Investigating the nature and quality of locally commissioned evaluations of the NHS Vanguard programme: an evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With innovation in service delivery increasingly viewed as crucial to the long-term sustainability of health systems, NHS England launched an ambitious new model of care (Vanguard) programme in 2015. Supported by a £350 million transformation fund, 50 Vanguard sites were to act as pilots for innovation in service delivery, to move quickly to change the way that services were delivered, breaking down barriers between sectors and improving the coordination and delivery of care.

Methods

As part of a national evaluation of the Vanguard programme, we conducted an evidence synthesis to assess the nature and quality of locally commissioned evaluations. With access to a secure, online hub used by the Vanguard and other integrated care initiatives, two researchers retrieve

SUBMITTER: Wilson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8042862 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature