Phill is post-doc clinical academic physiotherapist, with expertise in early identification and early intervention in childhood-onset disability. His research interests broadly include child neurodisability, family-centred care and parent carer wellbeing - explored using participatory qualitative methods through an applied health sociological lens.
He is currently undertaking a process evaluation study within the CHildren’s Early Self-care Support (CHESS) study for children with neurodisability, a cluster randomised controlled trial: Investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the CHESS intervention. This is a large UK collaborative trial funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme (project number NIHR156487).
- Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
- What Are the Important Health and Well‐Being Outcome Dimensions for Parent Carers of Disabled Children? A Qualitative Study, McGlinchey, C., Harniess, P., Borek, A., Garrood, A., McDonald, A., Boyle, F., Logan, S., Morris, C. 1 Aug 2025, In: Health Expectations
- PhD
- Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy AFHEA
- MSc, Neurorehabilitation (distinction)
- BSc, Physiotherapy
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