Martin Crewe Director, Barnardos Scotland

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Martin CreweDirector, Barnardos Scotland
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Evaluation Summer School

• Evaluation and Outcome Focused Commissioning
  What this means for Services

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Outcome Focused Commissioning
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Outcome Focused Commissioning
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Outcomes

• Glasnost
• (openness)

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Barnardos Services Outcomes Less Good

• An assessment of families strengths and
  difficulties, to identify an appropriate action
  plan with clear identified interventions is
  completed
• The level of police charges against young people
  is reduced
• Families will experience a lifestyle which makes
  the most of their opportunities and strengths

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Barnardos ServicesOutcomes Better

• Children have parents/carers who are confident
  and positive in their parenting
• Children increase their self-esteem
• Children live in safe home environments
• Children have the skills to develop and sustain
  friendships
• Children reduce their involvement in anti-social
  or offending behaviour

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National Performance FrameworkNational Outcomes
Less Good

• We have tackled the significant inequalities in
  Scottish society
• We have improved the life chances for children,
  young people and families at risk

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National Performance FrameworkNational Outcomes
Better

• Our children have the best start in life and are
  ready to succeed
• We live longer, healthier lives

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Outcomes

• Perestroika
• (restructuring)

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Commissioning

• Top Down Commissioning
• Danger of Performance
• Targets Unrelated to Local
• Environment

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Commissioning

• Bottom Up Commissioning
• Danger of Unconnected Outcomes

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Commissioning

• Improvement Service
• Local Indicator 19
• Pregnancies among under
• 16 year olds per 1,000
• relevant population

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Intelligent Commissioning

• Meaningful service user consultation
• Expert input on what works
• Links to other outcomes
• Identification of key intervention points
• Explicit logic models

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Intelligent Tendering

• Longer contract periods
• Focus on sustained positive outcomes
• Evaluation as core element
• Creativity encouraged
• Managing the market

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Intelligent Commissioning

• Meaningful service user consultation rare
• Expert input on what works rare
• Links to other outcomes not usually explicit
• Identification of key intervention points
  sometimes
• Explicit logic models none

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Intelligent Tendering

• Longer contract periods no
• Focus on sustained positive outcomes rare
• Evaluation as core element occasional and rather
  rudimentary
• Creativity encouraged rare
• Managing the market occasional

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Money versus Outcomes Focused Commissioning
Outcomes Focus
Money
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Evaluation in the New World

• Practical
• Accessible
• Best guess
• Comparative
• Costed

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Martin CreweDirector, Barnardos Scotland