§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what additional financial provision he intends to make for the implementation of the EEC directives on general nursing.
§ Dr. Vaughan, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19 June 1979; Vol. 968, c. 551–12], gave the following answer:
None. In deciding the planned level of expenditure on the NHS generally the directives were taken into account. The planning guidelines for 1979–80 indicated that health authorities are expected to consider how they can meet the changes in nurse training requirements within the resources available to them. We are, however, aware of, and share, the concern felt by health authorities about a number of other proposed future developments in nurse training which have significant cost implications and we are reviewing the position.