The Grampian Evaluation Network

The purpose of our network is to: 

  • Support the awareness and capacity of the Grampian health and social care workforce to understand and implement evaluation in projects, programmes and portfolios of work. 
  • Provide a platform for people across Grampian with an interest in evaluation to come together to collaborate, exchange and develop ideas, and identify and promote best practice. 

Activities 

Sharing learning (within the network). Network meetings provide an opportunity for members to share their knowledge and experience. 

Evaluation Clinics provide the opportunity to support colleagues outwith the network. Clinics are held monthly and are open to all staff from NHSG, H&SCPs, local authorities and third sector. They are designed to offer advice and support whatever stage a project is at: planning, implementing, writing up or disseminating data. 

Training we sometimes organise training events on aspects of evaluation. 

Developing and conducting evaluations see examples of previous work we have been in involved with here.

You are very welcome to join us if you have an interest or role around evaluation

We meet alternate Mondays 11am – 12pm – please contact any of us for a Teams invitation.

Current members

Dr Fiona Murray  
Public Health Researcher, NHSG 
Fiona.Murray@nhs.scot

Jacqueline Bell  
Public Health Researcher, NHSG 
Jacqueline.Bell11@nhs.scot 

Duncan Sage  
LIST – Principal Information Analyst, PHS 
Duncan.Sage@phs.scot

Andrea Gilmartin  

Advanced Public Health Coordinator, Aberdeen H&SCP 
 Andrea.Gilmartin@nhs.scot 

Dr Calum Leask  
Lead for Research & Evaluation, NHSG 
 Calum.Leask@nhs.scot

Dr Calum Leask is the Programme Manager for Public Health & Data with Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership. During his time as Lead for Evaluation at NHS Grampian, he was responsible for the relaunch of the Grampian Evaluation Clinics. Previously a Research Associate and Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, his peer-reviewed research has been cited over 1500 times, spanning a range of areas, including the evaluation of innovative care models; the development of public health interventions; and active ageing. Internationally, he is an advisor on the supervisory board of Health CASCADE, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Training Network dedicated to advancing evidence-based co-creation for public health.

 Niki Couper  
LIST- Senior Information Analyst, PHS