
Dr Tom Kingstone
- Title
- Senior Lecturer in Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Location
- DJW 1.76
- Contact me
- Via tel or email
- Phone
- +44 1782 738 217
- t.kingstone@keele.ac.uk
Biography
Biography
Tom graduated from Keele University in 2006 with a dual honours BSc degree in Criminology and Psychology, he then completed an MRes in Social Science Research Methods at Keele. Following several years working in research roles within the public (Office for National Statistics), private, and charity sector, Tom returned to Keele in 2012 to complete an Acorn PhD Studentship. His thesis explored experiences of chronic pain among rural dwelling older adults.
Tom is now a post-doctoral Senior Lecturer in Mental Health and Wellbeing within the School of Medicine. He is a senior member of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty Research Theme and works to deliver a joint research strategy between Keele University and Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Research and scholarship
Research and scholarship
Tom is a social scientist by background and brings a mix of perspectives from psychology, sociology and critical gerontology. His research expertise lies in exploratory qualitative methods and the application of novel techniques (e.g. mobile interviews, ‘go-alongs’, photo-elicitation). He is a strong advocate for patient and public involvement and engagement in research.
His primary research interests cover common mental health problems (distress, anxiety, depression) experienced across the life-course and within under-served groups (e.g. perinatal mental health, anxiety and depression in older adults). He has secured research grants, including as Principal Investigator, from a variety of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) programmes and the Health Foundation.
Tom has also conducted qualitative research as part of larger studies on Severe Mental Illness to better understand treatments and shared decision making.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tom has worked with Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham and others to raise awareness about Long Covid (persistent symptoms following a COVID-19 infection) through research.
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching
- Exploratory research as part of the Research methods in health module HLT-40001.
- Qualitative interviewing as part of Postgraduate Diploma/MSc Rheumatology Nursing module, Haywood Hospital.
- Qualitative research methods for medical students as part of their Student Selected Components (SSCs) to complement the Keele MBChB course.
Training
Director of the STARS programme, an award-winning research training programme delivered at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Co-lead for the ‘Starting Out in Research in Health and Social Care’ short course on FutureLearn. This is a free interactive, 8-week online training course for research novices.
Supervision
Tom has supervised postgraduate students to completion at both MPhil and PhD levels. He is currently supervising PhD and Professional Doctorate students. He has supervised several Keele Medical students on INSPIRE/ASPIRE studentships.
Further information
Further information
Tom holds several additional roles:
- Deputy Chair for the Faculty Research Ethics Committee
- Director of the STARS programme, an award-winning research training programme delivered at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Member of the Regional Advisory Committee for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit programme
- Editorial Board member for Health Expectations journal
Publications
Publications
Journal Articles
- Awan, Hassan; Corp, Nadia; Kingstone, Tom; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.. . 'The social determinants of distress in South Asian men with long-term conditions: a qualitative study'. British Journal of General Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Stevenson, K.; Evans, N.; Campbell, L.; Callaghan, P.; Lench, J.; McDonald, J.; Chew‐Graham, C. A.; Kingstone, T.. 01-12-2024. 'Co‐Producing a Package of Novel Online Resources to Support the Mental Health Needs of People With Persistent Pain: BeeFree'. Musculoskeletal Care. DOI > view in repository >
