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Dr Kate Hallsworth

Consultant AHP / NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award holder

  • Address: 4th Floor William Leech Building
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    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne
    NE2 4HH
    UK
Background

I am a Consultant Allied Health Professional (AHP)/Clinical Academic Physiotherapist and NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Awardee (SCPRA) within the Liver Unit at the Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NuTH), UK. I completed my PhD at Â鶹´«Ã½ on ‘Physical activity and exercise in MASLD’ and have published world-leading research in the field of lifestyle management for patients with long-term conditions. More recently, my research has looked at why lifestyle interventions are not being optimised in clinical practice and what tools are necessary to aid healthcare professionals to support patients to make lifestyle changes. I led the development of an evidence-based MASLD-specific digital intervention which was co-designed with patients and has been piloted within the NHS in Â鶹´«Ã½.


Clinically, I led the development and implementation of an innovative AHP-led structured group education programme for patients with MASLD within one of the largest MASLD services in the UK. I co-led an Active Hospitals Pilot which aimed to embed physical activity in care pathways across NuTH and am leading work to support patients with long-term conditions to self-manage their health using non-pharmacological interventions.


I am part of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Nurse and AHP Taskforce and the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) AHP Committee. I was part of international groups writing EASL MASLD Patient Guidelines, and position statements from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) on physical activity and exercise in MASLD. In 2021, I was awarded the prestigious EASL Rising Star Award for my work which focuses on putting people with, or at risk of, liver disease at the heart of my practice.


Qualifications

  • PhD - Â鶹´«Ã½ (UK)
  • BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy - Northumbria University (UK)
  • ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist

Memberships

  • Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
  • Health Professions Council
  • European Association for the Study of the Liver
  • British Association for the Study of the Liver

Honours and Awards

  • NIHR/HEE CAT Clinical Lecturship 2015-2020
  • NIHR DSE Award 2020-2022
  • NHSE/HEE Population Health Management Fellowship 2023-2024
  • NIHR SCPRA Fellowship 2024-2029
  • EASL Rising Star Award 2021
  • NuTH Celebrating Excellence Award 2024 for the Active Hospitals Pilot


Informal Interests

Running, skiing/snowboarding, netball... playing/watching any sport! 

Research

My research focuses on the use of non-pharmacological interventions in the management of long-term conditions.


I am currently an NIHR SCPRA Fellow and the NIHR Â鶹´«Ã½ BRC PPIE Lead for the 'Liver, lifestyle and mulitmorbidity' theme.



Teaching
I currently teach on Â鶹´«Ã½'s MRes - "Exercise in Health and Disease"
Publications

