The exchequer costs of nurse training

Abstract

This paper estimates the Exchequer costs of nurse training in England. Exchequer costs consist of expenditure by the state through DHSS and the NHS. These outlays are estimated for the training of both:- (i) Registered General Nurses (RGN) which requires three years' training as a General Student Nurse (Gen S) (ii) Enrolled Nurses (General) (EN(G)) which involves two years' training as a General Pupil Nurse (Gen P). Expenditure estimates are provided for 1982/83. In addition, comparisions with earlier years and with two previous studies provide insight into changes in the composition of magnitude of costs over time (Bendall, 1982; Bosanquet and Clifton, 1974).nurse training, expenditure