HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 c645W
Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much it costs to train(a) a nurse and (b) a doctor. [23895]

Mr. Hutton

The latest year for which figures are available show that in 2000–01 the national average estimated cost of training a nurse was £13,000 per annum. These costs are inclusive of tuition, bursary and salary support costs. Most courses are of three years duration.

In the period between entry to medical school and full registration, it is estimated that training a doctor costs between £200,000 and £250,000. Doctors generally continue training after full registration. As the duration and nature of post-registration training varies greatly and as service and training costs are closely related it is not possible to provide a meaningful estimate of the total cost of training.