Juliet Macarthur

Biography

Juliet is Lead Practitioner Research in NHS Lothian and is responsible for the implementation for a Lothian wide Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Research Framework. This is a partnership between NHS Lothian, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University and Queen Margaret University. One of the key features of the Framework has been the implementation of a Clinical Academic Research Careers (CARC) Scheme, which includes the School of Nursing and the Critical Care directorate in NHS Lothian. Having been a graduate (1982-1986) and post graduate (1991-1993) student Juliet has a long association with the School. Her clinical practice was in general medicine, haematology and general surgery. Most of her career, however, has been in practice development roles and for the last 10 years research capacity development. She has a post registration qualification in Critical Care (Glasgow) and a Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Education (Queen Margaret University).

Research Interest

Juliet’s first research was related to the care of people with a learning disability in general hospitals and emanated from her work to establish the first learning disability liaison service in the UK in 2000. This need for this service is now well established and has become widespread throughout the UK.