RAND Europe Publications on Evaluation for Better Performance

24 May 2017

'Macro' Evaluation of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

The Office of Health Economics and RAND Europe were commissioned by the Oxford BRC to undertake a programme of top-down evaluations of aspects of the impact of the BRC. This programme of research has looked at the health, economic and scientific impact of Oxford BRC's research activity.

Catherine A. Lichten, Alexandra Pollitt, Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz, Jon Sussex, Adrian Towse

10 May 2017

NHS Health Check Programme Rapid Evidence Synthesis

The report summarises the key findings from an evidence synthesis completed by the University of Cambridge and RAND.

Juliet A. Usher-Smith, J. Mant, Adam Martin, Emma Harte, Calum MacLure, Catherine Meads, Catherine L. Saunders, Simon Griffin, Fiona Walter, Kathryn Lawrence, Chris Robertson

28 Apr 2017

Is More Always Better in Designing Workplace Wellness Programs? A Comparison of Wellness Program Components Versus Outcomes

Components individually are related to better outcomes, but this relationship is weaker in the presence of other components and non-significant for incentives.

Benjamin Saul Batorsky, Christian Van Stolk, Harry H. Liu

15 Mar 2017

Hidden Costs of Cuts : Austerity, Civil Service Management and the Motivation of Public Officials in Central and Eastern Europe After the Crisis

The implementation of austerity measures presents a dilemma for governments.

Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling, Barbara Janta, Iveta Reinholde, Christian Van Stolk

2 Nov 2016

Managing the Principal Agent Problem in Bolsa Familia: A look at contextual factors that affect the quality of implementation

Bolsa Familia (BF) is a conditional cash transfer programme introduced in 2003 in Brazil. This report aims to understand the principal agent problem in BF.

Christian Van Stolk, Sunil Patil

28 Oct 2016

Health Services Commissioning in Northern Ireland: Annex F

This case study discusses the principal elements of Health and Social Care commissioning in Northern Ireland. It explores how the commissioning system functions and how its supports the delivery of health and social care.

Tom Ling, Josephine Exley

27 Oct 2016

College of Policing Stop and Search Training Experiment: Process Evaluation

This report presents findings from the process evaluation of the College of Policing's Stop and Search Training Pilot, produced by RAND Europe, in partnership with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Oxford.

Chris Giacomantonio, Tal Jonathan-Zamir, Yael Limanovitz, Ben Bradford, Matthew Davies, Lucy Strang, Alex Sutherland

2 Aug 2016

National Trading Standards — Scams Team Review

RAND Europe was commissioned by National Trading Standards (NTS) to undertake an independent review of the NTS Scams Team to help inform its future development, delivery and effectiveness.

Jeremy Lonsdale, Daniel Schweppenstedde, Lucy Strang, Martin Stepanek, Katherine Stewart

9 May 2016

An evaluation of the first phase of Q: Engaging the founding cohort in a co-designed approach to health care improvement

Q is an initiative, led by the Health Foundation and supported by NHS England, designed to connect people skilled in quality improvement across the UK. We carried out an embedded evaluation of its first phase, co-design with the founding cohort.

Bryn Garrod, Josephine Exley, Emma Harte, Celine Miani, Jennifer Newbould, Catherine L. Saunders, Tom Ling

6 Apr 2016

Understanding the Quality of Implementation in Bolsa Familia: A Look Inside the 'Black Box' of a Conditional Cash Transfer Programme

This paper aims to promote a greater understanding of how the 'black box' of implementation in a conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme interacts with the quality of implementation.

Christian Van Stolk, Sunil Patil

6 Apr 2016

Evaluation of EPIM III: 2012-2015

The European Programme for Integration and Migration provides funding to strengthen civil society organisations to advocate for constructive approaches to migration. In 2012 EPIM asked RAND to undertake an evaluation of their third funding round.

Joachim Krapels, Emma Disley, Jennie Corbett, Emily Scraggs, Ben Baruch

4 Apr 2016

Evaluation of the UCLH-Macmillan Partnership to deliver improvements in the care, treatment, support, and information to patients with cancer throughout their individual journeys

An evaluation of the University College London Hospitals NHS Trust - Macmillan Cancer Support partnership aimed to assess the working of the partnership and its capacity to support the partners' plans to move forward.

Tom Ling, Gary A. Abel, Josephine Exley, Saba Hinrichs, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Silvia C. Mendonca, Celine Miani, Emma Pitchforth, Jennifer Newbould

How to Support Victims of Elder Mistreatment

Climate Change Affects Health and Will Increase Drug Demand

Why Cringe-Worthy School Start Times Are Bad for Kids

Rest Up for Race Day: Sleep Tips for Chicago Marathoners

The Math Equity Equation

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Improving Access to Early Childhood Education

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