Executive Summary

Executive Summary of the end-point evaluation report, based on data collection and analysis carried out between April 2023 and January 2024, including 26 in-depth interviews and three focus group discussions conducted with UK-PHRST and their stakeholders. The Executive Summary highlights the key findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the three components of both partnerships and capacity strengthening:

1. How both concepts are understood and defined across the partnership and also within the wider literature,
2. How they are operationalised and experienced by partners (both from UK-PHRST and partner perspectives),
3. Whether the way that they are understood, defined, and operationalised has led to sustainable and beneficial outcomes for partners.

Exploratory Evaluation of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team - Ipsos MORI Executive Summary

End-point Evaluation Final Report

The UK-PHRST appointed Ipsos to undertake an exploratory evaluation of their approach to partnerships and capacity strengthening, covering UK-PHRST initiated activities conducted from 2021 to the end of 2023. Evaluation fieldwork took place between April 2023 and January 2024.

The evaluation was grounded in participatory evaluation principles, including participant-centred assessment and outcomes harvesting. Both principles seek to place the views and experiences of UK-PHRST’s partners at the forefront.

Exploratory Evaluation of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team - Ipsos MORI Final Report

Management Response and Recommendations Action Plan 

The document outlines the UK-PHRST management response to the recommendations indicated in the IPSOS MORI End-Point Evaluation and the action plan to address these. A full report on the 2024 Learning Review mentioned in some responses will be published later this year.

Exploratory Evaluation of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team Report – UK-PHRST Management Response