Alcohol and drug research

Our work is influential in developing clinical practice and informing alcohol policy.

Based in the Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, we lead on the development of clinical and public health research into alcohol and drug use. We are keen to work with others to maintain and grow research that changes lives and communities.

Projects
Study	Full title	Type	Area	Funder
FASTer	FASTer Access to Alcohol Treatment	Observational Study Qualitative Study	Alcohol Dependence in Emergency Departments	Police & Crime Commissioner/ NIHR CRN
SACCO	Survey of Alcohol Consumption and dependence following the COVID-19 Outbreak	National Cross-sectional Survey	Alcohol Use Disorders	University of Hull, King’s College London, University of Kent
Length of Stay on Alcohol Withdrawal Readmissions	Impact of Length of Stay on Alcohol Withdrawal Hospital Readmissions and Emergency Department Attendances in England	Cross-sectional Study using Hospital Episode Statistics	Alcohol Withdrawal	University of Hull, University of Kent
Competencies for Alcohol Care Teams	Competencies for Alcohol Care Teams	Consensus Study	Alcohol Use Disorders in Secondary Care	NHS England & Improvement
Alcohol & Physical Activity Research Cluster	Reducing alcohol-related harm through physical activity	PhD Studentships	Life Course of Alcohol Use Disorders	Alumni, University of Hull
Telemedicine in Addiction Treatment	Telemedicine in Addition – Randomised Controlled Trial to Improve Attendance at Appointment	RCT	Opioid Treatment	Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and Academic Health Science Network
Alcohol withdrawal in the hospital setting	Exploring the measurement and management of alcohol withdrawal in the hospital setting	PhD Scholarship	Alcohol withdrawal	Study for the Society of Addiction (SSA)

FASTER ACCESS TO ALCOHOL TREATMENT STUDY

NIHR Portfolio: CPMS ID 44867 | IRAS Number: 275280

Alcohol dependence is a treatable condition that affects communities and families and is linked to over 200 mental health and medical conditions, accidents and violent/non-violent injuries. Consequently, alcohol use disorders are commonly identified within emergency departments (ED) and subsequent hospital admissions. Access to alcohol treatment may also influence ED attendance.

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This research will explore how the short alcohol screening tests can be used in the emergency departments (ED) to accurately identify those in need of treatment. An additional study will utilise qualitative methodologies among clinical staff to identify strategies for the implementation of short alcohol screening tools within local emergency departments and identify care pathways for ED attenders experiencing alcohol dependence.

All adult (≥ 18years) ED attenders clinically cleared by ED Staff will be approached to participate in the study by trained researchers over each 24-hour period for two weeks.

Participants will be asked to complete the following questionnaires:

We will ask for information related to method and reason for attendance, demographic information (e.g. age, gender, etc.), and information on their use of hospital and social services over the last 12 months
We will ask questions to identify alcohol use disorders (AUD) (i.e. harmful drinking and alcohol dependence) using the validated the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) and 4-item FAST questionnaires
Those who report consuming alcohol will be asked to complete the 8-item Home Drinking Assessment Scale (HDAS)

Those presenting following violent incidents/assaults will be asked about the place, time of the incident and nature/severity of injuries.

Consent to access their ED patient record for their related attendance will be requested in order to obtain the ED clinician’s diagnosis and discharge code. Statistical analysis will assess the accuracy of the FAST and AUDIT-C in identifying AUD amongst adult emergency department attendees. Those ED attendees with an AUD and presenting following violent incidents/assaults will be characterised. Those identified as being alcohol dependent will be advised to access their local specialist service. All participants will receive a voucher thanking them for their participation in the study.

The qualitative study will recruit clinical staff from four clinical settings based within local acute hospitals and specialist alcohol services to examine the clinical barriers and facilitating factors of access to treatment for alcohol dependent ED attenders.

AIMS

The results of the study will inform the development of care pathways for people who experience alcohol dependence across Hull, East Riding, and North East and North Lincolnshire who are admitted to hospital or require direct access to specialist community treatment. Data relating to violent incidents and assaults will inform policing and licensing strategies in the locality.

