ABSTRACT
Evaluation is sometimes a complicated and time-consuming process and uses resources which might otherwise be used for programme planning and implementation. How do we justify using scarce resources to evaluate? We evaluate within the area of inequalities in health to improve the quality of an intervention and provide evidence of effectiveness and the contribution that it is making to improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and groups. Below we provide quality guidelines under a number of headings.
The intervention should:
