Professor Thomas Phillips' Projects (11)

The Northern Addiction Research Alliance (NARA): a collaborative to increase leadership and participation in public health and clinical applied health research across the Northern Region of England Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
The Northern region of England experiences the highest rates of prevalence for alcohol dependence, deaths from drug misuse, and smoking attributable mortality (OHID, 2025). The region also hosts the newly developed Northern Gambling Service which has... Read More about The Northern Addiction Research Alliance (NARA): a collaborative to increase leadership and participation in public health and clinical applied health research across the Northern Region of England.

Digital intervention for cocaine using virtual reality to deliver cue exposure treatment May 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2027
The proposed research aims to develop and test a technology-based, theory-driven Virtual Reality (VR)-enhanced cue exposure treatment (CET) for cocaine craving, with the additional monitoring and support outside the clinical setting delivered by a we... Read More about Digital intervention for cocaine using virtual reality to deliver cue exposure treatment.

A collaborative multi-method service evaluation of alcohol assertive outreach in Hull (CoACH) Jan 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2025
Previous studies have demonstrated that the clinical needs amongst a small group of high impact service users with alcohol dependence and comorbid problems, who disproportionately account for the greatest use of hospital services, are best served by... Read More about A collaborative multi-method service evaluation of alcohol assertive outreach in Hull (CoACH).

The North of England Alcohol Team (NEAT) Jan 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
NIHR Liver Partnership Call
lead Richard Parker, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Programme of Research for Alcohol Care Teams: Impact, Value and Effectiveness (ProACTIVE -2) Oct 1, 2022 - May 31, 2027
Alcohol-related hospital admissions continue to rise, with estimates that 10% of patients admitted to acute hospitals may be alcohol dependent (AD). Yet, there remains considerable variation in provision of Alcohol Care Teams (ACTs) in England, and a... Read More about Programme of Research for Alcohol Care Teams: Impact, Value and Effectiveness (ProACTIVE -2).

NIHR Pre-doctoral Fellowship - Laura Hermann Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2023
Pre-doctoral fellowship application for Laura Hermann

Alcohol Dependence Care Pathways Sep 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
CRN Y&H Strategic Priorities funding call

Deadlines are very short.

Examining the measurement and management of unplanned alcohol withdrawal admissions to acute hospitals Sep 1, 2020 - Apr 30, 2024
Recent research conducted outside the UK has identified hospital readmission rates following alcohol withdrawal are linked to discharges against medical advice and the complexity of the patients. Furthermore, incomplete programmes of care during hosp... Read More about Examining the measurement and management of unplanned alcohol withdrawal admissions to acute hospitals.

ALCOHOL CARE TEAM COMPETENCIES (ACTC) PROJECT: Jul 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021
Supported by NHS England and Public Health England this project aims to work with existing key stakeholder groups in defining the core competencies common to Alcohol Care Teams in England. This work will support the development of these services whic... Read More about ALCOHOL CARE TEAM COMPETENCIES (ACTC) PROJECT:.

ADAM: The effectiveness of adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to medications for relapse prevention in alcohol dependence Mar 5, 2018 - Aug 31, 2021
Alcohol dependence causes considerable physical and mental health problems; the UK has
experienced a consistent annual increase in alcohol related hospital admissions, including for
alcoholic liver disease. Alcohol costs the UK economy an estimated... Read More about ADAM: The effectiveness of adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to medications for relapse prevention in alcohol dependence.