- Fisher, Tamsin; Chew‐Graham, Carolyn A.; Corp, Nadia; Farooq, Saeed; Kingston, Paul; Read, Ian; Spolander, Gary; Southam, Jane; Stevens, Dean; Warren, Carmel; Kingstone, Tom. 01-10-2024. 'Defining the Role of the Fire and Rescue Service in Mental Health Support for Older Adults: A Qualitative Study'. Health Expectations. DOI > view in repository >
- Farooq, Saeed; Hattle, Miriam; Kingstone, Tom; Ajnakina, Olesya; Dazzan, Paola; Demjaha, Arsime; Murray, Robin M.; Di Forti, Marta; Jones, Peter B; Doody, Gillian A.; Shiers, David; Andrews, Gabrielle; Milner, Abbie; Nettis, Maria Antonietta; Lawrence, Andrew J.; van der Windt, Danielle A.; Riley, Richard D.. 01-09-2024. 'Development and initial evaluation of a clinical prediction model for risk of treatment resistance in first-episode psychosis: Schizophrenia Prediction of Resistance to Treatment (SPIRIT)'. The British Journal of Psychiatry. DOI > view in repository >
- Smyth, Nina; Ridge, Damien; Kingstone, Tom; Gopal, Dipesh P; Alwan, Nisreen; Wright, Alexa; Chaudhry, Ashish; Clark, Sophie; Band, Rebecca; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A. . 'People from ethnic minorities seeking help for Long Covid: a qualitative study.'. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. DOI > view in repository >
- Rickett, Michelle Clare; Kingstone, Tom; Gupta, Veenu; Shiers, David; French, Paul; Lennox, Belinda; Crawford, Mike; Penington, Edward; Hedges, Anna; Ward, Jo; Williams, Ryan; Bateman, Paul; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A. . 'Collaboration across the primary and specialist care interface in Early Intervention in Psychosis services: a qualitative study'. British Journal of General Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Moult, Alice; Knight, Natalie; Medina, Nathan; Babatunde, Opeyemi; Kingstone, Tom; Duffy, Helen; Fryer, Kate; Canvin, Krysia; Swaithes, Laura; Brading, Lucy; Bray, Lucy; Russell, Wanda; Dziedzic, Krysia. . 'An evaluation of a public partnership project between academic institutions and young people with Black African, Asian and Caribbean heritage'. Research Involvement and Engagement. DOI > view in repository >
- Tajuria, Gulshan; Dobel-Ober, David; Bradley, Eleanor; Charnley, Claire; Lambley-Burke, Ruth; Mallen, Christian; Honeyford, Kate; Kingstone, Tom. . 'Evaluating the impact of the supporting the advancement of research skills (STARS) programme on research knowledge, engagement and capacity-building in a health and social care organisation in England'. BMC Medical Education. DOI > view in repository >
- Smith, Holly Christina; Archer, Charlotte; Bailey, James; Chew Graham, Carolyn; Evans, Jonathan; Fisher, Tamsin; Kessler, David; Kingstone, Tom; Procter, Janine; Shivji, Noureen; Silverwood, Victoria; Spruce, Amy; Turner, Katrina; Wu, Pensée; Yu, Dahai; Petersen, Irene. 01-01-2025. 'Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study'. BMJ Mental Health. DOI > view in repository >
- Ridge, Damien T.; Broom, Alex; Alwan, Nisreen A.; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.; Smyth, Nina; Gopal, Dipesh; Kingstone, Tom; Gaszczyk, Patrycia; Begum, Samina. 01-12-2024. 'Medical ambivalence and Long Covid: The disconnects, entanglements, and productivities shaping ethnic minority experiences in the UK'. Social Science & Medicine. DOI > view in repository >
- Gunson, I; Bullock, L; Kingstone, T; Bucknall, M. 22-01-2024. '2005 How do emergency ambulance clinicians decide what to do for older adults who have fallen? An analysis of qualitative survey data'. Age and Ageing. DOI > view in repository >
- Gunson, I; Bullock, L; Kingstone, T; Bucknall, M. 22-01-2024. '2004 How confident are we in decision making? The quantitative analysis of ambulance response to older adult fallers: A pilot survey'. Age and Ageing. DOI > view in repository >
- Nimmons, Danielle; Aker, Narin; Jordan, Kelvin P; Cooper, Claudia; Davies, Nathan; Manthorpe, Jill; Chew‐Graham, Carolyn A; Kingstone, Tom; Petersen, Irene; Walters, Kate. 01-12-2023. 'Clinical effectiveness of treatments for the management of anxiety in community dwelling people living with dementia: a systematic review and meta‐analysis'. Alzheimer's & Dementia. DOI > view in repository >
- Nimmons, Danielle; Aker, Narin; Burnand, Alice; Jordan, Kelvin P.; Cooper, Claudia; Davies, Nathan; Manthorpe, Jill; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.; Kingstone, Tom; Petersen, Irene; Walters, Kate. 01-12-2023. 'Clinical effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for the management of anxiety in community dwelling people living with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis'. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. DOI > view in repository >