FUNDED BY

The project is funded by The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) for Yorkshire and The Humber and sponsored by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Project team

UNIVERSITY OF HULL

Professor Thomas Phillips, Professor of Nursing (Addictions), Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr Judith Cohen, Director, Hull Health Trials Unit

Dr Maureen Twiddy, Senior Lecturer in Mixed Methods Research

Professor Iain Brennan, Professor in Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education

Bronwen Williams, Trial Manager, Hull Health Trials Unit

Laura Hermann, Research Assistant, ICAHR, Faculty of Health Sciences

UNIVERSITY OF KENT

Professor Simon Coulton, Professor of Health Service Research, Centre for Health Service Research

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

Professor Colin Drummond, Professor of Addiction Psychiatry

HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Dr Fraser Young, Consultant in Emergency Medicine

NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CONTACT

Chief Investigator: Professor Thomas Phillips, ICAHR, University of Hull
FASTer@hull.ac.uk

National Survey of Alcohol Consumption in harmful and dependent drinkers following the COVID Outbreak (The SACCO Study)

The outbreak of coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19 pandemic) has resulted in significant social restrictions from 23rd March 2020 in an attempt to reduce transmission. It is widely accepted that harmful and alcohol-dependent drinkers are susceptible to lung diseases including pneumonia, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which are among the severe complications of COVID-19.

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Public health messages have focussed on the avoidance and reduction of alcohol use as well as supporting changes in healthcare services to reduce community transmission of COVID-19. This study led by Prof Thomas Phillips, the University of Hull in collaboration with King’s College London and the University of Kent will examine the impact of these measures on adult harmful and dependent drinkers living in the UK, including the impact on treatment provision and help-seeking opportunities.

All adults (≥18years) who have consumed alcohol in the last 12 months, living in the UK and who experience harmful drinking or alcohol dependence will be eligible to participate in a confidential online survey. Eligible participants will be asked to complete information related to; i) demographics, ii) use of alcohol and help-seeking before the lockdown iii) motivation to change drinking and quit attempts since the lockdown (including their experience of specialist services, if applicable), iv) the impact of restrictions on finances, alcohol, smoking, vaping, cannabis use, medications, and exercise and, v) COVID-19 symptoms. Those participating will be offered entry into a prize draw for one of three computer tablets (iPads). The primary aim will explore changes in alcohol consumption among those with harmful drinking or alcohol dependence since the implementation of social restrictions. A detailed exploratory analysis will be undertaken and where possible weighted using data from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey and National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS).

Aims

Harmful and alcohol-dependent drinkers are a vulnerable group at risk of severe manifestations of COVID-19. This study will help to assess the impact of social restrictions on this group and inform future policy responses.

Funded by

University of Hull

King’s College London

University of Kent

Project team

University of Hull

Professor Thomas Phillips Professor of Nursing (Addictions), Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr Judith Cohen, Director, Hull Health Trials Unit

John Turgoose, Hull Health Trials Unit

Sarah Sumpter, Hull Health Trials Unit

University of Kent

Professor Simon Coulton, Professor of Health Service Research, Centre for Health Service Research

King’s College London

Professor Colin Drummond, Professor of Addiction Psychiatry

Dr Paolo Deluca, Reader in Addiction

Dr Andreas Kimergard, Research Fellow

Contact

Chief Investigator: Professor Thomas Philips, ICAHR, University of Hull

SACCOStudy@hull.ac.uk

Impact of length of stay on alcohol withdrawal hospital readmissions and emergency department attendances in England

Alcohol-related hospital admissions continue to rise and remain a priority for policy makers and service providers. Care pathways designed to shorten hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal lack empirical evidence. This study aims to use routine NHS hospital admission and emergency department (ED) data to examine the impact of length of stay for alcohol withdrawal on subsequent hospital admissions and emergency department attendances.

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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 hospital care may influence a premature return to excessive drinking on discharge and subsequent readmission. This study aims to examine routine hospital data to examine characteristics and predictors of alcohol withdrawal readmissions and emergency department attendances in England by linking Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Admitted Patient Care data sets with HES Accident & Emergency data sets for 2017/18 (NHS Data Access Request Service (DARS) Reference: DARS-NIC-226185-B6C2J)

AIMS

The results will provide valuable evidence to inform the development of Alcohol Care Teams prioritised under the NHS Long-Term Plan. The findings will also inform the development of future research to address readmission rates in patients experiencing alcohol dependence and alcohol withdrawal.

