More than 8,000 extra training places for nurses, midwives, therapists and healthcare scientists in the National Health Service are to be funded from a record investment announced to coincide with the launch of the 2003 NHS national recruitment campaign. Over the next year more than 3.4 billion pounds will be spent on supporting the learning and development of healthcare staff – an increase of more than 12 per cent.Health Minister John Hutton announced that by 2005/06 there would be a 50 per cent increase in the funding that supports training for nurses, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists.
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