title: Bridging the gap between research and practice.
abstract: Health secretary Alan Johnson announced in March the identities of the first five academic health science centres in the UK, one of which is the result of a collaboration between Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. These centres are partnerships between world-class universities and leading NHS organisations, and this article examines the implications of their establishment for nursing and midwifery.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sigsworth
mesh_terms: D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D009042:Motivation; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care; D015399:Nursing Research; D013222:State Medicine