Funded by

University of Hull

Related research

Phillips, T., Coulton, S., & Drummond, C. (2019). Burden of alcohol disorders on emergency department attendances and hospital admissions in England. Alcohol and Alcoholism

Outputs

Coleman, R., Coulton, S. and Phillips, T. 2021. Using Hospital Episode Statistics to explore comorbidities in primary alcohol withdrawal admissions to acute hospitals in England. Society for the Study of Addiction PhD Symposium, 3 November, UK.

Coleman, R., Coulton, S. and Phillips, T. 2021. Using Hospital Episode Statistics to explore comorbidities in primary alcohol withdrawal admissions to acute hospitals in England. Society for the Study of Addiction Annual Conference Poster Presentation, 5 November, UK.

Project team

Prof Thomas Phillips, Principal Investigator & Professor of Nursing (Addictions), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull.

Dr Ireneous Soyiri, Senior Lecturer (Epidemiology), Faculty of Health Sciences/Hull York Medical School, University of Hull

Prof Simon Coulton, Professor of Health Service Research, Centre for Health Service Research, University of Kent

Rachel Coleman, Research Assistant, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull

CONTACT

Prof Thomas Phillips, 01482 464396, Thomas.Phillips@hull.ac.uk

Clinical Competencies for Alcohol Care Teams in England

The NHS Long Team Plan (2019) has recognised the need to extend the provision of Alcohol Care Teams (ACTs) with the specific intention of improving the quality of alcohol-related care resulting in reductions in occupied bed days, readmissions, emergency department (ED) attendances and ambulance callouts. Over the next five years hospitals with the highest rate of alcohol dependence-related admissions will be supported to establish ACTs. This improvement of services will require additional staff with appropriate alcohol specialist competencies. Currently, there is no widely accessible training available specifically for alcohol specialist skills for secondary care clinicians.

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The Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research, together with the University of Southampton and the Royal College of Psychiatrists are supporting NHS England & Improvement and Public Health England to develop clinical competencies for secondary care alcohol specialist roles. This work is seen as a vital step in developing efficient learning and the development of resources to train the additional staff required. for the widespread service improvement of ACTs recommended in the NHS Long Term plan.

AIMS

We have recruited an expert panel of clinicians to participate in a Delphi study to develop interdisciplinary consensus on the competencies that alcohol care teams require to identify, assess, engage and manage patients who experience alcohol-related hospital admissions and ED attendances.

FUNDED BY

This project is funded by NHS England & Improvement and supported by Public Health England and Royal College of Psychiatrists

OUTPUTS

Thomas Phillips, Amy Porter, Julia Sinclair, Clinical Competencies for the Care of Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders, Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 55, Issue 4, July 2020, Pages 395–400.

Project team

UNIVERSITY OF HULL

Professor Thomas Phillips, Project Lead, Professor of Nursing (Addictions) and Co-opted Member of the Faculty of Addictions, Royal College of Psychiatrists

Amy Porter, Project Co-ordinator, Hull Health Trials Unit

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

Professor Julia Sinclair, Project Director and Professor of Addiction Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Chair: Faculty of Addictions, Royal College of Psychiatrists

CONTACT

Professor Thomas Phillips,
01482 464396, Thomas.Phillips@hull.ac.uk

Alcohol and Physical Activity Research Cluster

In England, 10 million people drink at levels that increase their risk of harm, with 600,000 in need of treatment for alcohol use disorders. Although overall alcohol consumption has declined in recent years, many indicators of alcohol-related harms have increased. With excessive alcohol consumption causally linked to over 200 health conditions there are now over 1 million alcohol-related hospital admissions and an increasing trend in alcohol-specific deaths. The harms and consequences of excessive drinking disproportionately affect socio-economically deprived communities, which suffer greater alcohol-related mortality and morbidity. Empirically, physical activity has significant health benefits and has been shown to improve health outcomes in numerous conditions. However, there is limited understanding of the impact of physical activity on individuals who drink alcohol excessively who are already at risk of harm to their health.

