Data · dataset · 2026
A national process evaluation of the Slaintecare healthy communities programme
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.25419/rcsi.34022904.v1
<p dir="ltr"><b>Background: </b>Health inequalities in Ireland remain deeply embedded in the social, economic, and environmental conditions experienced by the most disadvantaged communities.
Description
The Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme (SHCP) was established in October 2021 as a flagship cross-government initiative to address these inequalities through a place-based approach (PBA), operating across designated areas of deprivation nationwide.
Implemented through a partnership between the Department of Health (DOH), the Health Service Executive (HSE), and Local Authorities (LAs), the programme now operates across 24 community areas spanning 16 LA areas, with significant annual investment per area in HSE-delivered core behaviour change interventions, supplemented by LA-administered Seed Funding and a one-off Community Enhancement Fund.</p><p dir="ltr"><b>Purpose of the evaluation: </b>This report presents the findings of an independent national process evaluation of SHCP. <br>The evaluation aims to examine the systems and processes through which it is operating, establish a shared understanding of the theory underpinning the programme and produce an evidence-based set of recommendations to support the programme’s future development.
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It does not evaluate the performance of individual programme areas or staff; rather, it examines how well the systems and processes underpinning the programme are functioning — where they are working well, where there are gaps, and how they can best be developed to enable SHCP to achieve its full potential.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Methods: </b>A multi-method process evaluation design was used, drawing on an overview of reviews synthesising 27 international systematic reviews on barriers and enablers to PBAs (published 2014–2024); analysis of 13 SHCP-related documents spanning 2021–2024; 40 semi-structured interviews with interest holders across national, regional and community levels of the programme; three inquiry workshops with Local Development Officers (LDOs) and HSE SHCP Co-ordinators; and a final interest-holder reflection and recommendation workshop attended by 76 participants representing national and local policy, governance, delivery, and community perspectives.
The evaluation was overseen by a 22-member steering group and approved by RCSI and HSE Research Ethics Committees.</p>
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- DOI doi.org/10.25419/rcsi.34022904.v1 ↗
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- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
Provenance · 2 source records, 17 field assertions
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| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/34022904 | 6 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/34022904 | 6 d ago | JSON v1 |
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