NIHR BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre
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The Birmingham, RAND and Cambridge Evaluation (BRACE) Centre; funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to conduct rapid evaluations of promising new services and innovations in health and social care.
We’re delighted to welcome James McCallum to the BRACE team for his 3-month placement as part of his MA Global Public Policy at the University of Birmingham. During his time with us he’s keen to learn more about rapid evaluation and how research findings can influence healthcare policy and practice.
October 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We’re delighted to welcome James McCallum to the BRACE team for his 3-month placement as part of his MA Global Public Policy at the University of Birmingham. During his time with us he’s keen to learn more about rapid evaluation and how research findings can influence healthcare policy and practice.
Check out our latest BRACE Bulletin with news about our Centre and evaluations tinyurl.com/BRACE-Bullet...
July 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Check out our latest BRACE Bulletin with news about our Centre and evaluations tinyurl.com/BRACE-Bullet...
Our Co-Director Judith Smith's recent blog about the NHS 10 year plan is worth a read!
In case you missed it: my article for @uk.theconversation.com on theTen Year Health Plan for England. So many ideas (and some good ones at that) but precious little about how to implement them. #NHSPlan #FitForTheFuture #NHS #healthpolicy
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NHS ten-year plan for England: what’s in it and what’s needed to make it work
Ten-year NHS transformation hinges on funding and staff support.
theconversation.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our Co-Director Judith Smith's recent blog about the NHS 10 year plan is worth a read!
A new report from one of our partners National Voices and our BRACE Co-Director reflect on the impact of research and evaluation from the ongoing NHS restructure.
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New report! 📢
Assessing the impact of NHS England’s abolition and ICB* funding cuts on research and evaluation, by our Director of Policy & External Affairs, @sharonbrennan.bsky.social, and Dr Manbinder Sidhu, Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre.
👉 tinyurl.com/397p64w9
New report! 📢
Assessing the impact of NHS England’s abolition and ICB* funding cuts on research and evaluation, by our Director of Policy & External Affairs, @sharonbrennan.bsky.social, and Dr Manbinder Sidhu, Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre.
👉 tinyurl.com/397p64w9
Assessing the impact of NHS England’s abolition and Integrated Care Board funding cuts on research and evaluation
This new paper, the result of a partnership between National Voices, our members, and an expert in the research field, reflects on the impact of research and evaluation from the ongoing NHS restructur...
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June 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A new report from one of our partners National Voices and our BRACE Co-Director reflect on the impact of research and evaluation from the ongoing NHS restructure.
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Here it is! The newly published 4th edition of our Healthcare Management textbook from OUP McGraw Hill, with an expanded editorial team of @simon76moralee.bsky.social @mannisidhu.bsky.social @kieranwalshe.bsky.social and me. #evidencebased #healthmanagement
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May 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Here it is! The newly published 4th edition of our Healthcare Management textbook from OUP McGraw Hill, with an expanded editorial team of @simon76moralee.bsky.social @mannisidhu.bsky.social @kieranwalshe.bsky.social and me. #evidencebased #healthmanagement
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heal...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heal...
Dr Alisi Mekatoa has recently joined the BRACE Rapid Evaluation team as a Research Fellow and found out more about the Rapid Evaluation Community by attending their Conference last week. Thanks @healthfoundation.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social #RapidEvaluation
May 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Dr Alisi Mekatoa has recently joined the BRACE Rapid Evaluation team as a Research Fellow and found out more about the Rapid Evaluation Community by attending their Conference last week. Thanks @healthfoundation.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social #RapidEvaluation
The scoping work for our new Evaluation of the Death Certification Reforms/Medical Examiner System is now well underway with the project team in the process of carrying out stakeholder interviews to inform study design and methodology.
May 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The scoping work for our new Evaluation of the Death Certification Reforms/Medical Examiner System is now well underway with the project team in the process of carrying out stakeholder interviews to inform study design and methodology.
A new methodological article by Dr Jo Ellins, Dr Manni Sidhu and Kelly Daniel asks "We can evaluate rapidly, but should we?"
We can evaluate rapidly, but should we? Researchers’ and research funders’ perspectives on the uses, challenges and limitations of rapid health care evaluation - Jo Ellins, Kelly Daniel, Manbinder Sidhu, 2025
Objectives There is increasing demand for rapid evaluation in health care to inform timely policy and practice decision-making. This qualitative study explored ...
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May 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A new methodological article by Dr Jo Ellins, Dr Manni Sidhu and Kelly Daniel asks "We can evaluate rapidly, but should we?"
The project team have just met with our project advisory group to discuss emerging findings from the national stakeholder interviews and case studies for the BRACE GP quality improvement evaluation. They gave useful insights into current pressures in general practice engaging with research.
May 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The project team have just met with our project advisory group to discuss emerging findings from the national stakeholder interviews and case studies for the BRACE GP quality improvement evaluation. They gave useful insights into current pressures in general practice engaging with research.
Our Steering Group came together at The Exchange in Birmingham this week to hear the latest on our rapid evaluations and give advice from the scoping to dissemination phases of our four ongoing studies
April 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Our Steering Group came together at The Exchange in Birmingham this week to hear the latest on our rapid evaluations and give advice from the scoping to dissemination phases of our four ongoing studies
Richard Kirby, Chair of the BRACE Service Leaders Panel is a key partner of a pioneering community health clinic in Washwood Heath, Birmingham
The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS
With public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide?
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April 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Richard Kirby, Chair of the BRACE Service Leaders Panel is a key partner of a pioneering community health clinic in Washwood Heath, Birmingham
Check out our latest BRACE Bulletin with news about our Centre and evaluations tinyurl.com/Bulletin-Apr...
April 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Check out our latest BRACE Bulletin with news about our Centre and evaluations tinyurl.com/Bulletin-Apr...
Discover more about the evaluations in the BRACE portfolio, our team and our outputs www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...
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NIHR BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre - University of Birmingham
BRACE conducts conducts rapid evaluations of promising new services and innovations in health and social care.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Discover more about the evaluations in the BRACE portfolio, our team and our outputs www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...
#NIHR
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