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Research interests
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).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, UCL, IOE Faculty of Education and Society
2018 → 2023
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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. J., Garrood, A., McDonald, A., Boyle, F., Logan, S. & Morris, C., 1 Aug 2025, In: Health Expectations. 28, 4, 10 p., e70358.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Calibrating expertise: Situated learning in family-centred early intervention for childhood-onset disability
Harniess, P., Basu, A. P., Gibbs, D. & Bezemer, J., 1 Apr 2026, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 57, p. 1-14 14 p., 100991.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interventions supporting the empowerment of parent carers of children with neurodisability and other long-term health conditions: A scoping review
Reeder, J., Rogers, M., Harniess, P., Shamsaddin, F., McGlinchey, C., Smith, J. R., Kendall, S. & Morris, C., 1 Apr 2026, In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 68, 4, p. 489-500 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Selecting meaningful functional outcomes and measures: a persistent dilemma in child health trials
Harniess, P., McAnuff, J. & Kolehmainen, N., 9 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adapting a Participatory Group Programme for Caregivers of Children with Complex Neurodisability from Low-, Middle-Income Countries to a High-Income Setting: Moving from “Baby Ubuntu” to “Encompass”
Prest, K., Barnicot, K., Hurt, C., Badenhorst, F., Borek, A., Whyte, M., Harniess, P., Jannath, A., Lassman, R., Morris, C., Osbourne, R., Smythe, T., Tann, C. J., Thomas, K., Wilson, E., Harden, A. & Heys, M., 18 Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22, 7, 26 p., 1144.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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