Shane Reti announced:
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says updated guidance provided to the Health Research Council (HRC) means future projects will have an increased focus on Government priorities and improved health for New Zealanders when being considered for funding. …
“What that means is a sharper focus on real-world projects leading to improved health and/or health system outcomes, such as improving timely access to quality healthcare for New Zealanders.
Basically the HRC has been told to focus on those with high health needs, health system goals, achieving health gains and strengthening the health research workforce.
Hopefully this will mean less of projects such as these which were funded last year:
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