Over what timescales would you expect to see outcomes occur? How can you be certain that any changes in outcomes are due to collaboration and not other influences/policies in the local area? Is your...

Over what timescales would you expect to see outcomes occur? How can you be certain that any changes in outcomes are due to collaboration and not other influences/policies in the local area? Is your local population broadly similar to that at the start of the project? Are you measuring effects on individuals who have received collaborative services? How can you prove you have prevented something? What would have happened if you had collaborated and had continued to deliver services in their previous form?