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
Jan 03, 2016
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