title: Moving the Agenda forward.
abstract: THREE YEARS AGO, Rafferty and colleagues celebrated the development of research and development (R&D) in the nursing professions by saying that 'there has rarely been a time in the history of nursing and midwifery research to be quite so optimistic about the future' ( Rafferty et al 2002 ).
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gerrish
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.affiliation: School of nursing and midwifery, University of Sheffield, and chair of the RCN Research Society.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gerrish
authors.affiliation: RCN research and development co-ordinating centre.|School of nursing, midwifery and social work, University of Manchester, and RCN research and development adviser.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McMahon