Mary Mather
Biographic Data
| ID | 6463382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Mather |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Mather |
| SIGNATURE | MATHER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bexley Care Trust |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7585-2919 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Factors Influencing Academic Staff Satisfaction and Retention in Higher Education
This review of the literature aims to synthesise and analyse previous studies to provide important information on factors that affect academic staff retention and staff satisfaction in higher education institutions (HEI). The review included 21 studies published between 2014 and 2024, conducted in 13 different countries. Thematic analysis of the 21 included papers revealed four major themes, each with three sub‐themes. These themes highlight the …
The quality of medical information given to prospective intercountry adopters in England
Poor quality medical information adds to the risks associated with intercountry adoption. Other receiving countries acknowledge this more readily than the UK. All have to tackle the problems posed by inadequate reports and most insist on further assessment of the child on arrival. This article comprises a retrospective review of 120 medical reports from 23 countries written about children matched with adopters from IAC-the Centre for Adoption (re…
The invisible disability
Doctors and Nurses in Advance of Their Time
Mary Mather celebrates BAAF's pioneering role in placing health care at the heart of social care practice with children separated from their birth parents. In particular, the contribution of the Health Group, for example re-evaluating assessment procedures, promoting training and education, and supporting designated doctors and nurses, is discussed
Determining the Age of Children
What's in a Name
Securing Health for Children in the Care of the State
Caring for the Health of Children Brought into the UK from Abroad
Growing up is never easy. For children separated not only from their birth families but from their countries of origin, it can be a long, hard struggle to achieve even the basic levels of good health that are so often taken for granted. Mary Mather and Marko Kerac focus on the health needs of two particular groups of young people: intercountry adoptees and unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children. They discuss the limitations of Departme…
Health Issues for Substitute Carers
Health Issues for Black and Minority Ethnic Children
Health Needs of Looked after Children
The Statutory Medical and Health Needs of Looked after Children Time for a Radical Review
The failure of the health service to meet the needs of looked after children is further emphasised in the following article. Here, Mary Mather, Jane Humphrey and Jenny Robson argue that, despite specific health legislation and the considerable resources which have been allocated for this group over the years, there are a number of elements hindering the system. They identify these by first analysing the medical examinations of looked after childr…
The Statutory Medical and Health Needs of Looked after Children Time for a Radical Review
The failure of the health service to meet the needs of looked after children is further emphasised in the following article. Here, Mary Mather, Jane Humphrey and Jenny Robson argue that, despite specific health legislation and the considerable resources which have been allocated for this group over the years, there are a number of elements hindering the system. They identify these by first analysing the medical examinations of looked after childr…
The invisible disability
Health Needs of Looked after Children
The Statutory Medical and Health Needs of Looked after Children Time for a Radical Review
The failure of the health service to meet the needs of looked after children is further emphasised in the following article. Here, Mary Mather, Jane Humphrey and Jenny Robson argue that, despite specific health legislation and the considerable resources which have been allocated for this group over the years, there are a number of elements hindering the system. They identify these by first analysing the medical examinations of looked after childr…
Health Issues for Black and Minority Ethnic Children
Health Issues for Substitute Carers
Securing Health for Children in the Care of the State
Caring for the Health of Children Brought into the UK from Abroad
Growing up is never easy. For children separated not only from their birth families but from their countries of origin, it can be a long, hard struggle to achieve even the basic levels of good health that are so often taken for granted. Mary Mather and Marko Kerac focus on the health needs of two particular groups of young people: intercountry adoptees and unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children. They discuss the limitations of Departme…
What's in a Name
Determining the Age of Children
Doctors and Nurses in Advance of Their Time
Mary Mather celebrates BAAF's pioneering role in placing health care at the heart of social care practice with children separated from their birth parents. In particular, the contribution of the Health Group, for example re-evaluating assessment procedures, promoting training and education, and supporting designated doctors and nurses, is discussed
The invisible disability
The quality of medical information given to prospective intercountry adopters in England
Poor quality medical information adds to the risks associated with intercountry adoption. Other receiving countries acknowledge this more readily than the UK. All have to tackle the problems posed by inadequate reports and most insist on further assessment of the child on arrival. This article comprises a retrospective review of 120 medical reports from 23 countries written about children matched with adopters from IAC-the Centre for Adoption (re…
Factors Influencing Academic Staff Satisfaction and Retention in Higher Education
This review of the literature aims to synthesise and analyse previous studies to provide important information on factors that affect academic staff retention and staff satisfaction in higher education institutions (HEI). The review included 21 studies published between 2014 and 2024, conducted in 13 different countries. Thematic analysis of the 21 included papers revealed four major themes, each with three sub‐themes. These themes highlight the …
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Health care (3 works)