{"id":3793,"date":"2025-02-19T11:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas?p=3793"},"modified":"2025-08-29T11:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:20:17","slug":"materials-from-the-future-of-evaluation-in-health-and-social-care-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/?p=3793","title":{"rendered":"Materials from The Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3793\" class=\"elementor elementor-3793\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d3660 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08d3660\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d768ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d768ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Authors: Professor Angela Bate, Professor Sonia Dalkin &amp; Dr Jason Scott<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebbb11 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ebbb11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097d48b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"097d48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Provocation_Plenaries\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Provocation Plenaries<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Breakout_Sessions_&#038;_Poster_Submissions\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Breakout Sessions &amp; Poster Submissions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Photography\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Photography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Summary\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Summary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d5709 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0d5709\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8b625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff8b625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/89-DSCF6039-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/89-DSCF6039-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/89-DSCF6039-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/89-DSCF6039-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/89-DSCF6039-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/89-DSCF6039.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f18d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f18d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Photography: Del Stevyn<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36fae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a36fae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Provocation_Plenaries\"><strong>Provocation Plenaries<\/strong><\/div><div id=\"Provocation_Plenaries\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><p>Over the course of three days in early January 14th-16th 2025, we were privileged to welcome esteemed speakers across a range of disciplines to share provocation plenaries on the past, present and future of evaluation in health and social care. We were joined by over 100 attendees from academic, health service and policy backgrounds, at all career stages, representing 9 countries.<\/p><p>Our speakers did as asked and provoked the audience to critically reflect on all aspects of evaluation.\u00a0 Copies of all the presentations are linked below. Be sure to cite them if you reference any material contained within them:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Dr Kathryn Skivington &amp; Professor Laurence Moore <\/strong>(University of Glasgow) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dr-Kathryn-Skivington-Professor-Laurence-Moore-.pdf\">&#8220;Strength through diversity? A journey through the MRC\/NIHR Framework.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Professor Ray Pawson <\/strong>(University of Leeds) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Professor-Ray-Pawson.pdf\">&#8220;Farewell to Evaluation.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Professor Dave Byrne<\/strong> (Durham University) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Professor-Dave-Byrne-.pdf\"> \u201cUnderstanding causes and effects as system states: the implications for evaluation.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Dr Emily Warren<\/strong> (London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dr-Emily-Warren.pdf\">&#8220;Are realist RCTs possible? Reflections from the INCLUSIVE trial.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Dr Rachel Meacock<\/strong> (University of Manchester) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dr-Rachel-Meacock.pdf\">&#8220;Reconciling the micro and macro impacts of health and care interventions.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Professor Carl May <\/strong>(London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine) &amp;<strong> Professor Tracy Finch <\/strong>(Northumbria University) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Carl-Tracy.pdf\">&#8220;What are we evaluating when we do process evaluations?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Professor Mike Kelly <\/strong>(University of Cambridge) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Professor-Mike-Kelly-.pdf\">&#8220;Why is Changing Health Inequalities So Difficult?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c60cbe e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c60cbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2a2bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe2a2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SYMPOSIUM-1024x754.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SYMPOSIUM-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SYMPOSIUM-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SYMPOSIUM-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SYMPOSIUM.