Building evaluation capacity: success factors and approaches in NSW Health NSW Government Evaluation Conference 2015 Andrew Milat PhD, MPH (Hons), BHMS.

Building evaluation capacity: success factors and approaches in NSW Health

NSW Government Evaluation Conference 2015

Andrew Milat PhD, MPH (Hons), BHMS ed (Hons)

Associate Director, Evidence and Evaluation

NSW Ministry of Health

Research and evaluation in the health cluster

NSW Ministry of Health NSW Office of Preventive Health Agency for Clinical Innovation Cancer Institute NSW Kids and Families NSW Justice Health & Forensic Mental

Health Network

Research and evaluation support services in the health cluster

Provision of strategic

R&E advice and support

services

Practice guides

Research and policy exchanges

R&E training and capacity

building

Research funding

R&E infrastructure support activities

Key Functions

NSW Health Evaluation Capability Building Sub-group

Objectives

identify key strategies to build evaluation capability in the Ministry and the Pillars

forge stronger links with the NSW Government Evaluation Community of Practice (ECoP)

Facilitate collaboration and communication across the cluster

Review: Success factors

Tailored strategy based on an assessment of need

Multifaceted approach

Organisational commitment to evaluation and capacity building

Practical / experiential training

Ongoing technical support within the workplace

Review: Success factors

Systems that enable program monitoring and information management

Access to support tools and resources Connecting and networking and

sharing ideas Leadership support and recognition

Strategi

es

Internship

Support materials

Policy/ researcher exchanges

Technical Assistance

Involvement in

Evaluation

Training

Communities of

Practice - Networkin

g

Motivation

Communication

Expectations

Transfer of

learning

Diffusion into

practiceSource: Adaptation of Preskill and Boyle (2008)

NSW Health Model of Research & Evaluation Capacity Building

Mediators

Mentoring

Culture Policies and Procedures

Funding R& EPerformance

Monitoring Systems

Leadership

Strategic intentNSW Govt Eval Framework

NSW State Health PlanPop. Health

R & E Strategy

Strategi

esR&E Support

Units

Priority driven research Centres

In production:

Commissioning Economic Evaluations

Program Logic

Research Priority Setting

Publishing Health Research

Evidence and evaluation guidance series

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/research/Pages/evaluation-guide.aspx

Sustainable evaluation practice is built through multi-faceted strategies that address: Individual knowledge and skills Leadership and organisational

commitment Culture Systems and processes Communication

Conclusion