  • Articles

    • Crame T, Howarth R, Johnstone E, Smith H, McPherson S, Hallsworth K. . Frontline Gastroenterology 2025, epub ahead of print.
    • Stefanetti RJ, Charman SJ, Newman J, Hallsworth K, Blain AP, Ng YS, Gorman GS. . Brain Communications 2025, 7(5), fcaf342.
    • Avery L, Smith H, Livingston R, McPherson S, Innerd A, Hallsworth K. . BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2025, 12, e001771.
    • Smith H, Livingston R, Ashley K, Cooper M, McPherson S, Innerd A, Hallsworth K, Avery L. . JHEP Reports 2025, 7(10), 101507.
    • Orange ST, Brown MC, Hallsworth K, Malcomson FC, Corfe B, Tweedie C, Cresti N, Cain H, Court P, Willson C, Ross K, Mathers JC, Saxton JM, Sharp L, Smith SG. . NIHR Open Research 2025, 5(3).
    • Charman SJ, Blain AP, Okwose NC, Fuller AS, Alyahya AI, Hallsworth K, Eggett C, Luke P, Bailey K, MacGowan GA, Jakovljevic DG. . International Journal of Sports Medicine 2024, 45(02), 149-154.
    • Hallsworth K, McCain MV, Fallen-Bailey R, Brown MC, Orange ST, Reeves HL. . BMJ Open 2024, 14(6), e082155.
    • Fong M, Kaner E, Rowland M, Graham HE, McEvoy L, Hallsworth K, Cucato G, Gibney C, Nedkova M, Prentis J, Madigan CD. . PLoS ONE 2023, 18(7), e0286757.
    • McPherson S, Jarvis H, McGonigle J, Bedlington J, Dean J, Hallsworth K, Hanon E, Liddle T, Luvai A, Mansour D, Patel P, Renwick L, Teare D, Tanney C, Anstee Q. . BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2023, 10(1), e001092.
    • Karsdal MA, Hallsworth K, Scragg J, Leeming DJ, Villesen IF, Avery L, Haigh L, Govaere O, Wichmann S, Taylor G, Cassidy S, McPherson S, Anstee QM. . Hepatology Communications 2023, 7(10), e0254.
    • Parker R, Allison M, Anderson S, Aspinall R, Bardell S, Bains V, Buchanan R, Corless L, Davidson I, Dundas P, Fernandez J, Forrest E, Forster E, Freshwater D, Gailer R, Goldin R, Hebditch V, Hood S, Jones A, Lavers V, Lindsay D, Maurice J, McDonagh J, Morgan S, Nurun T, Oldroyd C, Oxley E, Pannifex S, Parsons G, Phillips T, Rainford N, Rajoriya N, Richardson P, Ryan J, Sayer J, Smith M, Srivastava A, Stennett E, Towey J, Vaziri R, Webzell I, Wellstead A, Dhanda A, Masson S. . BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2023, 10(1), e001221.
    • Avery L, Smith H, McPherson S, Hallsworth K. . Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2023, 9, 62.
    • Orange ST, Hallsworth K, Brown MC, Reeves HL. . Pilot And Feasibility Studies 2022, 8, 113.
    • Anstee QM, Hallsworth K, Lynch N, Hauvespre A, Mansour E, Kozma S, Marino J-P, Bottomley J, Piercy J, Higgins V. . JHEP Reports 2022, 4(1), 100411.
    • McPherson S, Armstrong MJ, Cobbold JF, Corless L, Anstee QM, Aspinall RJ, Barclay ST, Brennan PN, Cacciottolo TM, Goldin RD, Hallsworth K, Hebditch V, Jack K, Jarvis H, Johnson J, Li W, Mansour D, McCallum M, Mukhopadhya A, Parker R, Ross V, Rowe IA, Srivastava A, Thiagarajan P, Thompson AI, Tomlinson J, Tsochatzis EA, Yeoman A, Alazawi W. . Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2022, 7(8), 755-769.
    • Cooper M, Chmelo J, Sinclair RCF, Charman S, Hallsworth K, Welford J, Phillips AW, Greystoke A, Avery L. . BMJ Open 2022, 12(9), e062526.
    • Chmelo J, Phillips AW, Greystoke A, Charman SJ, Avery L, Hallsworth K, Welford J, Cooper M, Sinclair RCF. . Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2022, 8(1), 173.
    • Neilson LJ, MacDougall L, Lee PS, Hardy T, Beaton D, Chandrapalan S, Ebraheem A, Hussien M, Galbraith S, Looi S, Oxenburgh S, Phaw NA, Taylor W, Haigh L, Hallsworth K, Mansour D, Dyson JK, Masson S, Anstee Q, McPherson S. . Frontline Gastroenterology 2021, 12(7), 578-585.
    • Scragg J, Hallsworth K, Taylor G, Cassidy S, Haigh L, Boyle M, Anstee QM, McPherson S, Avery L. . BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2021, 8(1), e000678.
    • Hallsworth K, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Flynn D, Haigh L, Avery L. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021, 23(1), e20491.
    • Hallsworth K, Gosrani S, Hogg S, Patel P, Wetten A, Welton R, McPherson S, Campbell M. . BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2021, 8(1), e000591.
    • McPherson S, Gosrani S, Hogg S, Patel P, Wetten A, Welton R, Hallsworth K, Campbell M. . BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2020, 7(1), e000470.
    • Scragg J, Avery L, Cassidy S, Taylor G, Haigh L, Boyle M, Trenell MI, Anstee QM, McPherson S, Hallsworth K. . Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology 2020, 11(9), e00231.
    • Chmelo J, Phillips AW, Greystoke A, Charman SJ, Avery L, Hallsworth K, Welford J, Sinclair RCF. . Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020, 6(1), 50.
    • Hallsworth K, Dombrowski SU, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Avery L. . Translational Behavioural Medicine 2019, (ePub ahead of Print).
