Professor Thomas Phillips
| Biography | Professor Phillips, who qualified as a registered mental nurse in 1991, has collaborated on a number of epidemiological studies and randomised controlled trials related to alcohol screening and brief interventions in emergency departments, primary care and criminal justice settings over the last 20 years. Awarded an NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship, he obtained a Doctorate in Addiction Science at King's College London, undertaking the epidemiological analysis of alcohol use disorders within emergency departments. (https://www.dev.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/CDRF%202009-81) Professor Phillips has expanded this research to examine the impact of length of stay (LOS) on alcohol withdrawal hospital readmissions and self-discharges among emergency admissions to acute hospital admissions. He was Chief Investigator on the FASTer Access to Alcohol Treatment Study exploring the utility of short alcohol screening tests to identify alcohol use disorders within emergency departments. Professor Phillips is currently Joint Chief Investigator along with Professor Julia Sinclair, University of Southampton, on the NHIR HS&DR funded Programme of Research for Alcohol Care Teams: Impact, Value and Effectiveness (ProACTIVE) project (https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR152084). The ProACTIVE research programme is a multi-disciplinary, integrated, mixed-methods study designed to evaluate the impact of ACTs at the policy, health system and patient level. It will identify the 'optimal' models of ACT, define the components which best support the identification, and cost-effective management of hospitalised adults with alcohol dependence. He is also leading a collaborative multi-method service evaluation of alcohol assertive outreach in Hull (COACH study) funded by NIHR Mental Health Innovation Network which involves clinical and academic partners from across the Yorkshire and The Humber region. Professor Phillips supervises several PhD students investigating the care and management of alcohol withdrawal, alcohol-related liver disease and alcohol dependence within acute hospitals and specialist community alcohol teams. He also represents the NIHR Yorkshire and The Humber Clinical Research Network as Specialty Lead for Mental Health and practices clinically within the Alcohol Care Team, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He is a member of the UK Alcohol Clinical Guidelines Expert Group; NICE Quality Standards Committee on Alcohol Use Disorders, a member of the Alcohol Care Team National Working Group and holds a visiting appointment at the National Addiction Centre, King's College London. Outputs available https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/person/713284/thomas-phillips/outputs |
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| Scopus Author ID | 24071392500 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | CURRENT PhD and Postgraduate Students Buse Apel Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence University of Hull Scholarship Supervisors: Prof Thomas Phillips, Dr Judith Cohen, and Prof Grant Abt (Commenced: Sept 2019) Nurun Tania An examination of current pathways for patients receiving unplanned care for alcohol related liver disease (ARLD): A mixed methods approach to identify targets for improvement. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust & University of Hull Doctoral Scholarship Supervisors: Prof Thomas Phillips, ICAHR, Dr Maureen Twiddy, HHTU, and Dr Lynsey Corless, HUTH (Commenced: Jan 2020 P/T) Rachel Coleman Exploring the measurement and management of alcohol withdrawal in the acute general hospital setting. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) PhD Studentship https://www.addiction-ssa.org/author/rachel-coleman/ Supervisors: Prof Thomas Phillips and Prof Simon Coulton (University of Kent) (Commencing: Sept 2020) Bethany Cragg Exploring Individuals’ Experiences of Hospital Readmissions for Alcohol Withdrawal’ Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ClinPsyD) Supervisors: Dr Nick Hutchinson and Prof Thomas Phillips COMPLETED PhD and Postgraduate Students Saphsa Codling Elucidating the relationships between physical activity and risk of alcohol-related harm/consumption using social determinants of health in early to mid-adolescence. University of Hull Scholarship Supervisors: Prof Lesley Smith, Prof Thomas Phillips, Prof Colin Martin, and Dr Chao Huang (Commenced: Sept 2019) Laura Hermann NIHR Pre-doctoral Fellowship Supervisors: Dr Maureen Twiddy, Prof Thomas Phillips and Dr Chao Huang (Commenced: Sept 2021) Emma Robinson What helps and hinders access to alcohol treatment? Perspectives from people experiencing homelessness and alcohol dependence and homeless outreach keyworkers. Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ClinPsyD) Supervisors: Dr Nick Hutchinson and Prof Thomas Phillips |