How was research engaged with and used in the development of 131 policy documents? Findings and measurement implications from a mixed methods study

Table 1 Participating agencies

	Agency 1	Agency 2	Agency 3	Agency 4	Agency 5	Agency 6
Geographic focus of work	New South Wales	New South Wales	Australia	New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
Remit	Public health	Health systems improvement	Specific aspect of healthcare	Health systems improvement	Specific aspect of health	Specific aspect of health
Policy or guideline development	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Development and roll out of programs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Service delivery	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Data monitoring	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Regulatory oversight	No	No	No	No	No	No
Staff composition	Primarily career public servants	Mix of clinicians and public servants	Mix of clinicians and public servants	Mix of clinicians and public servants	Mix of clinicians and public servants	Primarily clinicians, some public servants

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