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7c8d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f7c8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Photography: Jamie Taylor<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e26d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91e26d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Breakout_Sessions_&amp;_Poster_Submissions\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><b>Breakout Sessions &amp; Poster Submissions<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Plenaries were complemented by a series of breakout sessions and posters presentations. Special shout out to our poster presentation award winners: <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Poster-Winner-Andrew-Fletcher-1.jpeg\">Dr Andrew Fletcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Poster-Winner-Carsten-Hinrichsen-1.jpg\">Dr Carsten Hinrichsen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Poster-Winner-Lauren-Lawson-1-scaled.jpeg\">Lauren Lawson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Poster-winner-Petra-scaled.jpeg\">Dr Petra Makela<\/a> for their exceptional contributions in advancing evaluation in health and social care, through methods innovation and impactful dissemination.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr Meghan Kumar<\/strong> (Northumbria University) and <strong>Dr Ferdinand Mukumbang<\/strong> (University of Washington) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mukumbang_Eval.pdf\"> \u201cFuture of Evaluation in Global Health.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Sonia Dalkin<\/strong> and <strong>Professor Angela Bate<\/strong> (Northumbria University) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Professor-Angela-Bate-Professor-Sonia-Dalkin.pdf\">\u201cFuture of Evaluation: Where have we been and where are we going?\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Manbinder Sidhu<\/strong> and<strong> Dr Sophie Spitters<\/strong> (University of Birmingham) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dr-Manni-Sidhu-Dr-Sophie-Spitters.pdf\"> \u201cRethinking Rapid Evaluation: Challenges in Scoping and Decision-Making.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Darren Flynn<\/strong> (Northumbria University), <strong>Professor Joanne Gray<\/strong> (Northumbria University),<strong> Dr Alan Bagnall<\/strong> (Consultant Interventional Cardiologist) and <strong>I-Lin Hall<\/strong> (Strategic Head of Digital and Programmes &#8211; NENC) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Professor-Darren-Flynn-Professor-Joanne-Gray-.pdf\"> \u201cManaging big data sets and data linkage.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Jason Scott<\/strong> (Northumbria University), <strong>Professor Brian Castellani<\/strong> (Durham University),<strong> Dr Efundem Agboraw<\/strong> (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine),<strong> Dr Morgan Beeson<\/strong> (Newcastle University) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dr-Jason-Scott.pdf\">\u201cManaging complexity in Evaluation.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Peter Van der Graaf&nbsp;<\/strong>and <strong>Dr Sebastian Potthoff<\/strong> (Northumbria University) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dr-Peter-van-der-Graaf-Dr-Sebastian-Potthoff.pdf\">\u201cMobilising knowledge from complex intervention evaluations into policy and practice: how to deal with lazy academics and stubborn policymakers.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71709d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c71709d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aef203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6aef203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/21-DSCF5799-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4334\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/21-DSCF5799-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/21-DSCF5799-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/21-DSCF5799-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/21-DSCF5799-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/21-DSCF5799.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8336ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8336ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Photography: Del Stevyn<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a738f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a738f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Photography\"><b>Photography\u00a0<\/b><\/div><div id=\"Photography\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div><p>We wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible work of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/delstevynphotography.com\/\">Del Stevyn<\/a>, our event photographer for\u00a0<em data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"249\">The Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care<\/em>\u00a0symposium. Del\u2019s keen eye and thoughtful approach have resulted in a fantastic collection of images that capture the energy, engagement, and key moments of the event. As we share these images, we recognise how they vividly illustrate the connections made, the ideas exchanged, and the spirit of collaboration that defined the symposium.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Future-of-Evaluation-Photography.pdf\">View the images here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01136b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c01136b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Summary\"><b>Summary<\/b><\/div>\n<br>As promised, the symposium allowed attendees to:\n<ol>\n \t<li>Hear from a range of speakers across a variety and disciplines and meet participants across these disciplines to break down those silos and communicate with one another;<\/li>\n \t<li>Spend time and space to think through current conceptual challenges in evaluation and gain different perspectives on live problems;<\/li>\n \t<li>Connect evaluators from academia and consultancy with service providers, local and national policy makers, and the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915970f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"915970f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cf32a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63cf32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"82\">Disclaimer:<\/strong><br data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"85\" \/>For any individuals or organisations wishing to re-use or distribute materials from <em data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"219\">The Future of Evaluation in Health &amp; Social Care<\/em> symposium, please contact the IDEAS Team at <a rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"321\">ideas@northumbria.ac.uk.