Lucy Johnston
Lucy Johnston

Mrs Lucy Johnston

Senior Research Fellow

 0131 455 5323

  L.Johnston@napier.ac.uk

   

Biography

Lucy joined ENU with an established reputation in the design and delivery of applied research in health and social care. Over the last 30 years she has conducted service reviews, evaluation, research and VFM audits. Lucy has held research posts at NHS Lothian Health Council, Audit Scotland, Volunteer Development Scotland and prior to joining Napier was a self- employed researcher/research consultant. Clients included, Scottish National and Local Government and third sector social care organisations. She joined Edinburgh Napier University School of Health and Social Care in January 2014 as the lead Research Fellow for the five year Macmillan Funded National Evaluation of TCAT - Transforming Care After Treatment. Since 2019 Lucy has led and developed a large portfolio of research and innovation projects focusing on care homes, data collection and re-use, the wellbeing of staff and practice support.

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Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • International Public Policy Observatory on COVID-19 (IPPO, 2021) on the mental wellbeing of staff in care homes
  • Covid-19 Register of Experts to support the Scottish Parliament in its scrutiny of Covid-19
  • Invited contributor to EHRC round table for priority setting for health and social care (2020)

 

Invited Speaker

  • Scottish Government Wellbeing Network
  • NHS Lothian Care Home Strategic Oversight Committee
  • Healthy Aging Innovation Cluster

 

Media Activity

  • Associate feature: The vast potential for Scotland’s care home sector that lies in data-led innovation

 

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The implementation and impact of Holistic Needs Assessments for people affected by cancer: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the literature

Journal Article
Johnston, L., Young, J., & Campbell, K. (2019)
The implementation and impact of Holistic Needs Assessments for people affected by cancer: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the literature. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13087
Objective: Globally, cancer services herald the use of Holistic Needs Assessments (HNA). Implementation is, however, heterogeneous. There is a need to understand what effect ...

Parallel Session: A showcase of realist synthesis - realist evaluation in healthcare and education research in Scotland

Presentation / Conference
Somerville, S., Blane, D., Campbell, K., Hannah, J., Hyde, R., Johnston, L., …Sholl, S. (2019, May)
Parallel Session: A showcase of realist synthesis - realist evaluation in healthcare and education research in Scotland. Presented at 9th National Scottish Medical Education Conference, Edinburgh, UK

More than a hanky and a leaflet: Supporting People with Individual Budgets after treatment for cancer in Lanarkshire

Presentation / Conference
Johnston, L., Coonagh, K., McComish, G., Russell, J., Pearson, C., & Campbell, K. (2019, February)
More than a hanky and a leaflet: Supporting People with Individual Budgets after treatment for cancer in Lanarkshire. Presented at BPOS 2019 Annual Conference, Chester
Supporting People with Individual Budgets Project was funded by Macmillan Cancer Support Transforming Care after Treatment Programme. It aimed to combine motivational planning...

Best supportive care in advanced lung cancer—more than a label?

Journal Article
Bowden, J., Fenning, S., Marron, B., Macpherson, C., Boyce, S., Wardrope, V., …Johnston, L. (2018)
Best supportive care in advanced lung cancer—more than a label?. BMJ, 363, k5017. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k5017
We should be accountable for delivering the right care in the right place for people nearing the end of life, say Jo Bowden and colleagues.

Transforming Care After Treatment: Realist Evaluation of Holistic Needs Assessment and Care Planning

Report
Johnston, L., & Campbell, K. (2018)
Transforming Care After Treatment: Realist Evaluation of Holistic Needs Assessment and Care Planning. Edinburgh: Macmillan Cancer Support

The meaning and measurement of outcomes in survivorship

Presentation / Conference
Campbell, K., Johnston, L., & Marron, B. (2018, November)
The meaning and measurement of outcomes in survivorship. Poster presented at UKONS 2018, Glasgow
Background: The Transforming Care after Treatment (TCAT) programme in Scotland, funded by Macmillan Cancer Support, oversees the implementation of different local approaches t...

Systematic review of the implementation and impact of holistic needs assessments for people affected by cancer

Presentation / Conference
Campbell, K., Johnston, L., & Young, J. (2018, November)
Systematic review of the implementation and impact of holistic needs assessments for people affected by cancer. Poster presented at UKONS 2018, Glasgow, Scotland
Purpose: International government and clinical policy recommends people affected by cancer should have all their needs assessed. Implementation of holistic needs assessments (...

How can national evaluators enhance evidence from local transformational change to influence policy and decision making?

Presentation / Conference
Campbell, K., Johnston, L., & Marron, B. (2018, November)
How can national evaluators enhance evidence from local transformational change to influence policy and decision making?. Poster presented at UKONS 2018, Glasgow, Scotland
Background: A multidisciplinary team at Edinburgh Napier University are evaluating the Macmillan Cancer Support funded Transforming Care after Treatment programme (TCAT) in Sc...

Transforming Care After Treatment Final Wrap Up Report

Report
Johnston, L., & Campbell, K. (2018)
Transforming Care After Treatment Final Wrap Up Report. Macmillan Cancer Support

Protocol for a longitudinal mixed methods realist evaluation of holistic needs assessment and care planning for people affected by cancer

Journal Article
Johnston, L., & Campbell, K. (2018)
Protocol for a longitudinal mixed methods realist evaluation of holistic needs assessment and care planning for people affected by cancer. BMC Health Services Research, 18, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3373-6
Background: In 2012, approximately 14 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed. As a result of advances in treatment, screening and prevention programmes the number of peopl...

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • Review of methods and research approached used to evaluate health interventions in natural environments. A contribution to the developing green space and health evidence base. With Aileen Marshall-Brown, February 2011
  • review of evidence to contribute to the debate on, and inform the development of, the policy on shifting the balance of care. Lucy Johnston, Clare Lardner and Ruth Jepson. Scottish Government Social Research 2008.
  • Engaging Disability Organisations: A Resource Guide to Engagement, Standards, Guidance and Tool Kits
  • o Engaging Disability Organisations: Mapping Scotland's Disability Organisations. Lucy Johnston, Clare Lardner, Anna Barton and Mike Martin. Scottish Government Social Research 2009
  • Missed Out, Missing Out. Learning disabled adults living in the family home. Quarriers, 2008
  • o Evaluation of the operation and impact of free personal care, Scottish Executive February 2007, Hexagon Research and Consulting, with Lucy Johnston
  • Growing up, going down: A preliminary comparison of services for children and adults with disabilities. Quarriers, 2005

Current Post Grad projects