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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
What do you need to be able to track the impact of your research?
This webinar includes a mix of concepts and practical approaches to get you started on your…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Know your impact, show your impact: How to measure the impact of research or knowledge to action initiatives
Sarah Morton explores some of the challenges of understanding and assessing research impact.
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
Data stories: unlocking the power of data to tell a story of impact
An Evaluation Stories webinar with the Children’s Parliament.
Case Studies
Opportunities for meaningful participation in evaluation
An Evaluation Stories webinar about how we worked with the Life Changes Trust Advisory Group (Young…
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Evaluating service transformation underpinned by the Scottish Approach to Service Design
An Evaluation Stories webinar with East Ayrshire’s Thinking Differently Team.
Case Studies
Evaluating personal outcomes approaches
In this webinar we share a practical approach to overcome common challenges to evaluating and recording…
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
Getting going with qualitative data and analysis
Recorded live webinar: real examples and practical tools to help you get started with qualitative data…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
Navigating the challenges of assessing research impact
In this recorded live webinar, Sarah explores the challenges of unpicking and evidencing research impact.
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
Talking about context: building a shared understanding of how your work is changing with COVID-19
This recording of a live learning webinar will introduce you the ISM Framework for understanding the…
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
Tell the story of the contribution your organisation makes to improving outcomes – event summary and resources
Watch the webinar version of the event here and download the resources.
Training and events
Recorded webinar: Learning from putting Scotland’s outcome approach into action
Sharing the learning from our years of experience in putting Scotland's outcome approach into action.
Training and events
Making the case for better use of qualitative data in public services
This will be of interest to anyone working in public services with an interest in data…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
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
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
Meaningful outcome evaluation: a practical approach – watch our free webinar
Watch the edited recording of our free webinar that introduces you to a way of working…
Outcomes, evaluation and impact
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