Dr Tom Allport
Current positions
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
The 'Find your village' network: Programme Development Grant preparation
Principal Investigator
Description
This research aims to enable and support marginalised children and families with migrational heritage to thrive. We believe answers to the above inequalities can be found in the…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/03/2024 to 18/05/2025
Advocacy for children and families in Barton Hill, Bristol
Principal Investigator
Description
Community leaders can help communities meet needs that statutory or official processes (‘the system’) do not. By working collaboratively with authorities and community organisations, community leaders can bring their…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/12/2023 to 05/03/2025
Improving maternity care through local community groups
Principal Investigator
Description
Trust and relationships can act as an essential currency to enable the development of and funding for community groups. Strong interpersonal relationships within and across organisations promote safety and trust,…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/06/2023 to 10/03/2025
What does nature mean to me?
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Combining art and nature this project aims to co-produce understandings of the importance of nature for primary aged children in two areas of Bristol following the impact of lockdowns on…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/06/2022 to 31/10/2022
'Green Social Prescribing' project to provide activities for children, young people and families from diverse backgrounds in Inner City and East Bristol.
Principal Investigator
Description
Barton Hill Activity Club and Bristol Somali Resource Centre, in collaboration with local NHS services and a range of nature-based practitioners.
Funded by BNSSG CCG Green Social Prescribing as one of…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/11/2021 to 31/10/2022
Publications
Recent publications
01/01/2025‘At the heart of the community’
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
Multi-species encounters in the city
Children’s Geographies
Improving maternity care by commissioning through local community groups and organisations
Improving maternity care by commissioning through local community groups and organisations
Leadership, advocacy and activism for children and families in Barton Hill, Bristol
Leadership, advocacy and activism for children and families in Barton Hill, Bristol
Developmental referrals of pre-school children in a diverse community in England: The importance of parental migration for referral rates
Child: Care, Health and Development
Thesis
Outcome from amputation after critical care for meningococcal septicaemia in childhood
Supervisors
Award date
11/03/2014
Related people
Dr Simon Collin
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan
Honorary Professor
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Professor Debbie Watson
Professor In Child and Family Welfare
School for Policy Studies
Dr Caragh Wells
Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies
Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Professor Sabi Redwood
Professor of Social Science Applied to Health and Care
Bristol Medical School (PHS)