Dr Sean Mackay

Nursing and Allied Health

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

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

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