Summary
Research priority setting aims to maximise the
benefits of research investment, providing valuable
direction for the allocation of public and private
research funds into areas of strategic importance.
Using a systematic, explicit and transparent process
to set research priorities helps to ensure that funded
research has the greatest potential public health
benefit, that research is aligned with the evidence and
with the needs of decision makers, and that limited
resources are used efficiently and equitably.
This guide has been developed to assist NSW Health staff to identify and update population health research priorities. While it is written from a population health perspective, the guide may also be useful for supporting research priority setting processes in other health or human service fields.
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