Table 3.

Assessment of the success of execution of local evaluations for MCP Vanguards (adapted from O'Cathain et al. [12])

	BLC	Birmingham	Dudley	Encompass	Erewash	S Notts	Sunderland	T Hamlets	W Wakefield
Quantitative component feasible?	No	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Qualitative component feasible?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mixed methods design feasible?	No	Yes	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Have both components been completed?	No	Yes	N/A	Yes	No	Unclear	Yes	No	Yes
Quantitative methods planned, not executed?	Yes	N/A	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	No	Yes	No
Qualitative methods planned, not executed?	No	No	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Unclear	No	Unclear	No
Did mixed methods design work in practice?	No	Yes	N/A	Yes	No	Unclear	Yes	No	Yes

No local evaluations commissioned by Calderdale or Lakeside Vanguards. No details available for Fylde Coast, Stockport or West Cheshire. Sunderland assessment based on the North East Vanguard evaluation