Cutting Edge Research? Realistic Expectations of Priorities, Scope and Engagement Comment on "‘We’re Not Providing the Best Care If We Are Not on the Cutting Edge of Research’: A Research Impact Evaluation at a Regional Australian Hospital and Health Service"

While research is linked with informed decision-making and improved healthcare delivery patient outcomes, the process of generating translating evidence in practice capturing its impact can often be challenging. Based on document database reviews interviews a regional Australian health system, Brown et al discuss challenges assessing investments over ten-year period. This commentary explores three inter-related lessons from this article for developing sustaining culture supporting translation system: (i) achieving shared definition expectation research; (ii) importance stakeholder engagement particularly prioritisation; (iii) enabling across system. In doing so, it highlights role value engaging knowledge generators end-users clinical, management community domains not only development but most importantly prioritisation.