Nicholas Watson
Professor
Department of Health and Wellbeing
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Biography
Professor Nicholas Watson is currently working as a Chair of Disability Studies (Sociology); Professor (Institute of Health and Wellbeing); Associate (School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing), University of Glasgow, UK.
Research Interest
disability; disability and childhood; disability theory; identity; the role of impairment; care and personal assistance; disability and technology; disability history; Current Research: Disabled people's experiences of and access to woodland; The Provision of Home Care; The experiences of young people in receipt of home ventilation and their transition to adulthood; The impact of the new single equality body; An in-depth examination of public bodies' experience f implementing the disability equality duty.
Publications
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Lennon, M. R. et al. (2017) Readiness for delivering digital health at scale: lessons from a longitudinal qualitative evaluation of a national digital health innovation program in the United Kingdom. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(2), e42. (doi:10.2196/jmir.6900) (PMID:28209558)
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Pearson, C. , Watson, N. and Manji, K. (2017) Changing the culture of social care in Scotland: Has a shift to personalisation brought about transformative change? Social Policy and Administration, (Accepted for Publication)
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Turner-Halliday, F., Kainth, G., Young-Southward, G., Cotmore, R., Watson, N., McMahon, L. and Minnis, H. (2017) Clout or doubt? Perspectives on an infant mental health service for young children placed in foster care due to abuse and neglect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 72, pp. 184-195. (doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.07.012)
