk adverts involved a clear breach of advertising rules and were potentially harmful to health or safety, while the medium-risk adverts were likely to breach the rules but would require further investigation to confirm it. mixed
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail
NHS trials ultra-fast brain scans and other new tech in bid to diagnose dementia sooner
🔮 - For confidential advice, call Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456 - Alzheimer's Society's symptoms checker can help spot the signs of dementia - READ MORE: How to spot if someone you love has warning signs of dementia The NHS will trial ultra-fast brain scans and other new technology in a bid to diagnose dementia sooner. assertive
2026-10-04 · Daily Mail
Collapse in school nurses risks creating a generation of sick children with a lifelong dependence on the NHS, report warns
🔮 More responsibility may also fall on teachers, who are already under significant pressure and may not have the specialist training or capacity to provide medical care, it adds. assertive
2026-10-04 · Daily Mail
More than 250,000 volunteers wanted for major study into mystery of soaring bowel cancer rates in under-50s
🔮 The trial, known as Prospect-UK, will track people over time, looking at diet and lifestyle factors. assertive
2026-10-07 · Daily Mail
Daily pill for Parkinson's disease raises hopes patients could see first major new class of treatment in decades
🔮 A daily pill for Parkinson's disease has demonstrated huge benefits in a late–stage trial, raising hopes patients could see the first major new class of treatment in decades. assertive
2026-10-07 · Daily Mail
Labour 'disconnected from reality' as a damning report warns patients face waiting twice as long for care as ministers promised
🔮 The government made tackling long waits a flagship policy when it came to power and vowed that 92 per cent of patients would be treated within 18 weeks of a referral by July 2029. assertive
2026-10-09 · Daily Mail
Andy Burnham backs Mail's campaign on dementia: PM vows to 'throw the weight of government' behind the effort in memory of his father
🔮 The Prime Minister will on Friday make dementia research a national priority and unveil a £48million partnership to accelerate the search for a cure. assertive
2026-10-09 · Daily Mail
Rush to diagnose ADHD and autism can damage children: As rates soar up to 40-fold, a major review warns of the toll on those wrongly given a label
🔮 There were warnings last night that children could be defined by such characterisations, steering them towards a life of benefits and unemployment. Autism diagnosis rates have soared by up to 40-fold in recent years, but the Government-commissioned review found no evidence that the number of autistic children has actually increased. assertive
2026-10-10 · Daily Mail
Private clinics facing crackdown after landmark report warns 'superficial' ADHD and autism assessments fuelling soaring diagnoses
🔮 The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it will strengthen legislation in a bid to improve standards and curb over-diagnoses. assertive
2026-10-14 · Daily Mail
Children today face a tougher upbringing than 'privileged' older generations and are branded 'snowflakes' to ease guilt of having 'messed it up for them', MPs told
🔮 We are currently with a generation who are convinced, and rightly so, that they will not have the opportunities that their parents had.' assertive
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
Faulty NHS medical equipment is blamed for more than 300 deaths in two years
🔮 Hospital and ambulance staff are required to log events that have harmed a patient or could have done. assertive
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
Health unions put NHS on notice for more damaging strikes as ministers recommend a below-inflation pay rise
🔮 The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England told the NHS Pay Review Body that it could not afford to pay more without 'difficult trade–offs', which may involve cutting services or longer waits for care. assertive
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
NHS faces 'perfect storm' this winter as doctors warn two-thirds of A&Es are 'unsafe' and call for immediate action to 'avert disaster'
🔮 Dangerous overcrowding, corridor care and unrelenting demand will create a 'perfect storm' - and current government plans 'won't cut it', the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said. assertive
2026-10-20 · Daily Mail
Care home residents were sacrificed to 'protect the NHS' during Covid pandemic causing 43,000 deaths after failings saw virus 'spread like wildfire', damning inquiry finds
🔮 Exercise Cygnus, a pandemic preparedness exercise conducted in October 2016, said more work was needed to ensure there would be enough surge capacity in care homes in the event of a pandemic but this had not been completed by the time the outbreak hit. assertive
2026-10-22 · Daily Mail
Hundreds of Alzheimer's patients to get ADHD drugs in world-leading trial - studies suggest pills could tackle dementia symptoms
🔮 - For confidential advice, call Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456 - Alzheimer's Society's symptoms checker can help spot the signs of dementia - READ MORE: How to spot if someone you love has warning signs of dementia Hundreds of Alzheimer's patients will be given ADHD drugs as part of a world–leading trial that could halve the time it takes to test treatments. assertive
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