title: Planning and resource allocation in NHS colleges of health studies: 2.
abstract: In the second of two articles on the funding of nurse education, the strengths and weaknesses of current funding arrangements for nurse education are explored. The highly regulated health education market is examined and an analysis is offered on the degree to which colleges are able to plan effectively in a competitive and highly unstable market place.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lung
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Somerville
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004465:Economic Competition; D006801:Humans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*