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Author: Kate Malcomess

Measuring What Matters: Data that evidences the effectiveness of a public health approach to health and well-being

Kate Malcomess 17/03/2026 17/03/2026Blog

In health and social care, what we choose to measure shapes what we value, how we work, and ultimately, the outcomes people experience. Nowhere is this more important than in emergency and acute hospital services where success has often been defined narrowly in terms of waiting times and speed of…

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Outcome measures – Learning or proving?

Kate Malcomess 25/08/2025 25/08/2025Blog formulation, intention, reflective practice

For 25 years I’ve watched outcome measurement in the public sector drift into a dangerous cul-de-sac. What started as a way to understand whether we are helping people has been co-opted into a performance game: measures as proof, not as learning. The belief goes something like this: if only we…

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