- Fisher, Tamsin; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A; Corp, Nadia; Farooq, Saeed; Kingston, Paul; Read, Ian; Southam, Jane; Spolander, Gary; Stevens, Dean; Walchester, Mark; Warren, Carmel; Kingstone, Tom. 28-11-2023. 'The acceptability of the Fire and Rescue Service working with primary care to improve identification of mental health problems in older adults. A mixed-method qualitative study'. BJGP Open. DOI > view in repository >
- Kingstone, Tom; Tabb, Karen M.; Wang, Yuan-Pang. 01-01-2023. 'Editorial: Neurological and clinical aspects of perinatal mental health'. Frontiers in Psychiatry. DOI > view in repository >
- Soundy, Andrew; Lee, Rhonda T; Kingstone, Tom; Singh, Sukhdev; Shah, Pankaj R; Roberts, Lesley. . 'Experiences of healing therapy in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease'. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. DOI > view in repository >
- Ridge, Damien; Bullock, Laurna; Causer, Hilary; Fisher, Tamsin; Hider, Samantha; Kingstone, Tom; Gray, Lauren; Riley, Ruth; Smyth, Nina; Silverwood, Victoria; Spiers, Johanna; Southam, Jane. 01-06-2023. '‘Imposter participants’ in online qualitative research, a new and increasing threat to data integrity?'. Health Expectations. DOI > view in repository >
- Silverwood, Victoria Anne; Bullock, Laurna; Turner, Katrina; Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Kingstone, Tom. 15-12-2022. 'The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review'. Frontiers in Psychiatry. DOI > view in repository >
- Kingstone, Tom; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.; Corp, Nadia. 01-12-2022. 'Interventions to identify and manage depression delivered by ‘nontraditional’ providers to community-dwelling older adults: A realist review'. Health Expectations. DOI > view in repository >
- Smyth, N; Alwan, NA; Band, R; Chaudhry, A; Chew-Graham, CA; Gopal, D; Jackson, M; Kingstone, T; Wright, A; Ridge, D. 03-10-2022. 'Exploring the lived experience of Long Covid in black and minority ethnic groups in the UK: Protocol for qualitative interviews and art-based methods'. PLoS One. DOI > view in repository >
- Tarafdar, SA; Kingstone, T; Campbell, P; Chew-Graham, CA; Hossain, MZ. 30-07-2022. 'From detection to preparing for the end‐of‐life: A qualitative exploration of the South Asian family carers' experiences of the journey with dementia'. Health and Social Care in the Community. DOI > view in repository >
- Poppleton, Aaron; Sanders, Caroline; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A; Kingstone, Tom; Chudyk, Adrian; Dikomitis, Lisa. 01-07-2022. 'Culture, migration, Brexit, and COVID-19: managing the mental health of patients from Central and Eastern Europe'. British Journal of General Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Awan, H; Mughal, F; Kingstone, T; Chew-Graham, C; Corp, N. 01-03-2022. 'Emotional distress, anxiety and depression in South Asians with long-term conditions: a qualitative systematic review'. British Journal of General Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Chew-Graham, C; Mughal, F; Atherton, H; Awan, H; Kingstone, T; Poppleton, A; Silverwood, V. 01-01-2022. 'The impact of remote consultations on brief conversations in general practice'. BJGP Open. DOI > view in repository >
- Stevenson, K; Kingstone, T; Evans, N; Campbell, L; Duffy, H; Lambley-Burke, R; Dziedzic, K. 01-12-2021. 'Working across boundaries to develop innovations to support the mental health needs of patients with persistent neck and back pain'. Physiotherapy. DOI > view in repository >
- Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Kingstone, Tom. 01-10-2021. ''Reluctant pioneer': a qualitative study of doctors' experiences as patients with long COVID (vol 24, pg 833, 2021)'. Health Expectations. DOI > view in repository >
- Kingstone, Tom; Campbell, Paul; Andras, Alina; Nixon, Karen; Mallen, Christian; Dikomitis, Lisa; Helliwell, Toby; Polidano, Kay; Robinson, Michelle; Shepherd, Thomas; Wenning, Brianne. 17-08-2021. 'Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK'. The British Journal of Social Work. DOI > view in repository >
