Mags Currie
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Mags is currently on maternity leave.
Mags joined CRH in September 2007. She is a geographer and has a BSc in Environmental Geography (2:1), a MSc in Rural and Regional Resources Planning, and a PhD in Human Geography all at the University of Aberdeen. Mags has worked on a variety of projects relating to accessibility, transport and service provision and health in rural areas. She is interested in how living in a rural area can affect peoples' experiences – both positively and negatively – and the ways in which interventions (policy or otherwise) can impact this.
Previous projects worked on at CRH
- Outdoors and Health Network (2009-2010) Co-investigator. Project co-funded by ESRC and MRC Understanding Individual Behaviour Exploratory Network Programme.
- O4O: Older People for Older People (EU). 2008 - ongoing.
- Baseline Study Reviewing Nursing in the Community (Scottish Government) 2008. (Co-investigator)
- Evaluation of Physician Assistants to NHS Scotland (NHS Education Scotland) 2006 – 2008.
Current project(s)
- Evaluation of new Community Health Nurse role in Scotland. (Scottish Government) June 2010 – February 2011. (Co-investigator)
- A contribution to the evidence base for health promotion activities in environmental/outdoor settings: A review of methodologies and evaluation approaches (Forestry Commission) August 2010 – April 2011. (Principal investigator)
Conference papers and seminars
Currie, M., and Marshall, A., (2010) "The Outdoors and Health Network
Exploring society's relationship with the natural world & the role of the outdoors in health and well-being" UHI Research and Postgraduate Conference: COMMUNITIES, MOUNTAINS AND COASTS, Elgin, 27-29 October 2010
Currie, M., Muñoz, S.A., and Farmer, J., (2010) "Placing the geography in rural health services research: Understanding communities' role in service provision from different perspectives" Presented at the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers International Conference 2010, London.
Currie, M., (2009) "Assessing bus support policies for their accessibility benefits in rural areas" Guest seminar for the Institute of Rural Research at the University of Aberdeen, 18th February 2009.
Currie, M., Nimegeer, A., Farmer, J., and West, C., (2008) "Physician Assistants in Scotland: The answer to healthcare delivery in rural areas?" Sixth International Symposium - PHARE. Saskatoon, Canada, 19 - 23 October 2008.
Heaney, D., and Currie, M., (2008) "Setting the Scene: New roles in Scottish rural healthcare" To be presented at "Who will be the future rural workforce" hosted by the Centre for Rural Health, UHI Millennium Institute and University of Aberdeen, Inverness.
Currie, M., and Farmer, J., (2008) "'Measuring' the activity of healthcare professionals: the importance of mixed methods" Mixed Methods conference, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, 21 - 22 July 2008.
Farmer, J., and Currie, M., (2008) "Evaluating the outcomes of rural health policy" Remote and Rural Health Scientific Symposium, Brisbane, 6th July 2008.
Farrington, J., and Currie, M., (2008) "Rural Transport and accessibility" Presented to the Cross Party Committee on Rural Affairs, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, 18th June 2008.
Currie, M., Farmer, J., and Hyman, J., (2008) "The PA Initiative in Scotland: preliminary findings" American Association of Physician Assistants Annual Conference, San Antonio, 24 - 29 May 2008.
Farmer, J., Currie, M., and Hyman, J., (2008) "Do our cultures fit: USA PAs in the Scottish Health Service" American Association of Physician Assistants Annual Conference, San Antonio, 24 - 29 May 2008.
Currie, M., and Farmer, J., (2008) "Physician Assistants in NHS Scotland" Shifting the Balance Conference, Aviemore, 12 - 13 May 2008.
Currie, M.,(2007) "Producing relevant policy recommendations for supported bus and community transport services in rural Scotland" Presented at the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers International Conference 2007, London.
Currie, M., (2006) "Bus Services and Community transport in Orkney" Paper presented at the Changes in transport science and practice event at the Orkney Science Festival 4th September 2006.
Currie, M., (2006) "The Rural Bus Challenge: comparing bus policy support to needs and wants in Rural Scotland" Paper presented at the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers International Conference 2006.
Currie, M., and Farmer, J., (2006) "Rural health in Scotland" Presented as guest speaker as part of MSc Health Studies Course at St Andrews University. March 2006.
Maclean. M., (2005) "Rural health in Scotland" Presented as guest speaker as part of MSc Health Studies Course at St Andrews University. February 2005.
Maclean, M; Farrington, J; Shaw, J; Richardson, T; Halden, D; Bristow, G and Leedal, M (2005) Putting Accessibility Policy into Practice. Paper given at European Conference on Sustainable Goods and Passenger Transport, North Sea Commission/Nordic Transport Political Network, Kristiansand, Norway, 31 May-1 June 2005.
Maclean, M; Farrington, J; Shaw, J; Richardson, T; Halden, D; Bristow, G and Leedal, M (2004) Settlements, Services and Access. Paper given at the 'Future of Rural Development' Conference, University of Aberdeen, UK, 1 April.
Maclean, M; Farrington, J; Shaw, J; Richardson, T; Halden, D; Bristow, G and Leedal, M (2004) Access to services in rural areas. Paper given at the 'Future of Rural Development' Conference, University of Aberdeen, UK, 9 December.
Peer-reviewed articles
Farmer, J., Currie, M., Hyman J, West C, Arnott N "Evaluation of physician assistants in NHS Scotland". Scottish Medical Journal [accepted forthcoming].
Farmer, J., and Currie, M., (2009) Evaluating the outcomes of health policy. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 17, p53-57.
Farmer, J., West, C., Whyte, B., and Maclean. M., (2005) Primary health-care teams as adaptive organisations: exploring and explaining work variation using case studies in rural and urban Scotland. Health Services Management Research, 18, p151 - 164.
Farrington, J; Shaw, J; Richardson, T; Maclean, M; Bristow, G; Halden, D and Leedal, M (2004) Putting accessibility into practice. Town and Country Planning, 73(6), 196-199.
Reports for commissioned research
Kennedy, C., Elliott, L., Rush, R., Hogg, R., Cameron, S., Currie, M., Hall, S., Miller, M., Plunkett, C., Lauder, W., (2009) 'Review of Nursing in the Community: Baseline Study'. Scottish Government, Edinburgh.
Farmer, J., Currie, M., Hyman, J., West, C., and Arnott, N., (2009) "An evaluation of Physician Assistants to NHS Scotland" NHS Education Scotland. Edinburgh
Reid, L., and Maclean, M., (2005) "Transport needs assessment in Deeside" Unpublished. Report completed for Banchory and District Initiative and Aberdeenshire Council as part of Rural Community Transport Initiative run by the Scottish Executive
Farmer, J., Whyte, B., West, C., and Maclean, M., (2004) "Extreme teams: Rural and Urban Primary Care Work in the Context of Community Life" Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen.
Farmer, J., Whyte, B., West, C., and Maclean, M., (2004) "Profiles: Health and community in rural and urban Argyll: Using data from the Rural-Urban Morbidity Recording Project (2001 – 2004)" Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen.
Farrington, J; Shaw, J; Leedal, M; Maclean, M; Halden, D; Richardson, T and Bristow, G (2004) Settlements, services and access: the development of policies to promote accessibility in rural areas in Great Britain. Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff, 70pp