Margaret Maxwell

Margaret Maxwell is Professor of Health Services and Mental Health Research at the University of Stirling. From 2016-2024 she was Director of the Chief Scientist Office funded Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit (NMAHP-RU) and Deputy Director from 2009-2016. She was Head of the Scottish Government funded Scottish Primary Care Mental Health Research and Development programme from 2003-2009.

She has been involved in health services research for over 30 years, leading or collaborating on over 70 research studies focusing on quality and delivery of care, especially in relation to the management of long-term conditions and common mental health problems. Her work has included evaluating different service models, different staff skill mixes and advanced practice roles for delivering effective and efficient healthcare.

She has had a long-standing interest in developing research capacity and capability within the NHS workforce to enable delivery of evidence-based care. She is mostly known for her work in mental health and wellbeing, depression and anxiety, maternal mental health, child and adolescent mental health, and suicide prevention. She has been involved in European research collaborations spanning over 20 years tackling suicide, depression, and mental health in the workplace, and has evaluated several national programmes for improving mental health and long-term conditions.