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August 2015
RCTs: How compatible are they with policy-making?
An article on the use of RCTs for policy making was published in the British Journal of Healthcare Management.
July 2015
Has a public–private partnership resulted in action on healthier diets in England?
An article looking at the effectiveness of the food pledges was published in Food Policy.
July 2015
Policy experiments: Investigating effectiveness or confirming direction?
An article on the effectiveness of policy experiments was published in Evaluation.
June 2015
Evaluation of the Effect of a Continuous Treatment: A Machine Learning Approach with an Application to Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury
This article was published in Health Economics.
May 2015
We need critical friends and robust challenge, not aloofness and separation
A strong relationship between policy-makers and academic evaluators is vital, particularly to support high quality implementation of change, says Anna Dixon, the Department of Health’s Director of Strategy and Chief Analyst.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
