Towards an RCN Research Strategy, Meeting of Task and Finish Groups Thursday 15th February 2007, Cowdray Hall, RCN HQ Attendees Knowledge Generation Task and Finish Group Chair: Annie Topping, Head of Nursing, University of Bradford Alternate Chair: Leslie Gelling, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University RCN Staff Facilitator: Carolyn Mason, Head of Professional Development (Northern Ireland), Royal College of Nursing Members: Jackie Cheeseborough, Head of Library & Information Services, Royal College of Nursing Carol Bannister, PND Team Lead, Royal College of Nursing (on behalf of Jill Jarvis, Head of PND, Royal College of Nursing) Nicola Power, Information Officer, Employment Relations, Royal College of Nursing Susan Read MBE FRCN, Professor of Nursing Research, University of Sheffield Kirsty Haywood, Senior Research Fellow, RCN Institute (on behalf of Kate Seers, Head of Research, RCN Institute) Val Smith, RCN Adviser in Independent Sector, Royal College of Nursing Rod Thomson FRCN, Associate Director (Public Health), Liverpool City Council Jonathan Tritter, Chief Executive, The NHS Centre for Involvement Knowledge Use in Policy and Practice Task and Finish Group Chair: Andrea Nelson, Reader, University of Leeds RCN Staff Facilitator: Angie Titchen, Senior Research and Development Fellow, Royal College of Nursing Members: Gwen Clarke, Clinical Editor, Nursing Standard, RCN Publishing Kate Cocozza, Lead Nurse for Practice Development, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Tim Curry, Policy Adviser, Royal College of Nursing Kim Manley, Head of Practice Development, Royal College of Nursing Clare Morrell, Director of Quality Improvement, Royal College of Nursing Jo Rycroft-Malone, Reader in Health Services Research, University of Wales Bangor Cherill Scott, Research Fellow, Royal College of Nursing Johnathon Webster, Consultant Nurse (Older People), University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liz West, Director of Research, University of Greenwich Research Policy Task and Finish Group Alternate Chair: Kate Gerrish, Professor of Nursing Practice Development, Sheffield Hallam University RCN Staff Facilitator: Ann McMahon, Research & Development Adviser, Royal College of Nursing Members: Tony Butterworth CBE FRCN, Director, Centre for Clinical & Academic Workforce Innovation, University of Lincoln Tanya McCance, Nursing Research & Development Director, Ulster Community & Hospitals Trust Kate Niven, Professor of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University of Stirling Professor Anne-Marie Rafferty, Dean and Chair of Nursing Policy, King's College London Caroline Shuldham, Director of Nursing & Governance, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust Anne Williams, RCN Professor of Nursing Research, Cardiff University Val Woodward, Senior Lecturer, Community Nursing, University of Plymouth