    • Houghton D, Zalewski P, Hallsworth K, Cassidy S, Thoma C, Avery L, Slomko J, Hardy T, Burt AD, Tiniakos D, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, Day CP, Masson S, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Newton JL, Trenell MI. . Journal of Hepatology 2019, 70(6), 1203-1213.
    • Hallsworth K, Adams LA. . JHEP Reports 2019, 1(6), 468-479.
    • Haigh L, Bremner S, Houghton D, Henderson E, Avery L, Hardy T, Hallsworth K, McPherson S, Anstee QM. . Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2019, 17(7), 1364-1371.e3.
    • Cassidy S, Okwose N, Scragg J, Houghton D, Ashley K, Trenell MI, Jakovljevic DG, Hallsworth K, Avery L. . Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019, 5, 139.
    • Cassidy S, Vaidya V, Houghton D, Zalewski P, Seferovic JP, Hallsworth K, MacGowan GA, Trenell MI, Jakovljevic DG. . Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research 2018, 16(1), 69-76.
    • Shaw A, Houghton D, Hallsworth K, Jakovljevic DG, Trenell MI, Cassidy S. . Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2018, 146, 300-304.
    • Avery L, Exley C, McPherson S, Trenell MI, Anstee QM, Hallsworth K. . Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017, 15(12), 1968-1971.
    • Houghton D, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Cassidy S, Hardy T, Burt AD, Tiniakos D, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, Day CP, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Trenell MI. . Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017, 15(1), 96-102.e3.
    • Houghton D, Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Cassidy S, Hardy T, Heaps S, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, Day CP, Masson S, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Trenell MI. . Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017, 15(10), 1596-1603.e3.
    • Ramdharry GM, Pollard AJ, Grant R, Dewar EL, Laura M, Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Ploetz T, Trenell MI, Reilly MM. . Disability and Rehabilitation 2017, 39(17), 1753-1758.
    • Hallsworth K, Avery L, Trenell MI. . Current Gastroenterology Reports 2016, 18(3), 1-7.
    • Cassidy S, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Parikh J, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, Jakovljevic DG, Trenell MI. . Diabetologia 2016, 59(1), 56-66.
    • Hallsworth K, Jopson L, Jones DE, Trenell MI. . Frontline Gastroenterology 2016, 7(3), 167-169.
    • Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Hollingsworth KG, Cassidy S, Anstee QM, Day CP, Trenell MI. . Clinical Science 2015, 129(12), 1097-1105.
    • Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Jakovljevic DG, Blamire AM, He JB, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. . Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair 2015, 29(7), 623-635.
    • Cassidy S, Hallsworth K, Thoma C, MacGowan GA, Hollingsworth KG, Day CP, Taylor R, Jakovljevic DG, Trenell MI. . Cardiovascular Diabetology 2015, 14, 23.
    • Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Moore S, Ploetz T, Anstee QM, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . Frontline Gastroenterology 2014, 1-8.
    • Jakovljevic DG, McDiarmid A, Hallsworth K, Seferovic PM, Ninkovic VM, Parry G, Schueler S, Trenell MI, MacGowan GA. . American Journal of Cardiology 2014, 114(1), 88-93.
    • Jakovljevic DG, Hallsworth K, Zalewski P, Thoma C, Klawe J, Day CP, Newton J, Trenell MI. . Clinical Science 2013, 125(3), 143-149.
    • Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Plötz T, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. . PLoS One 2013, 8(1), e55263.
    • Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Jakovljevic DG, MacGowan GA, Anstee QM, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . Journal of Hepatology 2013, 58(4), 757-762.
    • Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Bluck LJC, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. . Stroke 2012, 43(6), 1660-1662.
    • Jakovljevic DG, Moore S, Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Thoma C, Trenell MI. . Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 2012, 26(2), 63-68.
    • Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . Gut 2011, 60(9), 1278-1283.
    • Newton JL, Pairman J, Hallsworth K, Moore S, Ploetz T, Trenell MI. . QJM 2011, 104(8), 681-687.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Hallsworth K, Orange ST, McCain M, Fallen-bailey R, Reeves HL. . In: EASL Congress 2023. 2023, Vienna, Austria: Elsevier BV.
    • Houghton D, Zalewski P, Cassidy S, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Avery L, Lukowska AB, Hardy T, Burt AD, Masson S, Day C, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Newton JL, Trenell MI. . In: The International Liver Congress 2017: 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier BV.
