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.affiliation: Registrar at the Institute for Health Studies, accredited Institute of the University of Essex, Colchester C045HG.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lung
authors.affiliation: Director of Research and Quality at the Institute for Health Studies, accredited Institute of the University of Essex, Colchester C045HG.
authors.forename: Fay
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chantry Somerville