Primary care: national monitoring and evaluation strategy

Annex 5: Evaluation: introductory references

• Health Research Authority (2017) Decision tool - ‘Is my study research? 
• Health Research Authority (2017) Defining research table  
• Scottish Government (2015) Social Research Ethics Guidance and Sensitivity Checklist
• HM Treasury, “The Magenta Book: HM Treasury guidance on what to consider when designing an evaluation” plus supplementary guidance. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-magenta-book (Version at 27 April 2011 (under review).
• HM Treasury, “The Green Book: appraisal and evaluation in central government. HM Treasury guidance on how to appraise and evaluate policies, projects and programmes.”  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent
• What Works Scotland (2015) “Evaluability Assessment: a systematic approach to deciding whether and how to evaluate programmes and policies”: http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/evaluability-assessment-a-systematic-approach-to-deciding-whether-and-how-to-evaluate-programmes-and-policies/
• Scottish Government (2016) “The 5-Step Approach to Evaluation. Designing and Evaluating Behaviour Change Interventions. Guidance for service providers, planning partnerships, funders and commissioners.” /publications/5-step-approach-evaluation-designing-evaluating-behaviour-change-interventions/ 
• Project Oracle Resource Library: https://project-oracle.com/resource-library/  and https://project-oracle.com/resource-library/evaluation-planning
• National Audit Office “Framework to review models.” https://www.nao.org.uk/report/framework-to-review-models/

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