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An NHS Foundation Trust, or commonly called a foundation hospital, is a public benefit corporation which is authorised to provide goods and services for the purposes of the National Health Service in England under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003. The first 10 such Trusts were approved on 1 April 2004, and another 10 were approved on 1 July 2004; in January 2005, another 5 were approved. They are approved and regulated by Monitor, the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts. Jump to: navigation, search A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a Civil law systems may refer to corporations as moral persons; they may also go by the name AS (anonymous society) or something similar, depending... The logo of the NHS for England and Wales. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monitor, also known as the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts, is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom. ...

As of August 2005, there are thirty-two NHS Foundation Trusts [1]:

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham General NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Foundation Trust
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the United Kingdoms thirty-two NHS Foundation Trusts. ... Jump to: navigation, search History The Countess of Chester is the main NHS hospital and Primary Care Trust for the Chester area, with 625 beds. ...

External link

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (2003 Chapter 43)
Department of Health information on NHS Foundation Trusts
Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts (official site)
Public register of NHS Foundation Trusts
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Gloucestershire Foundation Trust - What is an NHS Foundation Trust? (478 words)
	NHS Foundation Trusts are a completely new kind of organisation and new legislation is being passed to create them as Public Benefit Corporations.
	The NHS Foundation Trust will be able to invest more quickly, without control from the Department of Health at national level, to provide services that local people expect and need, improving the overall quality of major hospital services for patients, staff and local communities.
	Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust is applying to be an NHS Foundation Trust, it runs the largest hospitals in the county also two smaller hospitals, Standish Hospital and Delancey Assessment and Rehabilitation Hospital.

NLH - Health Management - Applying for NHS Trust Foundation Status (878 words)
	Monitor is the independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts which is responsible for assessing and authorising new applicant trusts (4), and monitoring existing NHS foundation trusts to ensure they remain within their Terms of Authorisation (5).
	NHS foundation trusts are a key element of the patient-led NHS, with accountability at local level, they are free from central government control and are able to build and retain surpluses which can be used to develop and improve the services they provide to their communities (4).
	NHS trusts, who will be applying for foundation trust status in the future, should use the Whole health community diagnostic programme, developed by the Department of Health.

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