1 Assessing the situation (tools)

Mapping governance structure

• NHRS mapping-questionnaire word
• NHRS mapping-tree mind map
• NHRS mapping-tree excel

Mapping NHRS policies

• NHRS policies-questionnaire word

Mapping priority setting background

• NHRS priorities-questionnaire word

Mapping stakeholders

• Checklist for identification of stakeholders word
• Futures toolkit – involving the right people pdf

Profiling

• Checklist of issues to be considered in situation analysis word
• NHRS profiling – questionnaire excel

Performance assessment

• HIS assessment excel
• Is research working for you? pdf

2 Setting the scene (tools)

Defining the scope

• Futures toolkit – deciding the scope pdf

Defining ethical standards

• Accountability for reasonableness pdf

3 Choosing the best method (tools)

Compound approaches for identifying priority issues

• Essential National Health Research Approach pdf – 293 Kb
• Burden of Disease Approach pdf – zip folder 17.7 Mb
• 3D Combined Approach Matrix pdf – 864 Kb
• Child Health Priorities Approach pdf – 641 Kb

Foresighting techniques for identifying priority issues

• Visioning pdf
• Backcasting pdf
• Gaming pdf
• Scenarios pdf
• Horizon Scanning pdf
• Driver Analysis pdf
• Trend Analysis pdf
• Delphi pdf
• Roadmaps pdf
• Modelling pdf
• Simulation pdf

Direct valuation techniques for ranking priority issues

• Comparison in pairs (Introduction to Health Planning. P N Reeves, D E Bergwall, N B Woodside. Third Edition. Information Resources Press, Arlington, Virginia, 1984)
• Anchored rating scale (Planning Methods for Health and Related Organisations. P C Nutt. John Wiley & Sons. Toronto, 1984)
• Rank weight (Planning Methods for Health and Related Organisations. P C Nutt. John Wiley & Sons. Toronto, 1984)

Indirect valuation techniques for ranking priority issues

• Hanlon method (Public Administration and Practice. J J Hanlon, George E Pickett. Eighth Edition. Mirror/Moshy College Publishing. St. Louis, 1984)
• Simplex method (Methods for Priority Setting in Area Wide Health Planning. J Drake et al. Arthur Young & Co., Washington DC, 1977. In Basic Health Planning Methods. Aspen System Corporation, Germantown, Maryland, 1978)

4 Planning for priority setting (tools)

Timelines

• Futures toolkit – action plan pdf

Cost

• Futures toolkit – setting a timetable and a budget pdf

Communication

• Futures toolkit – communication pdf

Monitoring & evaluation

• M&E indicators – practical suggestions word

6 Making health research priorities work (tools)

Linking research to action

• Decision-linked research approach pdf

Monitoring & evaluating the implementation process

• Conceptual framework for successful priority setting pdf