Evaluation and Insights
Evidence that helps health innovations work in practice
Our Evaluation and Insights team works with NHS organisations, innovators, charities, universities, local authorities and national programmes to evaluate change in real-world settings.
We help partners understand whether an innovation or programme is making a difference, who it works for, where it works best and how it can improve.
Who this is for
This service is for organisations that need credible evidence to guide decisions, secure investment, demonstrate impact or improve services.
We work with:
NHS providers, systems and commissioners
Innovators and digital health companies
Charities and voluntary sector organisations
Universities and research partners
Local authorities and neighbourhood health and care teams
National programmes and transformation initiatives
How we help
You do not need a fully formed idea; a clearly identified problem is enough to start.
Systematic literature and rapid evidence reviews
Evaluation strategy and framework development
Logic models and theories of change
Real-world evidence generation
Mixed-methods evaluation
Health economics and value analysis
Implementation and process evaluation
Quantitative and qualitative analysis, including outcomes modelling and, data visualisation
Patient and public involvement, co-design and participatory approaches
Equity-focused evaluation
Evidence generation plans for regulators and commissioners
Our approach
We design evaluations around the realities of health and care delivery. Our work is rigorous, proportionate and grounded in real operational pressures.
Evaluation is not just about proving success. We help partners understand what is working, who benefits, what needs to improve and what evidence is needed to support future adoption or scale.
Patient and public involvement and engagement is built in from the start. Patients, carers and communities help shape questions, interpret findings and develop recommendations, so real-world experiences inform the evidence and recommendations for change.
Working with us
We start with a discovery phase to understand your aims, evidence needs, data, timelines, governance requirements and opportunities for patient and public involvement.
We then agree the right level of support. This could include a focused evidence review, development of theory of change and evaluation framework, independent evaluation, embedded evaluation partnership or longer-term evidence generation strategy.
We support programmes at different stages, from early pilots, through and adoption in real clinical settings to large-scale transformation.
Key benefits
Independent evidence generation
Credible, independent evidence generation to support decision-making.
Recommendations for improvement and scale
Practical recommendations for improvement, adoption and scale.
Understanding barriers and enablers
Clearer insight into implementation barriers and enablers.
Patient and public involvement
Integrated patient and public involvement and engagement expertise.
Understanding lived experience
Stronger understanding of patient, public and staff experience.
Supporting strategic planning
Evidence to support commissioning, investment or regulatory planning.
Understanding equity and impact
Better understanding of equity, inclusion and unintended impacts.
Real-world evaluation approaches
Pragmatic approaches to evaluations in real world settings, underpinned by robust methodologies.
Case studies
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Is this right for you?
This service is for organisations developing, implementing or scaling an innovation, transformation programme or service change, and that need clear evidence of what is working, what needs to improve and what has potential to scale.
If your work is at an early stage, we can help you understand what evidence already exists, what you may need next and what type of evaluation would be most useful.
Kate Cheema
Director of Evaluation and Insights
Kate.Cheema@uclpartners.com
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