NHMRC

Health Research Council of New Zealand

Academy Health

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation

UK Health Services Research Network

Health Services Research Europe

Health Improvement & Innovation Centre -source of knowledge to improve NZ's health care system.  Sponsored by the Ministry of Health

Health Services Research In Europe  

Australian Policy Online

Links to Resources 

This section contains a list of useful links to organisations and/or websites that can provide more information, specific detail on a topic, or support and advice.

Please note that while care has been taken in providing these links they do not constitute endorsement or approval of those other websites or their content. No responsibility by the HSRAANZ is taken for any information or services which may appear on any linked websites. It is the responsibility of the web user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, reliability, relevance and correctness of information viewed or found.

General Resources

PHCRIS produces a variety of Fact Sheets on dissemination, information exchange and getting your point across. These Fact Sheets are available in PDF and are useful resources to share at workshops and conferences.

Grant Writing Resouces

Maquarie University has some great resources giving advice on grant writing . Visit http://www.research.mq.edu.au/for/researchers/training_and_education#writingtips

UTS also provides advice on grant writing: http://www.gradschool.uts.edu.au/current/currentprocess/Grant_Writing.ppt#333,47

Linking Research and Policy

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) "If research is the answer, what is the question? Key steps to turn decision-maker issues into research questions" - This question was the focus of the 2001 Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) workshop. It concluded that the key to producing good research questions which meet decision makers’ needs is to create and maintain high-quality, ongoing interactions between research and management/policy partners.

The primary advice to decision makers was:
1. Commit enough time.
2. Get a knowledge broker on the team.
3. Understand your research partner.
4. Help your research partner understand you.
5. Separate value choices from information needs.
6. Unpackage the problem.
7. Choose an approach.
8. Make a plan for long-term interactions.

For more information on the result of this workhsop.

Reports

The Economic Value of Australia’s Investment in Health and Medical Research: Reinforcing the Evidence for Exceptional Returns - October 2010 A paper commissioned by Research Australia