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Blog
April 2015

Policy process for implementing individual budgets highlights some of the tensions in public policy evaluation

A high profile initiative to transform social care delivery demonstrates how the demand for rigorous evaluation can be difficult to fulfil alongside enthusiastic policy advocacy, explains former government advisor, Gerald Wistow.

Publication
April 2015

Diagnostic odyssey for rare diseases: exploration of potential indicators

The final report from our evaluation on monitoring the diagnostic odyssey of rare diseases.

Article
April 2015

Determinants of the choice of GP practice registration in England: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment

An article on a discrete choice experiment looking at the determinants of GP practice registration was published in Health Policy.

Blog
April 2015

Modelling lets evaluators test-drive change safel and cheaply, using a diversity of non-RCT evidence

Enhanced decision-making, blue-skies thinking and quick trials of hypotheses are all much easier if modelling is in your evaluation tool kit, explains Sally Brailsford.

Publication
March 2015

An evaluation of Social Impact Bonds in Health and Social Care: Interim Report

This is the interim report of the SIBs Trailblazer evaluation.

Press release
March 2015

Public Health Responsibility Deal unlikely to be an effective response to alcohol harms

New research reveals weaknesses in Government’s public-private partnership with alcohol industry.

Article
March 2015

The Public Health Responsibility deal: has a public–private partnership brought about action on alcohol reduction?

One of two articles on the Responsibility Deal alcohol pledges published in Addiction in 2015.

Article
March 2015

Are the Public Health Responsibility Deal alcohol pledges likely to improve public health? An evidence synthesis

One of two articles on the Responsibility Deal alcohol pledges published in Addiction in 2015.

Blog
February 2015

Different contexts should not be allowed to paralyse wider roll-out – some differences don’t really matter

Interventions that succeed in some instances may or may not work in other circumstances. You have to consider whether the contextual differences really are ‘significant’, says Mark Petticrew.

Publication
February 2015

Evaluation of the implementation and health-related impacts of the Cold Weather Plan for England 2012: Final report

This is the final report of our Cold Weather Plan evaluation.

Publication
February 2015

Early evaluation of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers Programme: Interim report

An interim report of the early evaluation. The final report was published in September 2015.

Publication
February 2015

Evaluation of Direct Payments in Residential Care Trailblazers: First interim report

We did two interim reports in 2015. The final report of the evaluation was published in 2017.

Article
February 2015

Patients’ experiences of the choice of GP practice pilot, 2012/2013: a mixed methods evaluation

An article looking at patient experience of the GP choice scheme was published in BMJ.

Article
December 2014

Potential impact of removing general practice boundaries in England: A policy analysis

An article describing the policy implications of removing general practice boundaries was published in Health Policy.

Article
December 2014

Impact of initiatives to improve access to, and choice of, primary and urgent care in the England: A systematic review

A systematic review of initiatives to improve patient access to primary care was carried out and published in Health Policy.