Contacts
You'll find contact details for mental health improvement NHS Health Scotland colleagues, plus:
Scottish Government mental health improvement contacts
Local area contacts – Special Interest Group in Mental Health Improvement
Health Scotland contacts
This section provides information on key contacts within NHS Health Scotland working on mental health improvement.
Mental Health Improvement Programme
Wendy Halliday
Health Improvement Programme Manager - Mental Health Improvement
Email: wendy.halliday@nhs.net
Tel: 0131 313 7500
Learning and Workforce Development
Erica Stewart Jones
Learning and Development Advisor – Mental Health
Email: erica.stewartjones@nhs.net
Tel: 0131 536 5585
Choose Life
Alana Atkinson
Health Improvement Programme Manager
Email: alana.atkinson@nhs.net
Tel: 0131 313 7560 Tel mobile: 0782 586 0355
Darren Rocks
Programme Officer
Email: darrenrocks@nhs.net
Tel: 0141 354 2900
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid
Mechele Wimble
SMHFA National Co-ordinator
Email: mechele.wimble@nhs.net
Tel: 0141 354 2900
Mental Health in Later Life & Dementia
Fiona Borrowman
Health Improvement Programme Manager – Mental Health in Later Life & Dementia
Email: fiona.borrowman@nhs.net
Tel: 0131 313 7500
Mental Health Indicators
Dr Jane Parkinson
Public Health Advisor – Public Mental Health Indicators
Email: jane.parkinson@nhs.net
Tel: 0141 354 2955
Evidence for Action
Wendy MacDonald
Public Health Advisor - Mental Health
Email: wendymacdonald@nhs.net
Tel: 0131 313 7568
Evidence for Action
Neil P Anand
Public Health Advisor - Mental Health
Email: neil.anand@nhs.net
Tel: 0141 354 2972
Communications
Sharon McAllister
Senior Communications Manager
Email: sharonmcallister1@nhs.net
Tel: 0131 536 5550
Mental Health and Race Equality
Dale Meller
Programme Manager - Mental Health and Race Equality
Email: dalemeller@nhs.net
Tel: 0141 354 2933
Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives
Nina Torbett
Development Manager - Health Promotion
Email: nina.torbett@nhs.net
Tel: 01698 208 195
Scottish Government contacts
Mental Health Division:
Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
Geoff Huggins
Head of Division
Email: Geoff.Huggins@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Basil Haddad
Head of Mental Health Improvement
Scottish Government
Email: Basil.Haddad@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
tel:0131 244 5640
Local area contacts – Special Interest Group in Mental Health Improvement
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) exist to provide health promotion staff in Scotland who have specialist remits with opportunities to network, jointly carry out tasks relevant to the topic area and share good practice with their peers in other departments across Scotland.
The aim of the Mental Health Improvement Special Interest Group is to provide support, and to establish a forum for information exchange about good practice and resources, for health promotion officers working in the field of mental health promotion. Key contacts by Health Board area are provided below.
Ayrshire and Arran
Mandy Hickman
Health Promotion Team
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
North Ayrshire CHP Offices
Pavillion 8, Ayrshire Centre Hospital
Kilwinning Road
Irvine
Tel: 01294 323515
Email: mandy.hickman@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Borders
Haylis Mackay
Suicide Prevention Development Officer
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
Melrose
TD6 0SA
Tel:01896 824500
Email: HMacKay@scotborders.gsx.gov.uk
Dumfries and Galloway
Jocelyn Rose
Health Promotion Specialist
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Lochar West
Crichton Hall
The Crichton
Dumfries
DG1 4TG
Tel: 01387 272741
Email: jocelyn.rose@nhs.net
Fife
Shirley Ballingall
Senior Health Promotion Officer
NHS Fife
Haig House
Cameron Hospital
Windygates
Leven
Fife
KY8 5RA
Tel:01592 226508
Email: shirleyballingall@nhs.net
Forth Valley
Betsy Twelves-Dickson
Senior Health Promotion Officer (Mental Health Improvement)
NHS Forth Valley
Eurohouse
Wellgreen Place
Stirling
FX8 2DJ
Tel: 01786 431116
Email: b.twelves-dickson@nhs.net
Grampian
Linda Leighton-Beck
Social Inclusion Manager
NHS Grampian Public Health
Summerfield House
2 Eday Road
Aberdeen
AB15 6RE
Tel: 1224558743
Email: linda.leighton-beck@nhs.net
Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Greg Usrey
Health Improvement Lead (Mental Health)
Mental Health Partnership
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Dalian House, 1 West
350 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G3 8TS
Tel: 0141 201 4987
Email: gusrey@nhs.net
Highland
Keith Walker
Highland Council
Policy Officer - Health Improvement
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
Tel: 01463 702247
Email: keith.walker@highland.gsx.gov.uk
Lanarkshire
Avril Thomson
Senior Health Promotion Officer
NHS Lanarkshire
Health Promotion
Law House
Airdrie Road
Carluke
ML8 5ER
Tel: 01698 377626
Email: avril.thomson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Lothian
Sheena Lowrie
Senior Health Promotion Specialist
Mental Health and Wellbeing Team
NHS Lothian
Deaconess House
148 Pleasance
Edinburgh
EH8 9RS
Tel: 0131 536 9430
Email: sheena.lowrie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Orkney
Mary-Anne Crook
Health Promotion Specialist
Health Promotion Service
NHS Orkney
62-64 Victoria Street
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1ON
Tel: 01856 870690
Email: maryanne.crook@nhs.net
Shetland
Elizabeth Robinson
Improvement Manager
NHS Shetland
Brevik House
South Rd
Lerwick
ZE1 0TG
Tel: 01595 743000
Email: ElizabethRobinson2@nhs.net
Tayside
Deborah Gray
Senior Health Promotion Officer
Mental Health Improvement Social Inclusion Team
NHS Tayside
Kings Cross
Clepington Road
Dundee
DD3 8EA
Tel: 01382 424037
Email: deborah.gray@nhs.net
Western Isles
Kenna MacInnes
Senior Health Promotion Officer
NHS Western Isles
42 Winfield Way
Balivanich
Isle of Benbecula
HS7 5LH
Tel: 01870 602588
Email: kenna.macinnes@nhs.net
Reviewed 26 October 2010