    • Houghton DH, Thoma CT, Cassidy SC, Hallsworth KH, Hollingsworth KGH, Taylor RT, Day CPD, Anstee QMA, Trenell MIT. . In: Diabetes UK Professional Conference. 2016, Glasgow: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
    • Moore S, Hallsworth K, Ploetz T, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. . In: The European Stroke Organisation Annual Conference. 2015, Glasgow, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
    • Cassidy S, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Parikh J, Hollingsworth KG, Day CP, Jakovljevic DG, Taylor R, Trenell MI. . In: Diabetes UK Professional Conference. 2015, London, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
    • Houghton D, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Day CP, Anstee QM, Trenell MI. . In: The International Liver Congress 2015 - 50th Annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. 2015, Vienna, Austria: Elsevier BV.
    • Cassidy SA, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Jakovljevic DG, Parikh J, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, Trenell MI. . In: 50th General Assembly of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. 2014, Vienna, Austria: Springer.
    • Moore S, Hallsworth K, Jakovljevic D, Blamire A, He J, Ford G, Rochester L, Trenell M. . In: UK Stroke Forum 2014. 2014, Harrogate: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
    • Cassidy SA, Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Hollingsworth K, Jakovljevic J, Trenell MI. . In: Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2014. 2014, Liverpool, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
    • Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth K, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell M. . In: Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2013. 2013, Manchester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
    • Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth K, Anstee Q, Taylor R, Day C, Trenell M. . In: 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier BV.
    • Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Moore S, Ploetz T, Anstee QM, Day CP, Trenell MI. . In: 48th Annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV.
    • Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Anstee QM, Day CP, Trenell MI. . In: 48th Annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science BV.
    • Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Jakovljevic DG, MacGowan GA, Anstee QM, Day CP, Taylor R, Trenell MI. . In: Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference. 2013, Manchester, UK: Diabetes UK.
    • Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Jakovljevic D, MacGowan GA, Anstee QM, Day CP, Taylor R, Trenell MI. . In: Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2013. 2013, Manchester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
    • Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . In: Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference. 2012, Glasgow, UK.
    • Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . In: EuroPRevent: The European Society of Cardiology Congress. 2012, Dublin, Ireland.
    • Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . In: 47th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). 2012, Barcelona, Spain: Elsevier BV.
    • Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth K, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . In: Journal of Hepatology: 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). 2011, Berlin, Germany: Elsevier BV.
    • Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Day CP, Taylor R, Trenell MI. . In: 47th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-Diabetes (EASD). 2011, Lisbon, Portugal: EASD.
    • Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . In: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Annual Congress. 2011, Liverpool, UK.
    • Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. . In: Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference. 2011, London, UK.
    • Pollard A, Ramdharry GM, Moore S, Hallsworth K, Marsden JF, Reilly MM. . In: United Kingdom Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference. 2010, Oxford: Neuromuscular Disorders, Elsevier.

  • Letter

    • Scragg J, Charman SJ, van Hees VT, Avery L, Taylor GS, Anstee QM, McPherson S, Cassidy S, Hallsworth K. . American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2022, 363(1), 80-83.

  • Review

    • Keating SE, Sabag A, Hallsworth K, Hickman IJ, Macdonald GA, Stine JG, George J, Johnson NA. . Sports Medicine 2023, 53, 2347-2371.