§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current cost of raining (a) a State
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Hospital Current number of authorised pay beds Average daily occupancy by paying patients 1972 1973 1974 1975 Bedford General … … 12 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.6 Luton and Dunstable … … 14 8.6 7.3 6.7 5.3 Maternity Wing … … 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 Children's Annexe … … 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2 registered nurse and (b) a State enrolled nurse.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe training of State registered nurses and State enrolled nurses involves employment by a National Health Service authority, and it is not possible to separate precisely training from employment costs. It is however estimated that it currently costs about £4,400 to train a State registered nurse, and about £2,900 to train a State enrolled nurse. This is for the total course—three years in the case of a SRN; two years for a SRN—and excludes that part of the trainee's remuneration estimated to represent the value of services rendered as an employee during training.