| Activity | Born: 10th July 1938
Place of Birth: Aberdeen
Education and Qualifications:
University of Aberdeen, 1956-1961.
Graduated M.A. With second class honours in Psychology. Other degree passes were Spanish (Ordinary and Advanced), Italian, Moral Philosophy and Zoology.
University of Edinburgh, 1961-1963.
Diploma in Clinical Psychology.
University of Edinburgh, 1966-1968.
Graduated Ph.D. for a thesis entitled "Personality Factors Involved In Suicidal Behaviour".
Professional Career:
South East (Scotland) Regional Hospital Board, 1961-1963.
Probationer Clinical Psychologist on in-service training scheme run in conjunction with Diploma in Clinical Psychology course.
North East(Scotland) Regional Hospital Board, 1963-1965.
Basic Grade Clinical Psychologist at Kingseat and Ladysbridge Hospitals.
Medical Research Council Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry (University of Edinburgh), 1965-1971.
Varied research activities in which studies of attempted suicide, personality and the pursuit of methodological problems were prominent.
Board of Management for West Lothian (Bangour) Hospitals, 1971-1980.
Principal Clinical Psychologist with remit "to formulate and organise a Department of Psychology and to conduct operational research".
Lothian Health Board, 1980-1986.
Area Co-ordinator of Clinical Psychology Services; responsible for the co-ordination of all clinical psychology services (the work of some three dozen individuals) in Lothian.
Lothian Health Board, 1986-1992(March 31st).
Area Clinical Psychologist with responsibility for managing and controlling clinical psychology services in Lothian. This change in title and scope of responsibility followed the introduction of general management in Lothian Health Board.
Scottish Office Home and Health Department; Chief Scientist Office,
1 August 1992 - 27 May 1993.
Locum, part-time Research Manager (Senior Principal Scientific Officer grade) serving as the Professional Secretary to the CSO Disability Research Committee, providing guidance to potential grant applicants, liaising with SOHHD colleagues and external experts and undertaking other tasks within the Chief Scientist Office.
Lothian Health Board; Edinburgh Priority Services Unit, Vehicles for the disabled
Centre, 1 February - 4 April 1994.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist on a short-term contract to conduct a pilot study into measuring satisfaction with provision of wheelchairs and to prepare a report for the National Services Division of the Common Services Agency of the NHS in Scotland.
Scottish Office Home and Health Department, Chief Scientist Office,
25 July 1994 -28 February 1999.
Locum, part-time Research Manager (Senior Principal Scientific Officer grade) serving as the Professional Secretary to the CSO Disability and Continuing Healthcare Research Committee, the lead officer for the CSO Mental Health Research Initiative, giving guidance to potential grant applicants, liaising with SOHHD colleagues and with external experts and undertaking other tasks within the Chief Scientist Office.
Lothian Health Board; East & Midlothian NHS Trust.
1 February - 31 March 1996.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist on a short term contract to analyse data on the current clinical use of the Revised Elderly Persons Disability Scale (REPDS) and provide a report on its potential as a Trust-wide audit and care planning instrument.
Lothian Health Board; Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust.
11 January - 31 March 2000.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist on a short term contract to conduct a study of the needs of disabled children (and their parents) referred to the Trust's Wheelchair/Seating Service.
Lothian Health Board; Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust.
1 April--30 April 2000
Statistical and psychometric consultancy for the project, Validation of a mobility index for use in disability assessments.
Lothian Health Board; Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust.
5 August-10 October 2003
Consultant Clinical Psychologist on a short term contract to lead an audit of the Scottish Driving Assessment Unit based at the Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh. T
Other professional activities including BPS:
Australian National Health and Medical Council.
Member of Panel of Assessors, 1978-1992.
British Psychological Society.
Member since 1963, elected Fellow of the Society in 1984.
Member of various committees within the Society at Scottish and UK level.
Scottish Health Service Planning Council.
Member of National Consultative Committee of Scientists in Professions Allied to Medicine, 1974-1977 and 1979-1985.
Member of Clinical Psychology Sub-committee of above Committee, 1974-1977 and 1979-1987.
Chairman of Sub-Committee 1981-1985.
Scottish Home and Health Department.
Member of National Panel of Assessors for Top Grade Scientific Posts, 1980-1992.
State Hospital, Carstairs.
Member of Management Committee, 1980-1992.
World Health Organisation (Europe), Benevento, Italy; October, 1985.
Temporary Advisor and member of a Working Group on "Psycho-social aspects after myocardial infarction and bypass surgery: quality of life".
Academic appointments:
University of Edinburgh (Department of Psychiatry).
Honorary Lecturer, 1967-1980. Honorary Senior Lecturer, 1980-1992.
Other Academic Activity
External examiner for Ph.D.degrees at the Universities of Bradford (1975) and Cork (1986).
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre.
Sources: Alistair Philip's CV. |