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Director of Public Health and Public Policy

Dr McCallum joined NHS Lothian from Finland in late 2004. Dr McCallum had been working as a research fellow and specialist in public health medicine at the Finnish National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) before returning to her native Scotland.

Prior to moving to Finland in 2000, Dr McCallum was Executive Director of Public Health and Health Strategy for the East and North Hertfordshire Health Authority, and before this, held senior public health posts in London.

Dr McCallum holds a number of honorary senior academic positions in public health medicine and has produced an extensive and diverse range of specialist articles in professional journals, reports and theses.