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Green Health Prescribing to improve physical and mental health outcomes in Midlothian

Green Health Prescribing is an approach that supports people to engage in nature-based activities which offer…

Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Evaluating an early intervention service for young people at risk of offending

In 2020, the Scottish Government Cashback for Communities granted funding to includem to provide…

Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Building a Forum to influence policy on gambling harms in Scotland

This report employs the Matter of Focus approach to outcome mapping and evaluation to show how…

Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Influencing policy on dementia with Age Scotland’s About Dementia Forum

About Dementia is Age Scotland’s Forum for improving the lives of people living with dementia…

Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Digital health and social care: making sure innovation makes a positive difference to people
Our work supporting the planning and evaluation of digital interventions and service developments.
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Evaluation of the Transforming Local Systems TEC Pathfinder programme
High-level findings on the achievements of the Programme and the enablers and barriers to impact.
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Our clients
Pioneering organisations putting outcomes and impact at the heart of what they do.
Inside Matter of Focus
Understanding how evidence makes a difference to health and wellbeing: tracking the impact of Health Technology Wales
Embeding an outcome-focused approach to assessing the impact of Health Technology Wales's research and guidance.
Case Studies
Leading with outcomes across an organisation: a systematic approach to data, evidence and impact in Penumbra
A case study on our work with Penumbra to map their outcomes, improve their use of…
Case Studies
Evaluating relational services: new journal article published on our work with Future Pathways
We contributed a paper to a special issue of the journal Evaluation and Program Planning, on…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Evaluating personal outcomes: how can you know you are making a difference to the people you support?
This webinar will be valuable to anyone wrestling with how to meaningfully evaluate the difference their…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Building a community of learning together: Age Scotland’s Dementia Training
Read our report produced with Age Scotland's Dementia Training team for their third year of work.
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Making sense together: How do you know if you are making a difference? event summary
An inspiring and interesting afternoon of discussion held in Edinburgh on 24 November 2022
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Better use of data to improve our response to frailty in the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region
Our report for DDI
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Evaluating the DEEP programme: Embedding evidence-enriched practice in social care in Wales
Hosted by Matter of Focus Director Ailsa Cook with Gill Toms from the University of Bangor.
Case Studies
A theory of change for Making Children’s Rights Real in Scotland
Find out more about our partnership project with the Observatory of Children's Human Rights Scotland and…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Working together to improve health and wellbeing in Edinburgh: how we know we collectively make a difference
How we worked with Edinburgh Community Health Forum to solve their data collection, evaluation and reporting…
Case Studies
Data stories: unlocking the power of data to tell a story of impact
An Evaluation Stories webinar with the Children’s Parliament.
Case Studies
East Ayrshire Technology Enabled Care Pathway summary findings report
Summary findings from the discover/define phase of East Ayrshire's Transforming Local Systems TEC Pathway project.
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Opportunities for meaningful participation in evaluation
An Evaluation Stories webinar about how we worked with the Life Changes Trust Advisory Group (Young…
Case Studies
Evaluating service transformation underpinned by the Scottish Approach to Service Design
An Evaluation Stories webinar with East Ayrshire’s Thinking Differently Team.
Case Studies
Supporting Scottish Women’s Aid to capture learning from their pilot webchat service for children and young people
Using the Matter of Focus approach to capture the learning from the process of designing a…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Building the case for peer support: an Evaluation Stories webinar with East Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership
Using OutNav for the evaluation of peer support approaches in health and social care.
Case Studies
Evaluation of the Peer Support Test of Change: East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership
Highlights and full report of our independent evaluation of the East Renfrewshire H&SCP’s pilot Peer Support…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Side by side: an evaluation of the Life Changes Trust Advisory Group
Read our independent evaluation of the Life Changes Trust Advisory Group (Young People with Care Experience…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Learning as we go in Quality Improvement: Using OutNav to evaluate the Children and Young People Improvement Collaborative
Recorded live Evaluation Stories webinar with Franca Macleod, Principal Research Officer in Children and Families Analysis…
Case Studies
Evaluating health and social care transformation: learning from the House of Care programme
Recorded webinar sharing and discussing key findings and learning from our evaluation.
Case Studies
From fixer to facilitator: evaluation of the House of Care programme in Scotland
Our evaluation report is available to download now.
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Showcasing outcomes in action: reducing health inequalities and improving long-term health outcomes in Edinburgh
Providing collective support to embed outcomes into action across the Edinburgh Community Health Forum.
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Transforming health and care systems for people living with long term conditions – an outcome focused approach
With the Lothian House of Care Collaboration between Thistle Foundation and NHS Lothian
Case Studies
Understanding creative impact – evaluating early learning professional development
Watch our Evaluation Stories webinars to learn directly from organisations using #OutNav to evaluate their work.
Case Studies
A new approach to trauma informed working
Future Pathways embedded a complexity informed, theory based approach to evaluating the progress and outcomes of…
Case Studies
Understanding creative impact: insights into early learning professional development
Guest post by Catherine Wilson from Starcatchers, on being creative in communicating the difference the Creative…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Establishing neighbourhood care in a rural community
Live webinar recording: The Clacks and Stirling H&SCP Neighbourhood Care Team has embedded a complexity informed,…
Case Studies
A big birthday thank you!
On our 2nd birthday, we say thank you our early adopters who have helped us on…
News
Embedding meaningful outcome evaluation: tips from the OutNav Community
Learning from organisations that are cementing their place at the forefront of best practice in meaningful…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
How do you know if your project is effective?
With a well-defined outcome map it can be quite easy to shape and analyse your feedback.
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
A vision for improving the experience of children online
Matter of Focus is conducting an impact study of the Global Kids Online (GKO) research programme…
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