title: The Strategy for Research in Nursing in England: Initial impactIn May 1993, the Department of Health published The Report of the Taskforce on the Strategy for Research in Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting ( 1 ). The Taskforce had been appointed to consider the scope and objectives of research in England and the interfaces with other areas of health services research. Susan Read reports on its progress.
abstract: Researchers have often been criticised for their lack of responsibility for disseminating or implementing their findings ( 2 - 4 ). People speak of volumes of research gathering dust on forgotten shelves, and research reports being incomprehensible to the ordinary reader. Researchers too have sometimes criticised sponsoring bodies for taking no notice of their recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Medical Care Research Unit and Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research at Sheffield University.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Read