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Professor of Nursing Edinburgh Napier University. Co-director ESRC Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research. All views my own.

Highland, Scotland
Joined August 2009
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Have a look at Scotland's new population health framework and its approach to improving Scotland’s health and reducing health inequalities for the next decade: gov.scot/publications/scotla… @RDS_Scotland @UoE_EFI @dataloch
Health Secretary @neilcgray has outlined ten-year plans supporting people to lead longer, healthier, more fulfilling lives. The Population Health Framework and HSC Service Renewal Framework focus on prevention and early intervention. More - gov.scot/news/creating-a-hea…
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Just missed my connecting service home. Train from Edinburgh held up and @ScotRail would not hold service to allow passengers to connect. We stood on platform as train left. Customers are second class citizens. And you wonder why we don’t use trains @scotgov
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"Labour market statistics often do not fully capture the reality of modern work." ADR UK fellow Dr Darja Reuschke describes how she explores different forms of multiple employment – and why this is important for understanding today’s employment patterns. adruk.org/news-publications/…
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Great webinar hosted by @HDR_UK yesterday, with fantastic presentations from our @athers1 on Exploring the dynamics of the #nursing and midwifery workforces and from @BobBPorter on Growing up in #Kinship Care in Scotland. Well done and thanks to all who attended. @HDR_UK @adr_uk
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Excited about the potential of #socialcare #datasets being available in Scotland; enabling inspiring researchers to produce more data-driven evidence ensuring public benefit. Thanks to @athers1 for his reflections on our Data with Impact event. edin.ac/3Y9ToTQ
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#ADR Scotland has a fantastic #Job opportunity - Research Associate in Educational Inequalities based at the University of Glasgow. The post-holder will contribute to the project that explores children's lives and educational exclusions and absences. jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-…
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Read more about Iain's research on this project page: adruk.org/our-work/browse-al…
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In this blog, ADR UK Research Fellow @athers1 describes how his new research project on the patterns in nursing and midwifery migration feels like he is going full circle in life. @SCADR_data 👉 adruk.org/news-publications/…
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Date for your diary - ADR Conference will be held in Cardiff - 16/09/2025 - 18/09/2025. Call for Abstracts is now open. @digitalscots @RDS_Scotland @SmartDataFdry
The call for abstracts for @ADRUK2025 Conference hosted by ADR Wales is NOW OPEN. Head over to the conference website to find out about the themes and how to submit abstracts: adrukconference2025.org @PopDataSci_SU @WISERDNews @ADRC_NI @ONSfocus @SCADR_data @DataciseOpen
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Check out @adr_uk third #podcast from their '#ConnectingSociety' series; discussing 'Inside the working lives of nurses and midwives'. bit.ly/4ip7KIh Look out in January for our initial analysis on why #nurses and #midwives are leaving their work? @themichjam @athers1
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Delighted to launch #ADRScotland 12 Days of Christmas with the first star ⭐of #Christmas 🎅 awarded to @susanmcvie and @Serena_Pattaro for having their research featured in the UK #Covid19 inquiry in January 2024. 👏 bit.ly/christmas-day-first @adr_uk @digitalscots @RDS_Scotland
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This @scotgov blog encourages #data geeks to stop using technical jargon and start using - easy to understand descriptions of how data can help Scots understand and solve problems, such as poverty, growing the economy and climate issues. bit.ly/4fAahxb #publicengagement
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Good luck to the four @adr_uk funded Research Fellows who have commenced their projects analysing the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (#LEO) #dataset. #data #education
ADR UK is funding four Research Fellows to analyse the #LongitudinalEducationOutcomes dataset. These projects will generate novel insights around people’s pathways through education and work, with potential to inform policy and improve public outcomes. adruk.org/our-work/browse-al…
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Calling professionals, carers, people with learning disabilites and student nurses. Are you interested in co-designing a toolkit to support respiratory needs of people with learning disabilites? See below exciting opportunity to participate in an online workshop on 21st January.
Calling professionals, carers, people with learning disabilites and student nurses to third phase of @BurdettTrust funded study. Would you like to participate in an online workshop on 21st Jan to co-design a respiratory education toolkit for nurses? Please see below for info:)
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ADR UK is funding a 16-month fellowship to conduct research using @nmcnews Register - Census 2021 dataset. @athers1's project aims to understand migration trends among UK healthcare professionals, informing workforce planning & educational investment. adruk.org/our-work/browse-al…
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I am running the London Parks half marathon fundraising for Amnesty International UK. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/iain-ath…
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#IPDLN2024 is less than a week away! Our #ADRScotland Researchers are ready to go to Chicago! Are you interested in #children and #education? If so, join @MoragTreanor presenting her research Exploring absences, exclusions and attainment in secondary schools in Scotland - 17 Sept
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Why nurses leave… and why EARLY CAREER nurses (within 5 yrs of registration) leave. Listening to @FionaBastow present on research into those who have left #RCNResearch24 Relevant to England’s N50k and long term workforce plan. @ZEjebu @annemarieraffer
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