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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.

Publication
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.

Publication
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.

Reports
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.

Reports
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.

Reports
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.

Publication
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.

Publication
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.

Publication
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.

Blog
December 2014

Research units are performing a difficult balancing act … but we’re still smiling

Our ambition to co-produce evidence with advisors and officials is fraught with challenges, but remains a worthy goal with valuable benefits, explains PIRU director, Nicholas Mays.

Blog
November 2014

Evaluations should share interim findings only when pieces of research are completed and on terms that are agreed in advance

A global maternal health initiative that could save thousands of lives has highlighted dilemmas for those assessing its performance, says Oona Campbell.

Publication
November 2014

The Multiple Purposes of Policy Piloting and Their Consequences: Three Examples from National Health and Social Care Policy in England

An article on the purposes of policy pilots and their consequences was published in the Journal of Social Policy.

Blog
October 2014

Rapid, real-time feedback from evaluation, as well as programme flexibility, is vital to health service improvement

We should learn from Melanesian Islanders that feedback provides the deep understanding of interventions which is key to wide-scale, successful roll-out, says Tom Woodcock.

Reports
October 2014

Independent assessment of improvements in dementia care and support since 2009

The final report of our evaluation to map data available and to summarise key research evidence on trends in dementia care in England since 2009.