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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – NHS Foundation Trust
An NHS Foundation Trust is a self-governing hospital organization created under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
Many former NHS Trusts were converted into foundation trusts during reforms introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Foundation trusts were originally intended to operate with greater independence from central government and to be more accountable to local communities through their own governance structures and an independent regulator.
Despite this independence, they remain subject to inspection and regulation by the Care Quality Commission to ensure standards of patient care and safety are maintained.
Over time, many foundation trusts required additional financial support from government, resulting in increased central oversight, so that in practice only limited differences now exist between foundation trusts and ordinary NHS Acute Trusts.
An NHS Foundation Trust is a self-governing hospital organization created under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
Many former NHS Trusts were converted into foundation trusts during reforms introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Foundation trusts were originally intended to operate with greater independence from central government and to be more accountable to local communities through their own governance structures and an independent regulator.
Despite this independence, they remain subject to inspection and regulation by the Care Quality Commission to ensure standards of patient care and safety are maintained.
Over time, many foundation trusts required additional financial support from government, resulting in increased central oversight, so that in practice only limited differences now exist between foundation trusts and ordinary NHS Acute Trusts.
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