HRB/Evaluation/2017 - Provision of comprehensive evaluation metrics on-line collection tool for the Health Research Board

The Health Research Board (HRB) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. As the lead agency in Ireland responsible for supporting and funding health research, information and evidence, we are motivated and inspired by our vision: Healthy people through excellent research and applied knowledge. The purpose of this document is to assist interested parties in preparing proposals for the provision of an on-line research outputs, outcomes and impacts metrics collection tool that meets the evaluation evidence needs of the HRB. The basis for the analysis will be a core question set that is in line with the Payback Framework of Buxton and Hanney, and a modified question set that reflects the strategic needs of the HRB and the types of funding instruments it employs to deliver its Strategy 2016-2020. The value of the HRB’s current funding commitment is in the region of €170 million. As this is public money, there is an onus on the HRB to account to government and other stakeholders, including the public, for the funds it allocates and the returns on this investment. In addition, the HRB is keen to use its limited funds as efficiently and effectively as possible and to ensure that the schemes it operates are meeting the objectives for which they were established in the most cost-effective way. There is also the need to inform HRB funding strategy and decisions relating to new or existing funding initiatives with relevant evaluation evidence. All of these requirements can be fulfilled through systematic and formalised evaluation that allows the HRB to demonstrate value for research investment, and to ascertain the efficacy and effectiveness of funding policies and the variety of funding instruments used by the HRB; and the scientific, societal and economic impact of the HRB's investment in health research and ultimately its impact on people’s health. The end-of-grant (EOG) report is used to systematically collate info on outputs and outcomes

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