Overheard this week and loosely paraphrased: if you’re doing some kind of co-production process/event/gathering and you’re nervous about how it’s going, here’s a rule of thumb: if people come out smiling, it’s working! #evaluation #simple
Evaluating Co-Production: Pragmatic Approaches to Building the Evidence Base (Durose C., 2014) Durose, C., Mangam, C., Needham, C., Rees, J. (2014). Evaluating Co-Production: Pragmatic Approaches to Building the Evidence Base. https://www.psa.ac.uk/sites/default/files/conference/papers/2014/Evidencing%20Coproduction%20PSA%20paper,%20final.pdf A summary paper examining the issues surrounding how co-production is evidenced in an objective and quantifiable, cost effective manner. ————————————– Should we […]
Stern. E,. (2015). Impact Evaluation: A Guide for Commissioners and Managers. BOND https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a0896de5274a31e000009c/60899_Impact_Evaluation_Guide_0515.pdf An in-depth offering of how to construct relevant evaluations for instances of Co-Production.
Scottish Government. Evaluation Support Scotland. 2015. Why Bother Involving People in Evaluation (Beyond Feedback – A Workbook). SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT & EVALUATION SUPPORT SCOTLAND. http://evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/media/uploads/resources/426_ess_involving_people_in_evaluation_web_-_final_web.pdf A useful tool/guide to assist service providers in their adoption/use of co-productive methods with service users.
The Better Care Fund. (2015). How to… Understand and Measure Impact. https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bcf-user-guide-04.pdf.pdf A “how to” guide on the design of changing systems and their subsequent measurement for impact achieved.
Co-Production: A Literature Review and Environmental Scan Durham College, Municipality of Durham Social Services Department, (2016). Co-Production: A Literature Review and Environmental Scan. DURHAM COLLEGE & DURHAM REGION. https://durhamcollege.ca/wp-content/uploads/Final-Report-Co-production-Literature-Review-Env.-Scan-2016.pdf A useful “state of play” essay that acknowledges the many forms co-production can take and the challenges it faces – both in terms of application and […]
Does it Work? A guide to evaluating community capacity initiatives This guide has been developed to help you evaluate your project/service and the impact it might be having on “social capital”. It guides you through the things you need to consider before you start, then suggests and describes some appropriate methods depending on why you want […]
The Health Foundation have produced a useful guide – Person-centred care made simple. It aims to make a complex subject accessible to a much wider audience, and in particular those for whom this is a new area. It is a quick overview of the principles of person-centred care, why it is important, how it has developed, […]
How can local authority commissioners work with the care home sector to ensure older people consistently receive high-quality, relationship-centred care? This report reviews the improvements Essex County Council made to the commissioning of its care home services for older people. It evaluates the implementation and outcomes of the My Home Life Essex programme, introduced to […]
This handbook has been designed by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), on behalf of the Community Currencies in Action (CCIA) EU Interreg IVB NWE Programme, project, to inspire community currency organisers and help them gain the most from their currency project by learning more about project evaluation and impact assessment. While the focus is on […]