Insights

Independent analysis on innovation, evidence and system transformation.

 

 

Insight themes

Our insights are written for the people leading the work: innovators, NHS and care leaders, commissioners, local and national government, and charity executives. Each piece draws on evidence and on our own experience of the work.

Browse our four themes below, where you'll find the latest insights first.

 

 

Evidence and evaluation

What constitutes credible evidence in health and care, how to build it proportionately, and how to use it to make the case for your work.

How small charities can prove impact without a 50-page report
How small charities can prove impact without a 50-page report
date icon  14 Jul 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
What evidence does the NHS need before it adopts a health innovation?
What evidence does the NHS need before it adopts a health innovation?
date icon  13 Jul 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Does your charity need an external evaluator – or can you do it yourself?
Does your charity need an external evaluator – or can you do it yourself?
date icon  10 Jul 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Bigger isn’t always better in innovation evaluation
Bigger isn’t always better in innovation evaluation
date icon  20 Jun 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Are we measuring change… or just activity?
Are we measuring change… or just activity?
date icon  22 May 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
There’s one hidden skill in innovation evaluation
There’s one hidden skill in innovation evaluation
date icon  24 Apr 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Understanding in an uncertain world: why evaluation matters more than ever
Understanding in an uncertain world: why evaluation matters more than ever
date icon  27 Mar 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
We need to talk about evaluation fear
We need to talk about evaluation fear
date icon  16 Mar 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
You can prove your impact in the third sector even when progress isn’t linear
You can prove your impact in the third sector even when progress isn’t linear
date icon  16 Jan 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
How to use AI in innovation evaluation – without losing the human craft
How to use AI in innovation evaluation – without losing the human craft
date icon  7 Jan 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Three signs your evaluation isn’t working — and how to fix it
Three signs your evaluation isn’t working — and how to fix it
date icon  12 Nov 2025, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Without honest evaluation, you’re designing for failure
Without honest evaluation, you’re designing for failure
date icon  5 Nov 2025, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 

 

 

 

Adoption
and scale

Why good approaches stall at the pilot stage, what the NHS and its partners require before they adopt, and how to plan a realistic route to spread.

Will the NHS’s £10bn AI rollout improve outcomes at scale?
Will the NHS’s £10bn AI rollout improve outcomes at scale?
date icon  15 Jul 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
What does a health innovation pathway look like – and where do you fit?
What does a health innovation pathway look like – and where do you fit?
date icon  9 Jul 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Here’s what you need to give the 7 key stakeholders in NHS health innovation
Here’s what you need to give the 7 key stakeholders in NHS health innovation
date icon  8 Jul 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
How to find the right evidence to scale NHS health innovation
How to find the right evidence to scale NHS health innovation
date icon  14 Jan 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
How to find the hidden psychological barriers to scaling adoption
How to find the hidden psychological barriers to scaling adoption
date icon  18 Dec 2025, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Briefing: the NHS now commissions outcomes, not activity
Briefing: the NHS now commissions outcomes, not activity
date icon  18 Nov 2025, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 

 

 

 

System transformation

Working across organisational boundaries: neighbourhood models, integrated care, partnership working and what it takes to turn a shared challenge into shared action.

What the new NICE digital health pathway really signals
What the new NICE digital health pathway really signals
date icon  1 Jun 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
NHS reform is moving fast – and evidence needs to keep up
NHS reform is moving fast – and evidence needs to keep up
date icon  11 May 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
Embedding learning into culture makes health orgs more resilient
Embedding learning into culture makes health orgs more resilient
date icon  9 Mar 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 
How to evaluate health innovation that’s still evolving
How to evaluate health innovation that’s still evolving
date icon  28 Nov 2025, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 

 

 

 

Prevention
and demand

Shifting care upstream. Evidence and practice on prevention, avoidable demand and the models that help people stay well for longer.

AI in healthcare: adopted, trusted – and still unproven
AI in healthcare: adopted, trusted – and still unproven
date icon  30 May 2026, 09:00  person icon  by: Mark Williams 

 

 

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