- Nash, Annabel; Kingstone, Tom; Farooq, Saeed; Tunmore, Jessica; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A. 26-02-2021. 'Switching antipsychotics to support the physical health of people with severe mental illness: A qualitative study of healthcare professionals' perspectives'. BMJ Open. DOI > view in repository >
- Taylor, Anna K.; Kingstone, Tom; Briggs, Tracy A.; O'Donnell, Catherine A.; Atherton, Helen; Blane, David N.; Chew‐Graham, Carolyn A.. 01-01-2021. ''Reluctant pioneer': A qualitative study of doctors' experiences as patients with long COVID'. Health Expectations. DOI > view in repository >
- Oh, Soo; Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Silverwood, Victoria; Aksa Shaheen, Sirah; Walsh-House, Jacqualyn; Sumathipala, Athula; Kingstone, Tom. 30-12-2020. 'Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study'. BMJ Open. DOI > view in repository >
- Kingstone, Tom; Taylor, Anna K; O'Donnell, Catherine A; Atherton, Helen; Blane, David N; Chew-Graham, Carolyn. 01-12-2020. 'Finding the 'right' GP: a qualitative study of the experiences of people with long-COVID'. BJGP Open. DOI > view in repository >
- Moult, Alice; Kingstone, Tom; Chew-Graham, Carolyn. 04-05-2020. 'How do older adults understand and manage distress? A qualitative study'. BMC Family Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Silverwood, Victoria; Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Kingstone, Tom. 24-01-2020. 'Maternal six week postnatal check should assess for postnatal anxiety.'. BMJ. DOI > view in repository >
- Silverwood, Victoria; Nash, Annabel; Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Walsh-House, Jacqualyn; Sumathipala, Athula; Bartlam, Bernadette; Kingstone, Tom. 01-11-2019. 'Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study.'. British Journal of General Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Gilbody, S; Nicholls, E; Chew-Graham, CA; Kingstone, T; Bartlam, B; Burroughs, H; Bullock, P; Lovell, K; Ray, M; Bower, P; Waheed, W. 19-01-2019. 'Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation.'. BMC Family Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Moult, Alice; Burroughs, Heather; Kingstone, Tom; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.. 29-11-2018. 'How older adults self-manage distress - does the internet have a role? A qualitative study'. BMC Family Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Mughal, F; Kingstone, T. 01-09-2018. 'Encouraging smoking cessation in Ramadan in primary care'. Addiction. DOI > view in repository >
- Saunders, Benjamin; Sim, Julius; Kingstone, Tom; Baker, Shula; Waterfield, Jackie; Bartlam, Bernadette; Burroughs, Heather; Jinks, Clare. 01-07-2018. 'Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization'. Quality and Quantity. DOI > view in repository >
- Sim, J; Saunders, B; Waterfield, J; Kingstone, T. 27-03-2018. 'The sample size debate: response to Norman Blaikie'. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. DOI > view in repository >
- Sim, J; Saunders, B; Waterfield, J; Kingstone, T. 27-03-2018. 'Can sample size in qualitative research be determined a priori?'. Internatonal Journal of Social Research methodlology. DOI > view in repository >
- Burroughs, Heather; Bartlam, Bernadette; Ray, Mo; Kingstone, Tom; Shepherd, Tom; Ogollah, Reuben; Proctor, Janine; Waheed, Waquas; Bower, Peter; Bullock, Peter; Lovell, Karina; Gilbody, Simon; Bailey, Della; Butler-Whalley, Stephanie; Chew-Graham, Carolyn. 07-03-2018. 'A feasibility study for NOn-Traditional providers to support the management of Elderly People with Anxiety and Depression: The NOTEPAD study Protocol'. Trials. DOI > view in repository >
- Kingstone, Tom; Burroughs, Heather; Bartlam, Bernadette; Ray, Mo; Proctor, Janine; Shepherd, Thomas; Bullock, Peter; Chew-Graham, Carolyn Anne. 12-07-2017. 'Developing a community-based psycho-social intervention with older people and third sector workers for anxiety and depression: a qualitative study.'. BMC Family Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Chew-Graham, Carolyn A; Heyland, Simon; Kingstone, Tom; Shepherd, Tom; Buszewicz, Marta; Burroughs, Heather; Sumathipala, Athula. 01-03-2017. 'Medically unexplained symptoms: continuing challenges for primary care'. British Journal of General Practice. DOI > view in repository >
- Soundy, Andrew; Lee, Rhonda T.; Kingstone, Tom; Singh, Sukhdev; Shah, Pankaj R.; Edwards, Sandy; Roberts, Lesley. 01-12-2015. 'Erratum to: Experiences of healing therapy in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease'. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. DOI > view in repository >
