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Learning lessons from post-project evaluation

  • Last modified date:
    16 February 2007
This quidance updates and replaces the guidance on post-project evaluation which was issued in 1994 as part of the Capital Investment Manual. The advice offered in this guidance is aimed at all NHS bodies and advisers who are involved in the development of capital schemes, regardless of whether they are publicly or privately funded. The guidance is self-standing, and is designed to complement "Public Private Partnerships in the National Health Service: The Private Finance Initiative".

Sponsors of capital projects in the NHS are required by the Department of Health, HM Treasury, and the National Audit Office to evaluate and learn from their projects. This is mandatory for projects with a cost in excess of £1 million. Business cases for capital projects will not be approved unless post-project evaluation has been properly planned in advance and suitably incorporated into the Full Business Case.

References to capital projects prioritised by the Capital Prioritisation Advisory Group are now out of date.

The guidance covers the stages of PPE and the techniques that can be used, including sample evaluation questionnaires.

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