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Communities in the local area specifically face greater prevalence of alcohol disorders, and increasing alcohol-related admissions, alcoholic liver disease, alcohol-related cardiovascular disease and related mortality. Interventions designed to reduce alcohol-related harm have largely focussed on brief interventions and psychosocial treatments; however, the impact of brief interventions is limited, and four out of five people in need fail to access treatment. There is, therefore, a need to develop interventions with greater efficacy, uptake and long-term benefits.

Based in the Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research (ICAHR) this programme of research comprises of three PhD studentships awarded to Lady Gwendoline Akwa, Buse Apel and Saphsa Codling who will develop an understanding of the relationships between excessive alcohol consumption and physical activity in reducing harms.

FUNDED BY

Alumni Office, University of Hull

Project team

PHD SCHOLARSHIPS

Lady Gwendoline Akwa
Development of a lifestyle physical activity intervention for women who misuse alcohol
Prof Lesley Smith, Dr Grant Abt, Dr Maureen Twiddy

Buse Apel
Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
Prof Thomas Phillips, Dr Judith Cohen, and Dr Grant Abt

Saphsa Codling
Alcohol and Physical Activity PhD Scholarship: Elucidating the relationships between physical activity and risk of alcohol-related harm/consumption using social determinants of health in early to mid-adolescence
Prof Lesley Smith, Prof Thomas Phillips and Prof Colin Martin

SUPERVISORS

Professor Thomas Phillips, Research Cluster Lead, Professor of Nursing (Addictions), Faculty of Health Sciences

Professor Lesley Smith, Professor of Women's Public Health

Dr Judith Cohen, Director, Hull Health Trials Unit

Dr Grant Abt, Reader (Associate Professor) in Sport and Exercise Physiology

Dr Maureen Twiddy, Senior Lecturer in Mixed Methods Research

CONTACT

Professor Thomas Phillips, Research Cluster Lead
01482 464396, Thomas.Phillips@hull.ac.uk

Outputs

Codling S, Phillips T, Martin, C.R., Huang C, Smith, L. Associations between physical activity and risk of alcohol-related harm in early to mid-adolescence: Secondary data analysis using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Kettil Bruun Conference (31st May to 4th June 2021).

Codling, S., Phillips, T. S., Martin, C. R., & Smith, L. (2021, February 27). Association between physical activity and alcohol consumption in early to mid-adolescence (11-17 years).

Akwa, L. G., Twiddy, M., Abt, G. and Smith, L. 2021. Association between physical activity and alcohol consumption in adults: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of longitudinal studies. Society for the Study of Addiction PhD Symposium, 3 November, UK.

Apel, B., Cohen, J., Abt. G., & Phillips, T. (2021) The impact of physical activity on the recovery from alcohol dependence: A systematic review. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021232904

Telemedicine in Addiction Randomised Controlled Trial to improve attendance at appointments

Opioid substitution treatment (OST) with methadone or buprenorphine is an effective intervention for reducing deaths and reducing heroin use. UK guidelines recommended that patients prescribed OST have an addictions prescriber consultation every 12 weeks for a holistic assessment and medication safety reasons. We are undertaking a randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility of telemedicine in addictions (ISRCTN36756455).

More information

Nonattendance at addiction prescriber consultation appointments is high and worsens patient outcomes. Telemedicine has been shown to improve attendance for some medical specialities and may be an intervention that could improve attendance rates in addictions.

AIMS

This feasilility study will compare telemedicine consultations with an addiction prescriber against standard face-to-face consultations, to assess clinical attendances rates. Secondary outcomes assess patient and staff satisfaction with telemedicine consultations, travel distances and transport costs.

FUNDED BY

This study is funded by Academic Health Science Network for Yorkshire and Humber and the East Riding Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust sponsor this project.

Project team

HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Dr Soraya Mayet, Principal Investigator (PI) Consultant Psychiatrist - Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust & Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer - Hull and York Medical School

Dr Iain McCaw, Higher Trainee Psychiatry - Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust & Research coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF HULL

Professor Thomas Phillips, Professor of Nursing (Addictions), Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr Chao Huang, Senior Lecturer in Statistics, Faculty of Health Sciences

John Turgoose, Hull Health Trials Unit

RESEARCHERS

Ms Emma Welsh, Hull and York Medical School

Dr Zeeshan Hashmani, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Zuzana Drozdova, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

CONTACT

Dr Soraya Mayet (PI) Consultant Psychiatrist - Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust & Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer - Hull and York Medical School smayet@nhs.net

