Professor Scott Wilkes

PhD students as Director of Studies:

• David Townshend: Surgical management of end-stage ankle arthritis. 2024–2025
• Mia Holley: Consequences of over-diagnosing hypothyroidism in an ageing UK population (CODHA UK): a national primary care database study. 2021–2024
• Andrew Sturrock: The role of the pharmacist in the health promotion of oral health and the interprofessional prevention of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). 2019–2020
• Greg Robertson: The Epidemiology, Management and Outcome of Acute Fractures in Team Sports. 2017–2019
• Paula Bradley: Primary Care Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Risk Assessment Tool (HANdCART). 2017–2021
• Reza Mofidi: Data Mining and Associated Analytical Tools as Decision Aids for Healthcare practitioners. 2016–17
• Gemma Donovan: A Text message Intervention to support MEdicines adherence mobiLised through community pharmacY (TIMELY). 2016–21
• Heather Garthwaite: MONitoring first-cycle ovulation Induction for clomifene ciTrate with serum mid-luteal prOgesteRone versus UltraSound (MONITOR US). 2016–23
• Ajay Malviya: Hip arthroscopy and its evolving role in the management of femoroacetabular impingement. 2015–2016

PhD students as co-supervisor:

• Yitka Graham: An exploration of patient experiences of Bariatric Surgery. 2013–16

Master's student supervision:

• Eustina Limula: NHS England Education NENC WTE GP ITP. 2024–26
• Chinonso Akwazie: Health Education England GP ITP. 2023–25
• Charles Limula: Health Education England GP ITP. 2022–24
• Abdullah Aliyan: Health Education England GP ITP. 2021–23
• Elizabeth Thomas: Health Education England GP ITP. 2019–21
• Hasan Basri: Health Education England ITP. 2018–20
• Catherine Evans: Professional determinants of successful obesity management in primary care. Health Education England ITP. 2017–19
• Shwetha Tonnachinnakuppe: Ethnic influences on childhood obesity. Health Education England ITP. 2016–2018
• Tahmina Rokib: Pharmacist Led cAre in General practicE (PLAGE) Pharmacy Research UK Level 2 Training bursary. 2016–17
• Alan Green: “Is AKI in the community managed optimally?”
  Funder: Health Education Foundation bursary. 2016–17
• Andrew Sturrock: Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaw. 2016–17
• Catherine Porter: Exploring the lived experience of Kleinfelter’s Syndrome. Integrated Academic Training Programme (GP). 2015–17
• Kimberley Stewart: Attitudes and perceptions of patients and professionals to anticoagulation: warfarin versus NOACs. Funder: Pharmacy Research UK Training Bursary. 2016–18
  
  

• How new technologies are embedded in the clinical consultations
• Infertility management in general practice
• Hypothyroidism and thyroid control in general practice
• Multi-method evaluations of interventions in general practice

My research interests centre on embedding new technologies in the clinical consultation. My PhD awarded in 2008 was entitled ‘Evaluation of open access hysterosalpingography in the initial management of infertility in primary care’. My work includes the management of infertility in primary care, fertility preservation for cancer survivors and cancer diagnosis in primary care. Current projects include the primary care management of thyroid disease, stroke rehabilitation, and peripheral arterial disease diagnostics. My research experience includes the use of multiple research methods in health care evaluation including cluster randomised controlled trials, focus groups, and in-depth interviews.

Recent projects/current work:

• Optimum therapy for those with Atrial Fibrillation aFtEr Completing miTral valve repair surgery – The AFFECT trial
  Enoch Akowuah, Rebecca Maier, Bilal Kirmani, James Wason, LAura Ternent, Helen Mossop, Laura Green, Gregory Lip, Julie Sanders, Scott Wilkes, Gavin Murphy, Sarah Murray

• Cancer Patients Needs Assessment in Primary Care (CANAssess 2) 
  Investigators: Miriam Johnson, Joseph Clark, Alexandra Wright-Hughes, Robbie Foy, Terry McCormack, Jon Dickson, Scott Wilkes, David Meads, David Currow & John Blenkinsopp

Date: July 2019–May 2024
Funding: Yorkshire Cancer Research £1,398,435

• Immediate oral, immediate topical or delayed oral antibiotics for Acute otitis media with discharge (the runny ear study: REST)
  Investigators: Alsatair Hay, Michael Moore, Brendan Delaney, Anne Schilder, Scott Wilkes, Vibhore Prasad, Richard Morris, Christie Cabral, Jeremy Horwood, Harriet Downing, Sarah Gallagher, Vasa Curcin, Andy Lovering, Sian Noble & Paul Little

• Text message Intervention to support MEdicines adherence mobiLised through community pharmacY (TIMELY)
  

Investigators: Gemma Donovan, Jonathan Ling, Felicity Smith, Scott Wilkes
Date: 1 September 2016–31 August 2021
Funding: NIHR DRF £281,164

