Table 7 About strategy formulation across funding institutions by case

Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

• Strategic plan of CIHR available

• Mission and values of CIHR and institutes available

• Representation of citizens on board of CIHR and some institutes

• Involvement of institutional partners in health (health ministry, etc.) to set up priority themes of institutes

Australia, National Health and Medical Research Agency (NHMRC)

• Strategic direction available online

• Open invitation online to comment a proposal for a specific strategy

• Chief medical officer/chief health officer for each state and territory sit on the institution CEO identifies major national health issues

United States, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Each institute and centre has a strategic plan available

• Some interagency initiatives with strategic plans

• NIH with roadmap on 21st century vision

• NIH priority set by scientific community, institutes and centre advisory agency, public, congress and administration, others

Singapore, National Medical Research Agency (NMRC)

• Mission statement available

• 1 multidisciplinary local review panel

Sweden, Swedish Research Agency (SRC) and Scientific Council for Medicine (SCM)

• Online strategy

• Involvement of the research community in strategy formulation through elected university members of institutions and SRC board

United Kingdom, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

• Online statement

• NIHR advisory board with leaders from academics, patient and public representatives to give advice on strategic development

• Translation research under a cooperation with Medical Research Council, coordinated by a new Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research

The Netherlands, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)

• Government and policy-makers contribute to the discussions and decisions of the advisory committee for eligible programmes to fund