Professor Thomas Phillips, University of Hull 01482 464396, Thomas.Phillips@hull.ac.uk

Outputs

Mayet, S., Mccaw, I., Hashmani, Z., Drozdova, Z., Gledhill, A., Arshad, S., Shahbaz, S. and Phillips, T. (2021). Patient experience of telemedicine in addictions. BJPsych Open, 7(S1), S269-S270. doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.717

Alcohol withdrawal in the hospital setting

This study complements existing work conducted at The University of Hull exploring HES Data and the impact of length of stay on alcohol withdrawal hospital admissions and emergency department attendances. Both studies will use linked HES Admitted Patient Care and Accident & Emergency datasets for 2017/2018 (NHS Data Access Request Service (DARS) Reference: DARS-NIC-226185-B6C2J). The NHS England Long-Term Plan has identified Alcohol Care Teams and their development as a strategic priority. This body of research will contribute to this strategy development and understanding of best practice for caring for complex individuals who are experiencing alcohol withdrawal when admitted to hospital.

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Provision of specialist inpatient services for alcohol withdrawal is reducing, and a concomitant increase or shift in burden has been seen in the hospital setting. This exerts a disproportionate burden on the NHS, requiring staff outside of specialist alcohol services to care for complex individuals. In order to support acute medical staff to care for individuals experiencing alcohol withdrawal, it is important to determine predictors of alcohol withdrawal in the hospital setting. This will allow for modelling of risk and, most importantly, identification of patients in advance who are particularly at risk of experiencing alcohol withdrawal.

Aims

This study aims to use routine NHS hospital admission and emergency department data for 2017/18 to model risk of alcohol withdrawal by exploring demographic and clinical predictors within the dataset. A prognostic model will then be developed to allow the generation of a risk score for patients on admission to the hospital setting.

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Modelling risk of alcohol withdrawal (AW) in the acute hospital setting using Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Data

FUNDED BY

This study is funded as part of a Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) PhD Scholarship awarded to Rachel Coleman (PhD Student and Honorary Research Associate). Professor Thomas Phillips (University of Hull) is the Primary Supervisor and Professor Simon Coulton (University of Kent) is the Secondary Supervisor.

Related Research

Phillips, T., Coulton, S. and Drummond, C., 2019. Burden of alcohol disorders on emergency department attendances and hospital admissions in England. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 54(5), pp.516-524.

Phillips, T., Huang, C., Roberts, E. and Drummond, C., 2020. Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship. Alcohol and Alcoholism.

Phillips, T., Porter, A. and Sinclair, J., 2020. Clinical Competencies for the Care of Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders. Alcohol and Alcoholism.

Project team

Ms Rachel Coleman, Principal Investigator, SSA funded PhD Student & Honorary Research Associate

Prof Thomas Phillips, Primary PhD Supervisor & Professor of Nursing (Addictions), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull

Prof Simon Coulton, Secondary PhD Supervisor & Professor of Health Service Research, Centre for Health Service Research, University of Kent

CONTACT

Ms Rachel Coleman, r.coleman-2020@hull.ac.uk

Outputs

Coleman, R., Phillips, T., and Coulton, S. (2021) A narrative systematic review exploring identification of alcohol withdrawal in acute general hospital settings. PROSPERO

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

NIHR Clinical Research Network Yorkshire & The Humber

Professor Thomas Phillips is part-funded by the NIHR CRN – Yorkshire & The Humber. As Mental Health Specialty Lead he supports the delivery of clinical and applied health research across the region.

Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol in Scotland

The Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) (Scotland) introduced a minimum unit price of alcohol below which alcohol must not be sold on licensed premises, and this was introduced on 1 May 2018. This evaluation funded by the National Institute for Health Research is led by Professor Alastair Leyland at the University of Glasgow.

Professor Thomas Phillips, Professor of Nursing (Addictions), Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research is collaborating on the evaluation of alcohol-related emergency department attendances.

