This report provides an overview of international good practice in using data for policymaking. It develops a conceptual framework for analysing data strategies and provides examples of good practice in data management from thirteen case studies.
With European governments seeking smart, sustainable solutions to increasingly complex challenges, innovation and learning become essential tools for good policymaking. RAND Europe's annual review, Spotlight on 2010, features many research projects that illustrate the value of learning and knowledge sharing to improve policymaking. It also provides an overview of RAND Europe's activity in 2010.
In response to concerns that the needs of the aging population for well-integrated care were increasing, the English National Health Service (NHS) appointed 16 Integrated Care Pilots following a national competition.
The report aims to contribute to policy learning across countries through developing and validating a framework for assessing, improving and enhancing healthcare planning and so presenting a potential tool for analysts and decision makers.
This poster, based on a research project carried out by RAND Europe for the Local Better Regulation Office, presents the methodological approach chosen to explore the impacts and outcomes of Local Authority Regulatory Services in UK Local Authorities.
A paper on the allocation challenges facing funders in the area mental health research. It provides an overview of research policy in the last 20-25 years and considers what approaches could build an evidence base to support future decisions.
This report updates the conceptual and the empirical evidence for public involvement in healthcare policy and a tentative evaluative assessment tool for public involvement in healthcare policies.
The Executive Summary reviews the analysis and presents key inputs which are relevant to the development of the eGovernment 2015 Action Plan.
The report provides insight into Pan-European eGovernment services (PEGS): their definition; development trajectories; barriers, drivers, uncertainties, and possible futures, and suggests policy actions and ways to measure and monitor PEGS.
The Performance Audit Handbook provides a first-stop shop for anyone interested in the theory and practice of delivering performance audits. It is intended for evaluators, researchers and anyone interested in the evaluation of the public sector.
This paper determines what demands and requirements there may be for a pan-European electronic Identity Management (eIDM) framework in 2015 and which services are likely to be developed on this infrastructure.
This study, conducted for the European Commission, examines the affordability of alcoholic beverages across the EU, the potential impacts of affordability on harmful use of alcohol, and possible policy levers to tackle the problem.
Bibliometrics is an increasingly important tool for research evaluation. The report provides an accessible, ‘beginner’s guide’ to bibliometric theory and application in the area of health research and development (R&D) decision-making.
This paper presents what is required to deliver a secure e-Government environment for mobile European citizens, based on the lessons learned from existing services and initiatives and identified challenges in the national and pan-European context.
Describes a review of the NIHR Biomedical Research Units scheme. This review was a perceptions audit of senior executives involved in the scheme, and explored what impact they felt the scheme is having on the translational research landscape.
An understanding of how staff identify, classify, narrativise and orient to patient safety risks is important in understanding responses to efforts to effect change.
The report presents the findings of a study undertaken for the English Department of Health in 2009 on whether health workplace interventions could improve the levels of health and wellbeing in British workplaces and the NHS in England.
This study, commissioned by the UK National Audit Office, examines the importance, nature and impact of behaviour change programmes in today's Department of Health.
This exploratory research examines the types of data and information Local Authorities draw upon to make commissioning decisions.
This report describes the development of the RAND/ARC Impact Scoring System (RAISS), to map the diverse impacts of research funded by the Arthritis Research Campaign taking individual grants the tool is simple and quick for researchers to complete.
Introduces important concepts in research evaluation and describes potential research evaluation tools for the Arthritis Research Campaign.
This report examines the work of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships in tackling violence. It highlights promising practices and discusses some of the barriers faced by local practitioners working to reduce violent crime.
Investments in health research should lead to improvements in health and health care. This is also the remit of the main HTA program in the Netherlands. The aims of this study were to assess whether the results of this program have led to such improvements and to analyze how best to assess the impact from health research.
The European Commission asked RAND Europe to conduct an assessment of the economic, social and environmental impacts of different policy options. This report analyses each option, paying particular attention to how these alternatives would affect the strategic goals of the Commission and key stakeholders in this process. The report concludes with a qualitative comparison of the impact of each policy option against the current situation.
Provides an overview and comparison of international health research evaluation frameworks to consider what modifications might be needed to adapt such a framework for the Canadian context.
