Dr Frank Phillips : Gastroenterology , General (internal) medicine

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Dr Frank Phillips

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Overview

Specialises in

Endoscopy

Inflammatory bowel disease

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am a tertiary centre Consultant Gastroenterologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, holding a unique position that spans both the clinical nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist teams. I also have a wide-ranging general gastroenterology practice. Keeping abreast of the latest research here has allowed me to introduce novel medical treatments for common gastrointestinal disorders including acid reflux and diarrhoea. I perform high-quality diagnostic endoscopy and polyp removals with excellent key performance indices and patient comfort scores, utilising water-assisted insertion techniques for colonoscopy.

My training and clinical experience is both comprehensive and of the highest quality. I have degrees in both Biochemistry, University of Bristol, and Medicine & Surgery, St Georges, University of London, achieving a Distinction in Medical Sciences. General medical training was enhanced with rotations at the Royal Marsden, Royal Brompton and Royal London Hospitals. Specialist gastroenterology training has been enhanced with fellowships in clinical nutrition and IBD at the world-renowned centres of St Marks Hospital, London, and Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, followed by an advanced endoscopy fellowship at Nottingham University Hospitals.

I have led and delivered important translational research on the safety of endoscopy in the COVID era and oversee NUH's involvement in an important national audit of endoscopy quality. I have many first author publications and have given oral presentations of my research in Europe and the USA, winning a British Society of Gastroenterology Research Prize in the process. I continue to be involved in training of colleagues and junior doctors at all levels.

Areas of interest

Colonoscopy; gastroscopy; flexible sigmoidoscopy; gastro oesophageal reflux; GORD; Barrett's oesophagus; dyspepsia; anaemia; malabsorption; gastritis; malabsorption; weight loss, coeliac disease; inflammatory bowel disease; IBD; Crohn's disease; colitis; irritable bowel syndrome; IBS; bile acid malabsorption; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; SIBO; diarrhoea; constipation; abdominal pain; bloating

Medical secretaries

Ellie Parish
Spire Nottingham Hospital Tollerton Lane Tollerton Nottingham NG12 4GA
0115 937 7687
Eleanor.Parish@spireheathcare.com

Jodie Ball
Woodthorpe Hospital 748 Mansfield Road Woodthorpe Nottingham NG5 3FZ
0115 684 8929
jodie.ball@ramsayhealth.co.uk

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Gastroenterologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Subspecialty expertise in clinical nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease

Research interests

Quality and Safety in Endoscopy
Inflammatory bowel disease
Clinical nutrition

Personal interests

Humanitarian and environmental causes
Mountain trekking and cycling

Awards received

MBBS Distinction in Medical Sciences
British Society of Gastroenterology Research Prize

Publications

1. Bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies. Endoscopy International Open 2023.
2. Air filtration mitigates aerosol levels both during and after endoscopy procedures. DEN Open 2023.
3. Post-inflammatory polyps burden as a prognostic marker of disease-outcome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns & Colitis 2022.
4. Aerosol and droplet generation in upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: whole procedure and event-based analysis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2022.
5. Orofacial granulomatosis in Crohn’s disease: an ECCO CONFER multicentre case series. Journal Crohn’s & Colitis 2021.
6. Extranodal lymphoma in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: an ECCO CONFER multicentre case series. Journal Crohn’s & Colitis 2021.
7. Letter: risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes associated with inflammatory bowel disease medications - reassuring insights from the United Kingdom PREPARE-IBD multicentre cohort study. Aliment Pharma Thera. 2021.
8. Assessment, endoscopy, and treatment in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis during the COVID-19 pandemic (PROTECT-ASUC): a multicentre, observational, case-control study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021.
9. The impact of reader fatigue on the accuracy of capsule endoscopy interpretation. Dig Liver Dis 2021.
10. Inflammatory cutaneous lesions in inflammatory bowel disease treated with Vedolizumab or Ustekinumab: an ECCO CONFER multicentre case series. Journal of Crohn’s & Colitis 2020.
11. Video capsule endoscopy: pushing the boundaries with software technology. Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2021.
12. Profile of tofacitinib in the treatment of ulcerative colitis: an evidence-based review of recent data. Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2019.
13. Review article: Novel oral-targeted therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Aliment Pharma & Therap 2018.
14. Gastrointestinal bleeding in Surgical Intensive Care Medicine Third Edition, Ed O’Donnell, Ed Nacul FE. TM Springer 2016; 555-569
15. Bile acid malabsorption is a very common cause of diarrhoea in patients treated for cancer following different types of therapies. Colorectal Diseases 2015.

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) St George's, University of London 2009
Bachelor of Science (BSc) University of Bristol 2004
Member of Royal College of Physicians RCP London 2014

Additional training

Fellowship in Advanced Clinical Nutrition St Mark's Hospital, London, and Addebrooke's Hospital, Cambridge 2018
Fellowship in Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease St Mark's Hospital, London 2019
Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham 2020

GMC registration

Reference number 7040446

Details of entry to specialist register

GMC Specialist Register for Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine , 2019

Affiliations / memberships

British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Spire Nottingham Hospital
Friday
13:00 - 16:00
0115 937 7687

Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham
Monday
08:30 - 12:30
0115 920 9209

Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham
Thursday
14:00 - 16:00
0115 920 9209

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Endoscopy units at Spire Nottingham Hospital or Woodthorpe Hospital Nottingham

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (5-50)

Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Nottingham Woodthorpe Hospital (5-50)
X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (5-50)

Ramsay Nottingham Woodthorpe Hospital (1-5) Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5)
G8082
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Ramsay Nottingham Woodthorpe Hospital (1-5) Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5)
H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (1-5)

Ramsay Nottingham Woodthorpe Hospital (1-5)

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