Output

So V, Millard AD, Katikireddi SV, Forsyth R, Allstaff S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Ford A, Eadie D, Fitzgerald N, Graham L, Hilton S, Ludbrook A, McCartney G, Molaodi. O, Open M, Patterson C, Perry S, Phillips T, Schembri G, Stead M, Wilson J, Yap C, Bond L & Leyland A. Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment. Public Health Res 2021;9(11)

ADAM - Alcohol Dependence and Adherence to Medications

The ADAM study is a randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of medication management with and without contingency management to increase adherence to acamprosate compared to treatment as usual. This research funded by the National Institute for Health Research is led by Professor Colin Drummond at King’s College London.

As co-investigator Professor Thomas Phillips, Professor of Nursing (Addictions), Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research also co-ordinates study recruitment from clinical services representing eight local authorities across Yorkshire and The Humber.

PhD Students affiliated to Alcohol & Drug Research

Lady Gwendoline Akwa

Alcohol and Physical Activity PhD Scholarship: Development of a lifestyle physical activity intervention for women who misuse alcohol

Supervisors: Prof Lesley Smith, Dr Grant Abt, Dr Maureen Twiddy

Commenced: Sept 2019

Buse Apel

Alcohol and Physical Activity PhD Scholarship: Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence

Supervisors: Prof Thomas Phillips, Dr Judith Cohen, and Dr Grant Abt

Commenced: Sept 2019

Saphsa Codling

Alcohol and Physical Activity PhD Scholarship: Elucidating the relationships between physical activity and risk of alcohol-related harm/consumption using social determinants of health in early to mid-adolescence

Supervisors: Prof Lesley Smith, Prof Thomas Phillips and Prof Colin Martin

Commenced: Sept 2019

Rachel Coleman

Study for the Society of Addiction (SSA) PhD Scholarship: Exploring the measurement and management of alcohol withdrawal in the hospital setting

Supervisors: Prof Thomas Phillips and Prof Simon Coulton, University of Kent

Commenced: Sept 2020

Usa Junyaem

Alcohol consumption and drinking behaviour among nursing students.

Supervisors: Prof Thomas Phillips and Dr David Barrett

Commenced: May 2020

Emma Robinson

Research: What helps and hinders access to alcohol treatment? Perspectives from people experiencing homelessness and alcohol dependence and homeless outreach and key workers. Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ClinPsyD)

Supervisors: Dr Nick Hutchinson and Prof Thomas Phillips. Completed 2021.

Nurun Tania

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust & University of Hull Doctoral Scholarship: 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.

Supervisors: Prof Thomas Phillips, ICAHR, Dr Maureen Twiddy, HHTU, and Dr Lynsey Corless, HUTH

Commenced: Jan 2020 (Part-Time)

Roksana Malkowska-Michalak

Better Policing, Safer Communities PhD Scholarship: Understanding the multi-agency sharing of information about violence

Supervisors: Prof Iain Brennan, FACE & Prof Thomas Phillips, ICAHR

Commenced: Sept 2020

Outputs

Dhital, R., Coleman, R., Day, E., Drummond, C., Lingford-Hughes, A., Marsden, J., Phillips, T., Sinclair, J., Strang, J., Weinman, J., Whittlesea, C., Widyaratna, K., and Donoghue, K. (2022) Service Users’ Views and Experiences of Alcohol Relapse Prevention Treatment and Adherence: New Role for Pharmacists? Alcohol and Alcoholism, https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agac011

Apel, B., Cohen, J., Abt. G., & Phillips, T. (2021) The impact of physical activity on the recovery from alcohol dependence: A systematic review. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021232904

B Katikireddi, S. V., Beeston, C., Millard, A., Forsyth, R., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., Eadie, D., Graham, L., Hilton, S., Ludbrook, A., McCartney, G., Phillips, T., Stead, M., Ford, A., Bond, L. and Leyland, A.H. (2019) Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland: a natural experiment protocol. BMJ Open;9:e028482.

Brennan, A., Buykx, P., Pryce, Jones, A., Hill-McManus, D., Stone, T., Ally, A., Gillespie, D., Meier, P., Alston, R., Cairns, D., Millar, T., Donmall, M., Wolstenholme, A., Phillips, T., Elzerbi, C. and Drummond, C. D. (October 2016) An Evidence-Based Model for Estimating Requirements for Specialist Alcohol Treatment Capacity in England - The Specialist Treatment for Alcohol Model (STreAM) Version 1.0. Final report to Department of Health Policy Research Programme PR-R4-0512-12002.

