Health Research Policy and Systems covers all aspects of the organisation and use of health research – including agenda setting, building health research capacity, and how research as a whole benefits decision makers, practitioners in health and related fields, and society at large.

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Miguel González-Block, Universidad Anáhuac, Mexico City, Mexico
Stephen Hanney, Brunel University London, UK

The impact on healthcare, policy and practice from 36 multi-project research programmes: findings from two reviews
Health Research Policy and Systems (2017) 15:26

The widespread impact reported for some multi-project programmes, including needs-led and collaborative ones, could potentially be used to promote further research funding. Moves towards greater standardisation of assessment methods could address existing inconsistencies and better inform strategic decisions about research investment.

Evidence-based policymaking is not like evidence-based medicine, so how far should you go to bridge the divide between evidence and policy?
Health Research Policy and Systems (2017) 15:35

Paul Cairney and Kathryn Oliver conclude that successful engagement in ‘evidence-based policymaking’ requires pragmatism, combining scientific evidence with governance principles, and persuasion to translate complex evidence into simple stories.