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
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