Brennan A, Hill-McManus D, Stone T, Buykx P, Ally A, Pryce RE, Alston R, Jones A, Cairns D, Millar T, Donmall M, Phillips T, Meier P, and Drummond C. (2019) Modeling the Potential Impact of Changing Access Rates to Specialist Treatment for Alcohol Dependence for Local Authorities in England: The Specialist Treatment for Alcohol Model (STreAM). Stud Alcohol Drugs Suppl. Jan;Sup 18:96-109.

Buse Apel, Thomas Phillips, Judith Cohen, Grant Abt. The impact of physical activity on the recovery from alcohol dependence: A systematic review. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021232904

Buykx, P., Alston, R., Stone, T., Jones, A., Drummond, C., Millar, T., Cairns, D., Donmall, M., Phillips, T., McManus, D., Brennan, A. (2015) Using routine administrative data from specialist alcohol treatment services in England to estimate client severity of dependence, complex needs and treatment pathways 41st Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS) in Munich, June 1-5, 2015

Codling, S., Phillips, T. S., Martin, C. R., & Smith, L. (2021, February 27). Association between physical activity and alcohol consumption in early to mid-adolescence (11-17 years).

Coleman, R. Phillips, T. Coulton, S. A narrative systematic review exploring identification of alcohol withdrawal in acute general hospital settings. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021253259

Coulton S. Dale V. Deluca P. Gilvarry E. Godfrey C. Kaner E. McGovern R. Newbury-Birch D. Patton R. Parrott S. Perryman K. Phillips T. Shepherd J. Drummond C. Heather N. (2018). Corrigendum: Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: A randomized evaluation of screening approaches. Alcohol and Alcoholism. [Epub ahead of print].

Coulton S. Alam M.F. Boniface S. Deluca P. Donoghue K. Gilvarry E. Kaner E. Lynch E. Maconochie I. McArdle P. McGovern R. Newbury-Birch D. Patton R. Phillips C.J. Phillips T. Rose H. Russell I. Strang J. Drummond C. (2018). Opportunistic screening for alcohol use problems in adolescents attending emergency departments: an evaluation of screening tools. Journal of Public Health. [Epub ahead of print].

Coulton, S., Dale, V., Deluca, P., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Kaner, E., McGovern, R., Newbury-Birch, D., Patton, R., Parrott, S., Perryman, K., Phillips, T., Shepherd, J., and Drummond, C.D. (2017) Screening for At-Risk Alcohol Consumption in Primary Care: A Randomized Evaluation of Screening Approaches. Alcohol and Alcoholism 52 (3): 312-317.

Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M. F., Boniface, S., Donoghue, K., Gilvarry, E., Kaner, E., Lynch, E., Maconochie, I., McArdle, P., McGovern, R., Newbury-Birch, D., Patton, P., Pellatt-Higgins, T., Phillips, C., Phillips, T., Pockett, R., Russell, I.T., Strang, J. and Drummond., C. (2020) Screening and brief interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments: a research programme including two RCTs. Programme Grants Appl Res; 8(2).

Deluca, P., Coulton. S., Fasihul Alam^,M., Boniface,S., Cohen, D., Donoghue., K., Gilvarry, E., Kaner^,E., Maconochie, I., McArdle, P., McGovern, R., Newbury-Birch, D., Patton., R., Pellat-Higgins, T., Phillips, C., Phillips, T., Pockett, R., Russell, I.T., Strang, J. andDrummond, C. (2021) Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. International Journal of Drug Policy.

Deluca, P., Coulton. S., Fasihul Alam, M., Boniface, S., Cohen, D., Donoghue., K., Gilvarry, E., Kaner, E., Maconochie, I., McArdle, P., McGovern, R., Newbury-Birch, D., Patton., R., Pellat-Higgins, T., Phillips, C., Phillips, T., Pockett, R., Russell, I.T., Strang, J. and Drummond, C. (2021) Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. International Journal of Drug Policy.

Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M.F., Cohen, D., Donoghue, K., Gilvarry, E., Kaner, E., Maconochie, I., McArdle, P., McGovern, R., Newbury-Birch, D., Patton, R., Phillips, C., Phillips, T., Russell, I., Strang, J. & Drummond, C. (2015) Linked randomised controlled trials of face-to-face and electronic brief intervention methods to prevent alcohol related harm in young people aged 14-17 years presenting to Emergency Departments (SIPS junior). BMC Public Health 15:345

Donoghue, K., Rose, H., Boniface, S., Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M.F., Gilvarry, E., Kaner, E., Lynch, E., Maconochie, I., McArdle, P., McGovern, R., Newbury-Birch, D., Patton, P., Phillips, C.J., Phillips, T., Russell, I., Strang, J. and Drummond, C. (2017) Alcohol Consumption, Early-Onset Drinking, and Health-Related Consequences in Adolescents Presenting at Emergency Departments in England. Journal of Adolescent Health 60 (4): 438–446

Donoghue, K., Rose, A., Coulton, S., Coleman, R., Milward, J., Phillips, T., Drummond, C. and Little, H., (2020) Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of mifepristone on cognition and depression in alcohol dependence. Trials (Accepted 5^th September)1

Donoghue K, Patton R, Phillips T, Deluca P, Drummond C. (2014) The Effectiveness of Electronic Screening and Brief Intervention for Reducing Levels of Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research 16(5): e142

Drummond, C., Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Crawford, M., Dale, V., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Heather, N., McGovern, R., Myles, J., Newbury-Birch, D., Oyefeso, A., Parrott, S., Patton, R., Perryman, K., Phillips, T., Shepherd, J., and Kaner, E. (2014) The Effectiveness of Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in Emergency Departments: A Multicentre Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE 9(6): e99463.

Fantini, L. Deluca, P. Drummond, C. Coulton,S. Phillips, T. A systematic review of how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the treatment of alcohol use disorders: a systematic review protocol. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021271898

Luana Fantini, Paolo Deluca, Colin Drummond, Simon Coulton, Thomas Phillips. A systematic review of how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the treatment of alcohol use disorders: a systematic review protocol. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021271898

Mayet, S., Mccaw, I., Hashmani, Z., Drozdova, Z., Gledhill, A., Arshad, S., Shahbaz, S. and Phillips, T. (2021). Patient experience of telemedicine in addictions. BJPsych Open, 7(S1), S269-S270.

Mayet, S., Mccaw, I., Hashmani, Z., Drozdova, Z., Gledhill, A., Arshad, S., Shahbaz, S. and Phillips, T. (2021). Patient experience of telemedicine in addictions. BJPsych Open, 7(S1), S269-S270. doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.717

Newbury-Birch D, Coulton S, Bland M, Cassidy P, Dale V, Deluca P, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner E, McGovern R, Myles J, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Patton R1, Perryman K, Phillips T, Shepherd J, Drummond C. (2014) Alcohol Screening and Brief Interventions for Offenders in the Probation Setting (SIPS Trial): a Pragmatic Multicentre Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Alcohol and Alcoholism Jul 26. pii: agu046

Phillips, T.S. (2016) What is the burden of alcohol related problems on Accident and Emergency Departments in England: An epidemiological analysis of the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) within the AED setting. PhD thesis. King’s College, London

Phillips, T., Coulton, S., & Drummond, C. (2019). Burden of alcohol disorders on emergency department attendances and hospital admissions in England. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 54(5); 516-524

Phillips, T.S., Coulton, S. and Drummond, C. D. (2016) Using Hospital Episode Statistics to identify the burden of alcohol related conditions on Emergency Departments in England. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 40 (S1), 47A

Phillips, T., Huang, C., Roberts, E. & Drummond, C. (2020) Specialist Alcohol Inpatient Treatment Admissions and Non-Specialist Hospital Admissions for Alcohol Withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 10.1093/alcalc/agaa086

Phillips, T., Porter, A., & Sinclair, J. (2020) Clinical competencies for the care of hospitalised patients with alcohol use disorders. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55(4); 395-400.

So, V., Millard, A.D., Katikireddi, S.V., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., Eadie, D., Fitzgerald, N., Ford, A., Forsyth, R., Graham, L., Hilton, S., Ludbrook, A., McCartney, G., Molaodi, O., Open, M., Owens, L., Perry, S., Phillips, T., Stead, M., Yap, C., Bond., L and Leyland., A. (2020) Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Attendances in Scotland: A Natural Experiment Study.

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