• Attitudes, perceptions and behaviours associated with Hospital Admission Avoidance in the Frail and Elderly (HAAFE)
  Investigators: Scott Wilkes, Rosie Dew
  Date: 1 October 2016–31 July 2017
  Funding: Northumberland CCG, Research Capacity Funding. £20,607
  
  

• Variation in service funding and delivery for disabled children and young people in times of austerity: A Europe-wide patient and professional survey
  Investigators: Scott Wilkes, Rosie Dew, Karen Horridge
  Date: 1 January 2017–30 April 2017
  Funding: European Academy of Childhood Disability £6,720
  
  

• Clinical and genetic determinants of THyRoid control IN general practicE (CATHRINE)
  Investigators: Scott Wilkes, Onyebuchi E Okosieme, Salman Razvi, Simon H Pearce, Vinay S. Eligar, Peter N Taylor, Colin M Dayan, Heather J. Cordell, Rosaleen J. Anderson, Gemma Donovan, Kathryn King, Graham Leese, Janis Hickey, Rosie Dew
  Date: 13 May 2015–12 November 2016 
  Funding: AMCo Ltd £108,914
  
  

• Exploring Multidisciplinary Use of unLicenSed medicines In primary and secONdary care (EMULSION)
  Investigators: Gemma Donovan, Lindsay Parkin, Lyn Brierley-Jones, Scott Wilkes
  Date: 1 January 2015–31 December 2015 
  Funding: PRUK/UKCPA £50,000
  
  

• The National Trial of Tonsillectomy IN Adults (NATTINA): a clinical and cost effectiveness study 
  Investigators: Janet Wilson, Musheer Hussain, Catherine Haighton, Hisham Mehanna, James O'Hara, Christopher Raine, Nick Steen, Frank Sullivan, Luke Vale, Nikki Rousseau, Sean Carrie, Kim Ah-See, Andrew Coatesworth, Scott Wilkes, David Crampsey
  Date: 1 April 2014–31 July 2019
  Funding: NIHR HTA  £1,678,739
  
  

• Innovative phtoplesythmography technology for rapid non-invasive assessment of peripheral arterial disease in primary care
  Investigators: Allen, J., Sims, A., Stansby, G., Wilkes, S., Wilson, L., Lecouturier, J., Vale, L.
  Date: 1 August 2014–31 July 2017
  Funding: NIHR i4i Challenge Awards £1,226,008
  
  

• Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS)
  Investigators: Rodgers, H., Aird, L., Andole, S., Dawson, J., Eyre, J., Finch, T., Ford, G., Hogg, S., Howel, D., Hughes, N., Krebs, H., Price, C., Rochester, L., Shaw, L., Turner, D., Ternent, L., Vale, L., Warburton, E,. Wilkes, S.
  Date: 1 January 2014–30 September 2018
  Funding: NIHR HTA  £3,094,000
  
  

• Study of Optimal Replacement of thyroxine in ElDerly (SORTED)
  Investigators: Salman Razvi, Scott Wilkes, Simon Pearce, Vicky Ryan, Tim Rapley, Lorna Ingoe 
  Date: April 2012–Oct 2013
  Funding: NIHR Research for Patient Benefit scheme £143,160
  
  

• Randomised trial of response to an invitation to Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) versus repeat Invitation or cervical screening in persistent Non-rEsponders (SHINE)
  Investigators: Louise Cadman, Scott Wilkes, Diana Mansour, Janet Austin, Anne Szarewski
  Date: 2012–13
  Funding: Cancer Research UK £95,000

• Infertility management in primary care
• Management of hypothyroidism in general practice
• Multi-method researcher: both qualitative and quantitative research method expertise
• Theories underpinning the embedding of new technologies in clinical consultations including Normalisation Process Theory

• Governor, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 2023–ongoing.
• Governor, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust: 2021–ongoing.
• National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) In-practice Fellowship. Panel member. 2023–ongoing
• Chair, National Institute for Health Research, RfPB Committee, Yorkshire and North East, 2016–2017
• Primary Care Specialty Group Lead, Clinical Research Network:  North East and North Cumbria, 2013–2018
• Non-Executive Director, Academic Health Science Network:  North East and North Cumbria, 2014–2017
• Member, Society for Academic Primary Care Member, 2003–ongoing
• Associate Editor, Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 2010–2015
• NIHR Senior Leaders forum, Ashridge Business School, Berkhampsted, 2012–2014
• Chair, National Institute for Health Committe, RfPB Committee, North East, 2012–2016
• RCGP Research Paper of the year award; panel reviewer, 2012–2014
• GP Clinical Lead for R&D, North of England Commissioning Support Unit, 2013–2016
• BMJ Masterclass; Infertility management in Primary Care (six venues throughout the UK), 2013–2014
• Primary Care Exec Lead, Comprehensive Local Research Network, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, 2008–2013
• Clinical Lead, Primary Care Research Network, Northern and Yorkshire, 2010–2013