As highlighted by the report of the Royal Commission on the NHS, nurses are the largest staff group in the NHS and account for over one quarter of the total current expenditure in the NHS. Compared to doctors, their manpower and training needs have received relatively little attention until the ...
This is the first in a series of 17 papers which were prepared during the life of the Royal Commission on the National Health Service. The paper is an analysis of the evidence submitted to the Royal Commission on the NHS 1976-1979, demonstrating some of the problems and difficulties with ...