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Professor Angela Bate, Professor Sonia Dalkin &amp; Dr Jason Scott Contents Provocation Plenaries Breakout Sessions &#038; Poster Submissions Photography Summary Photography: Del Stevyn Provocation Plenaries\u00c2\u00a0 Over the course of three days in early January 14th-16th 2025, we were privileged to welcome esteemed speakers across a range of disciplines to share provocation plenaries on the past, present and future of evaluation in health and social care. We were joined by over 100 attendees from academic, health service and policy backgrounds, at all career stages, representing 9 countries. Our speakers did as asked and provoked the audience to critically reflect on all aspects of evaluation.\u00c2\u00a0 Copies of all the presentations are linked below. Be sure to cite them if you reference any material contained within them: Dr Kathryn Skivington &amp; Professor Laurence Moore (University of Glasgow) &#8211; &#8220;Strength through diversity? A journey through the MRC\/NIHR Framework.&#8221; Professor Ray Pawson (University of Leeds) &#8211; &#8220;Farewell to Evaluation.&#8221; Professor Dave Byrne (Durham University) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Understanding causes and effects as system states: the implications for evaluation.&#8221; Dr Emily Warren (London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine) &#8211; &#8220;Are realist RCTs possible? Reflections from the INCLUSIVE trial.&#8221; Dr Rachel Meacock (University of Manchester) &#8211; &#8220;Reconciling the micro and macro impacts of health and care interventions.&#8221; Professor Carl May (London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine) &amp; Professor Tracy Finch (Northumbria University) &#8211; &#8220;What are we evaluating when we do process evaluations?&#8221; Professor Mike Kelly (University of Cambridge) &#8211; &#8220;Why is Changing Health Inequalities So Difficult?&#8221; Photography: Jamie Taylor &nbsp; Breakout Sessions &amp; Poster Submissions Plenaries were complemented by a series of breakout sessions and posters presentations. Special shout out to our poster presentation award winners: Dr Andrew Fletcher, Dr Carsten Hinrichsen, Lauren Lawson and Dr Petra Makela for their exceptional contributions in advancing evaluation in health and social care, through methods innovation and impactful dissemination. Dr Meghan Kumar (Northumbria University) and Dr Ferdinand Mukumbang (University of Washington) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Future of Evaluation in Global Health.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Professor Sonia Dalkin and Professor Angela Bate (Northumbria University) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Future of Evaluation: Where have we been and where are we going?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dr Manbinder Sidhu and Dr Sophie Spitters (University of Birmingham) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rethinking Rapid Evaluation: Challenges in Scoping and Decision-Making. Professor Darren Flynn (Northumbria University), Professor Joanne Gray (Northumbria University), Dr Alan Bagnall (Consultant Interventional Cardiologist) and I-Lin Hall (Strategic Head of Digital and Programmes &#8211; NENC) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Managing big data sets and data linkage.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dr Jason Scott (Northumbria University), Professor Brian Castellani (Durham University), Dr Efundem Agboraw (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Dr Morgan Beeson (Newcastle University) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Managing complexity in Evaluation.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dr Peter Van der Graaf&nbsp;and Dr Sebastian Potthoff (Northumbria University) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mobilising knowledge from complex intervention evaluations into policy and practice: how to deal with lazy academics and stubborn policymakers.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Photography: Del Stevyn Photography\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 We wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible work of\u00c2\u00a0Del Stevyn, our event photographer for\u00c2\u00a0The Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care\u00c2\u00a0symposium. Del\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s keen eye and thoughtful approach have resulted in a fantastic collection of images that capture the energy, engagement, and key moments of the event. As we share these images, we recognise how they vividly illustrate the connections made, the ideas exchanged, and the spirit of collaboration that defined the symposium.