10. Evaluation of PCSP – Year Of Care

There are a number of benefits associated with evaluation of your personalised care and support planning (PCSP) implementation. Evaluation can demonstrate that PCSP is:

Happening
Doing what you expect
Has value

Additionally, evaluation can identify areas of strength/weakness for learning and spread.

Ahead of developing a plan for evaluation of your PCSP implementation it may be useful to look at the documents below and spend some time considering the benefits you and your team hope to achieve by implementing PCSP, how the evaluation will be used and how it will be shared.

1.	Thinking Through Evaluation	This document summarises key learning and considerations for evaluation of PCSP based on our practical experience of working with over 60 sites since 2007.
2.	Logic model for implementation of the Year of Care approach	Year of Care has developed a logic model for the implementation of PCSP. The logic model sets out the rationale and actions needed for the introduction of PCSP and how this can improve a range of outcomes and contribute towards long-term health care ambitions.
3.	Care and Support Planning Fidelity Toolkit	This toolkit explores issues of fidelity in terms of approaches and systems.
4.	Qualitative researchers briefing	This briefing helps qualitative researchers to plan their evaluation approach for PCSP.
5.	Evaluation Tools Summary	A Year of Care summary of available evaluation tools and how to use them.
6.	NOMAD instrument – prior to implementation NOMAD instrument – post implementation	There are two versions of the NOrmalisation MeAsure Development (NOMAD) questionnaire – one for use prior to implementation of PCSP and an ongoing one. These tools were developed with Newcastle University and should not be amended in any way.
7.	TIDieR framework – PCSP and its implementation	Using Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) framework headings we describe Year of Care PCSP and also link to our full published TIDieR paper on the Year of Care approach.
8.	The impact of implementing the Year of Care PCSP approach	In this document we outline some of the quantitative and qualitative findings and feedback we have gathered about Year of Care PCSP implementations over the past decade.