Biography

Prior to joining the University, Tom worked in mental health services in the NHS as a practitioner and manager both in the hospital and the community, managing clinical services as well as research and development activities within the NHS environment.  During the last 5 years of his NHS career, Tom contributed to the collective responsibility for governance of an NHS trust as a member of the trust board in the delivery of care within challenging financial constraints.

Tom sees learning as a life-long process which is reflected by his record of post-registration and post-graduate education.  He is interested in the use of clinical information to inform health and health care, and participates in a number of collaborative research projects with academic and NHS partners.