\u00c2\u00a0View the images here. Summary As promised, the symposium allowed attendees to: Hear from a range of speakers across a variety and disciplines and meet participants across these disciplines to break down those silos and communicate with one another; Spend time and space to think through current conceptual challenges in evaluation and gain different perspectives on live problems; Connect evaluators from academia and consultancy with service providers, local and national policy makers, and the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE). Disclaimer:For any individuals or organisations wishing to re-use or distribute materials from The Future of Evaluation in Health &amp; Social Care symposium, please contact the IDEAS Team at ideas@northumbria.ac.uk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Materials from The Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care Symposium - IDEAS-NET<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Materials from The Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care Symposium - IDEAS-NET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Authors: Professor Angela Bate, Professor Sonia Dalkin &amp; Dr Jason Scott Contents Provocation Plenaries Breakout Sessions &#038; Poster Submissions Photography Summary Photography: Del Stevyn Provocation Plenaries\u00c2\u00a0 Over the course of three days in early January 14th-16th 2025, we were privileged to welcome esteemed speakers across a range of disciplines to share provocation plenaries on the past, present and future of evaluation in health and social care. 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We were joined by over 100 attendees from academic, health service and policy backgrounds, at all career stages, representing 9 countries. Our speakers did as asked and provoked the audience to critically reflect on all aspects of evaluation.\u00c2\u00a0 Copies of all the presentations are linked below. Be sure to cite them if you reference any material contained within them: Dr Kathryn Skivington &amp; Professor Laurence Moore (University of Glasgow) &#8211; &#8220;Strength through diversity? A journey through the MRC\/NIHR Framework.&#8221; Professor Ray Pawson (University of Leeds) &#8211; &#8220;Farewell to Evaluation.&#8221; Professor Dave Byrne (Durham University) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Understanding causes and effects as system states: the implications for evaluation.&#8221; Dr Emily Warren (London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine) &#8211; &#8220;Are realist RCTs possible? Reflections from the INCLUSIVE trial.&#8221; Dr Rachel Meacock (University of Manchester) &#8211; &#8220;Reconciling the micro and macro impacts of health and care interventions.&#8221; Professor Carl May (London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine) &amp; Professor Tracy Finch (Northumbria University) &#8211; &#8220;What are we evaluating when we do process evaluations?&#8221; Professor Mike Kelly (University of Cambridge) &#8211; &#8220;Why is Changing Health Inequalities So Difficult?&#8221; Photography: Jamie Taylor &nbsp; Breakout Sessions &amp; Poster Submissions Plenaries were complemented by a series of breakout sessions and posters presentations. Special shout out to our poster presentation award winners: Dr Andrew Fletcher, Dr Carsten Hinrichsen, Lauren Lawson and Dr Petra Makela for their exceptional contributions in advancing evaluation in health and social care, through methods innovation and impactful dissemination. Dr Meghan Kumar (Northumbria University) and Dr Ferdinand Mukumbang (University of Washington) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Future of Evaluation in Global Health.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Professor Sonia Dalkin and Professor Angela Bate (Northumbria University) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Future of Evaluation: Where have we been and where are we going?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dr Manbinder Sidhu and Dr Sophie Spitters (University of Birmingham) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rethinking Rapid Evaluation: Challenges in Scoping and Decision-Making. Professor Darren Flynn (Northumbria University), Professor Joanne Gray (Northumbria University), Dr Alan Bagnall (Consultant Interventional Cardiologist) and I-Lin Hall (Strategic Head of Digital and Programmes &#8211; NENC) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Managing big data sets and data linkage.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dr Jason Scott (Northumbria University), Professor Brian Castellani (Durham University), Dr Efundem Agboraw (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Dr Morgan Beeson (Newcastle University) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Managing complexity in Evaluation.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dr Peter Van der Graaf&nbsp;and Dr Sebastian Potthoff (Northumbria University) &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mobilising knowledge from complex intervention evaluations into policy and practice: how to deal with lazy academics and stubborn policymakers.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Photography: Del Stevyn Photography\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 We wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible work of\u00c2\u00a0Del Stevyn, our event photographer for\u00c2\u00a0The Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care\u00c2\u00a0symposium. Del\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s keen eye and thoughtful approach have resulted in a fantastic collection of images that capture the energy, engagement, and key moments of the event. As we share these images, we recognise how they vividly illustrate the connections made, the ideas exchanged, and the spirit of collaboration that defined the symposium.\u00c2\u00a0View the images here. Summary As promised, the symposium allowed attendees to: Hear from a range of speakers across a variety and disciplines and meet participants across these disciplines to break down those silos and communicate with one another; Spend time and space to think through current conceptual challenges in evaluation and gain different perspectives on live problems; Connect evaluators from academia and consultancy with service providers, local and national policy makers, and the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE). 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