- Blagden, Sarah; Kingstone, Thomas; Soundy, Andrew; Lee, Rhonda; Singh, Sukhdev; Roberts, Lesley. 01-01-2015. 'A Comparative Study of Quality of Life in Persons With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease'. Gastroenterology Nursing. DOI > view in repository >
- Farooq, Saeed; Hattle, Miriam; Dazzan, Paola; Kingstone, Tom; Ajnakina, Olesya; Shiers, David; Nettis, Maria Antonietta; Lawrence, Andrew; Riley, Richard D.; Van Der Windt, Danielle. . 'Study protocol for the development and internal validation of SPIRIT (Schizophrenia Prediction of Resistance to Treatment): A clinical tool for predicting risk of treatment resistance to anti-psychotics in First Episode Schizophrenia'. BMJ Open. DOI > view in repository >
- Silverwood, Victoria; Bullock, Laurna; Jordan, Joanne; Turner, Katrina; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.; Kingstone, Tom; Dawson, Shoba. . 'Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews'. BJGP Open. DOI > view in repository >
- Kingstone, Tom; Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Bartlam, Bernadette. . 'Aging well with chronic pain in rural areas: an ecologically informed study'. Housing and Society. DOI > view in repository >
- Lee, R.T.; Kingstone, T.; Roberts, L.; Edwards, S.; Soundy, A.; Shah, P.R.; Haque, M.S.; Singh, S.. 29-11-2016. 'A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of healing therapy in a gastroenterology outpatient setting'. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. DOI > view in repository >
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Digital Artefact
- Kingstone, Tom; Dikomitis, Lisa. 19-08-2021. 'The pandemic transformed how social work was delivered – and these changes could be here to stay'. . view in repository >
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Other
- Farooq, Saeed; Hattle, Miriam; Dazzan, Paola; Kingstone, Tom; Ajnakina, Olesya; Shiers, David; Antonietta Nettis, Maria; Lawrence, Andrew; Riley, Richard D.; van der Windt, Danielle A.. 15-02-2022. 'Study protocol for the development and internal validation of SPIRIT (Schizophrenia Prediction of Resistance to Treatment): A clinical tool for predicting risk of treatment resistance to anti-psychotics in First Episode Schizophrenia'. . DOI > view in repository >
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Presentation / Conferences
- Fisher, Tamsin; Archer, Charlotte; Bailey, James; Evans, Jonathan; Kessler, David Samuel; Kingstone, Tom; Petersen, Irene; Proctor, Janine; Shivji, Noreen; Spruce, Amy; Silverwood, Victoria; Smith, Holly; Turner, Katrina; Wu, Pensee; Yu, Dahai; Chew-Graham, Carolyn. . 'Could primary care records be used to identify women at risk of perinatal anxiety? A mixed-methods study.'. . DOI > view in repository >
- Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Rickett, Michelle; Kingstone, Tom; Gupta, Veenu; Shiers, David; French, Paul; Lennox, Belinda; Crawford, Mike; Penington, Ed; Hedges, Anna; Ward, Jo. . 'Supporting people in Early Intervention in Psychosis services: the role of primary care.'. . DOI > view in repository >
- Silverwood, Victoria; Fisher, Tamsin; Proctor, Janine; Kingstone, Tom; Turner, Katrina; Shivji, Noreen; Chew-Graham, Carolyn. . 'How can we improve support for women with perinatal anxiety in primary care? A qualitative study.'. . DOI > view in repository >
- Campbell, L.; Callaghan, P.; Chew-Graham, C. A.; Dziedzic, K.; Evans, N.; Kingstone, T.; Group, L.; Stevenson, K.. 01-06-2023. 'OP0009-PARE CREATIVITY AND CO-PRODUCTION TO SUPPORT PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH'. . DOI > view in repository >
- Rickett, Michelle; Kingstone, Tom; Gupta, Veenu; Shiers, David; French, Paul; Lennox, Belinda; Chew-Graham, Carolyn. . 'Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives of Early Intervention in Psychosis Services: A Qualitative Study'. . DOI > view in repository >
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Report
- Burroughs, Heather; Bartlam, Bernadette; Bullock, Peter; Lovell, Karina; Ogollah, Reuben; Ray, Mo; Bower, Peter; Waheed, Waquas; Gilbody, Simon; Kingstone, Tom; Nicholls, Elaine; Chew-Graham, Carolyn. 30-07-2019. 'Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study'. . DOI > view in repository >
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