Table 1 Societal quality indicator matrix

Knowledge production

• Contributions to television programmes

• Contributions to radio programmes

• Contributions to newspapers or journals (non peer reviewed)

• Contributions to public websites

• Contributions to publics news forums

• Contributions to schoolbooks or study material

• Publications in medical journals (non peer reviewed)

• Contributions to professional websites

• Contributions to medical charters or protocols

• Patents

Knowledge exchange

• Memberships of public funding agencies or patient organisations

• Speeches for general public or contributions to public forums

• Information for scholars

• Memberships of advisory committees or professional associations

• Speeches at medical conferences

• Speeches for companies

• Cooperation with companies

Knowledge use

• Use of schoolbooks or study material in medical education programmes

• Use of new medical charters or protocols in medical practice for diagnosis or therapy

• Use of technology by companies to produce new products or therapies

Earning capacity

• Charity funding (3^rd money stream)

• Indirect funding (2^nd money stream)

• Contract funding (4^th money stream)