Abstract
This chapter provides an ethical framework that protects the evaluator and the participants whilst adding rigor and credibility to evaluations. We explore how a project that is process-driven can facilitate joint expectations from the outset and allow reflection and review. We argue that if commissioners and evaluators follow processes and regularly review expectations, then transparency, a key requirement of ethical evaluations, will follow. The chapter concludes by reflecting on the wider context of how evaluations that embed ethical principles can improve policy-making in health care.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Health Services Evaluation |
| Subtitle of host publication | Theories, Methods and Innovative Practices |
| Editors | Axel Kaehne, Julie Feather |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages | 71-86 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-031-87869-5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-87868-8 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 28 Jul 2025 |
Keywords
- Ethics
- Evaluation
- Health services
- Transparency
- Consent
- Autonomy
- Co-production
- Trust
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