The Steering Committee was responsible for the implementation, from selecting projects to scientific quality control, to producing a summary at the end of the programme.

The programme coordinator and the president of the Steering Committee oversaw the operational management. The head of knowledge handled the communication of the research results to target audiences.

The National Research Council of the SNSF bore ultimate responsibility for the NRP. The delegate of the Research Council acted as a link between the Research Council and the Steering Committee.

Steering Committee Members:

• Markus Zimmermann, Prof. Dr., Department of Moral Theology and Ethics, University of Freiburg, Switzerland (President)
  
• Luc Deliens, End-of-life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
  
• Michael Ewers, Prof. Dr., Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  
• Stefan Felder, Prof. Dr., Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum, University of Basel
  
• Sophie Pautex, PD Dr., Equipe Mobile Antalgie et Soins Palliatifs, Département de réhabilitation et gériatrie, University Hospital of Geneva
  
• Arnaud Perrier, Prof. Dr., Service de médecine interne générale, Département de médecine interne, University Hospital of Geneva
  
• Ursula Streckeisen, Prof. Dr., Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, and PD Dr., Institute of Sociology, University of Bern
  
• Brigitte Tag, Prof. Dr., Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Proceeding and Medical Law, University of Zurich

Delegate of the National Research Council:

• Jürg Steiger, Prof. Dr., Clinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital of Basel

Representative of the Confederation:

• Herbert Brunold, Fachstelle Evaluation und Forschung, Federal Office of Public Health FOPH, Berne

Programme Manager:

• Stephanie Marie Schönholzer, Dr., SNSF

Head of Knowledge Transfer:

• Mathis Brauchbar, advocacy AG, Zurich