Dr Hayley Thomas
Dr Hayley Thomas is a clinical senior lecturer and senior research fellow with the General Practice Clinical Unit. She is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and works clinically as a general practitioner (GP). Her previous research has focused upon whole person approaches to care and the GP-patient relationship. Dr Thomas is currently leading a project exploring the experience of Christian spirituality in eating disorders, supported by a grant from The John Templeton Foundation.
A selection of publications include:
Thomas, Hayley, Best, Megan and Mitchell, Geoffrey (2020). Whole-person care in general practice: factors affecting the provision of whole-person care. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49 (4), 215-220. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-19-49503
Thomas, Hayley, Best, Megan and Mitchell, Geoffrey (2020). Whole-person care in general practice: the doctor-patient relationship. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49 (3), 139-144. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-19-49502
Thomas, Hayley, Best, Megan and Mitchell, Geoffrey (2020). Whole-person care in general practice: the nature of whole-person care. American Journal of Public Health, 49 (1-2), 54-60. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-19-49501
Thomas, Hayley, Best, Megan and Mitchell, Geoffrey (2019). Health Care Homes and whole-person care: a qualitative study of general practitioners' views. Australian Journal of General Practice, 48 (12), 867-874. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-19-4932
Thomas, Hayley, Mitchell, Geoffrey, Rich, Justin and Best, Megan (2018). Definition of whole person care in general practice in the English language literature: a systematic review. BMJ open, 8 (12) e023758, e023758. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023758