This guide and Toolkit have been developed to support the evaluation of public involvement and participation in health and care services.  A partner to the Participation Toolkit, it is a stand-alone guide for anyone working in community engagement, public involvement or participation for the purpose of planning and improving health and care services.  It does not set out to be a definitive guide to evaluation, but aims to provide resources, references and tools to help you develop your own evaluation. The guide aims to:

• Support the development of effective frameworks for evaluating participation in health and care services
• Offer adaptable tools and templates to assist with a range of evaluation projects, and
• Direct users to further resources and guidance on evaluating engagement and participation.

Key highlights include:

• The purpose of evaluation
• The importance of evaluation
• Frameworks and guidance
• Evaluation essentials
• Methods and ethical considerations
• Using findings for improvement, and
• Toolkit resources.