Many thanks to all who took part in our third priority-setting consultation process in March this year. This consultation was a joint initiative between the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and the Health Research Council (HRC). The three agencies have been working with an independent Development Group to establish health research investment priorities that will create enduring change for the life of the New Zealand Health Research Strategy (2017-2027) and beyond.
The results of this consultation build on the feedback we received in the initial round of consultation in September and October 2018, which captured a wealth of information from a wide range of stakeholders. The Development Group has deliberated extensively on this feedback to inform a revised version of the prioritisation model, which is now progressing through the final stages of development.
The timeframe for publication has been delayed from earlier indications of June 2019. This is to ensure that feedback from the New Zealand Health Research Strategy Steering Group is thoroughly considered and addressed to support implementation. As a next step, the HRC will be presenting the revised version to the Steering Group for indicative approval, before proceeding for approval by the Minister of Health and the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation.
The HRC will keep you informed of progress with an updated timeframe for the launch in due course, at which time we will also publish a summary of feedback from the consultation.