Dr Sean Mackay
Nursing and Allied Health
Faculty of Health
Email: S.C.Mackay@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 4005
Sean worked as a health visitor in Manchester before joining LJMU. He is passionate about public health nursing, being the Programme Manager for Specialist Community and Public Health Nursing programmes. He has supported the provision of public health nursing programmes nationally and through policy development and professional body regulation. He has published toolkits through Public Health England for school nurses on health needs assessment and evaluation, and on engaging fathers.
Sean is the Faculty’s Associate Dean for Global Engagement. Since joining LJMU, he has taught in Finland, Ethiopia, Indonesia (as part of a DFID funded project), Nepal, Serbia and Malaysia, and led field trips for students to Uganda and The Gambia.
He has been link tutor for collaborative programmes with KPJ International College in Malaysia since 2007.
Sean’s research interests include fatherhood, online research methods, evaluation of public health initiatives, and community involvement in health programmes in low and middle income countries.
Degrees
2018, Lancaster University, United Kingdom, PhD
2002, Manchester University, United Kingdom, Masters in Health Sciences (Public health and primary care)
1998, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PGCertificate in teaching and learning in higher education
1992, Manchester University, United Kingdom, Batchelor in Nursing (Honours)
Certifications
2004, Higher Education Academy, Fellow of HEA
2004, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Recorded Lecturer status
1992, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Registered Health Visitor
1991, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Registered Nurse (Adult)
Academic appointments
Associate Dean Global Engagement, Faculty of Education, Health and Community, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018 - present
Highlighted publications
Harris J, Germain J, Maxwell C, Mackay S. 2020. The Ethical Implications of Collecting Data from Online Health Communities SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine and Health, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Germain J, Harris J, Mackay S, Maxwell C. 2017. Why Should We Use Online Research Methods? Four Doctoral Health Student Perspectives. Qualitative Health Research, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Journal article
Nakate M-G, Mackay S, Ndirangu-Mugo E, Fleming V. 2022. Experiences of mothers and significant others in accessing comprehensive healthcare in the first 1000 days of life post-conception during COVID-19 in rural Uganda BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Khatri RJ, Van Teijlingen E, Marahatta SB, Simkhada P, Mackay S, Simkhada B. 2021. Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development fo Nurses: A Qualitative Study with Senior Nurse Leaders in Nepal Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, 7 :15-29 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Harris J, Germain J, Maxwell C, Mackay S. 2020. The Ethical Implications of Collecting Data from Online Health Communities SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine and Health, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Germain J, Harris J, Mackay S, Maxwell C. 2017. Why Should We Use Online Research Methods? Four Doctoral Health Student Perspectives. Qualitative Health Research, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Turner G, Mackay S. 2015. The impact of school nurse interventions: Behaviour change and mental health British Journal of School Nursing, 10 :494-506 DOI Publisher Url
Mackay S. 2000. Out of Africa. Nursing times, 96 :33 Author Url
Turner GL, Mackay S. Seeking Evidence for School Nursing British Journal of School Nursing, 12 :490-491 DOI Publisher Url
Report
Turner G, Mackay SCR. 2017. School nurse toolkit: Evaluation of behaviour change interventions :1-25 Publisher Url
McCoy E, Harris J, Ross-Houle K, Ubido J, Madden H, Lewis C, Bradbury A, Mackay S. 2017. A Health Needs Assessment for children and young people in Liverpool (0-19 years) A Health Needs Assessment for children and young people in Liverpool (0-19 years)
Editorial/letter to the editor
Simkhada B, Mackay S, Khatri RJ, Sharma CK, Pokhrel T, Marahatta S, Angell C, van Teijlingen E, Simkhada PP. 2016. Continual Professional Development (CPD): Improving Quality of Nursing Care in Nepal Health Prospect, 15 :1-3 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Chapters
Mackay SCR. 2010. Evidence-based practice in health promotion Whitehead D. Health promotion & health education in nursing Palgrave Macmillan DOI Publisher Url
Conference publication
Mackay SCR. Public health nursing: learning across the globe 2nd BIMP International nursing conference
External collaboration:
World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Public Health Nursing and Midwifery, Technical Advisor. 2017
Department of Health Health Visitor Taskforce, Education Advisor. 2012
http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/healthy-child-programme/, Royal College of Paediatrics and Community Health, Lead Editor of Healthy Child Programme elearning package. 2010
United Kingdom Standing Conference on Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Education, Chair. 2010
Teaching qualification:
PGCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 1998