1.6 NHS Foundation Trusts operate within a clear accountability framework. They are accountable locally to their members through the Board of Governors. And to commissioners – including NHS Primary Care Trusts – for the delivery of NHS services via legally binding agreements.
What does Foundation Trust mean in NHS?
A Foundation Trust is an NHS organisation which gives greater opportunities for people, patients and staff who have a genuine interest in the Trust to have more of a say about the way in which services are provided.
Can a Freedom of Information request be made over the phone?
How do I make the FOI request? All requests under the Act have to be made in writing and be legible. You can’t phone a public authority to make an FOI request. The request itself doesn’t have to say it is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, but this may help authorities to be confident that it is.
Can anyone in the NHS see my medical records?
Your health records are confidential. The NHS shouldn’t show your health records to anyone without your consent. Unless they share information with other NHS or social care staff members who are involved in your care.
Is a foundation better than a trust?
Trusts and foundations also can offer significant tax benefits as well as privacy. Charitable trusts are easier to set up and provide more privacy. Foundations are incorporated as separate legal entities. Many well-known charitable organizations are set up as foundations or charitable trusts.
Who does the NHS Foundation Trust support?
Foundation Trusts: are part of the NHS, and provide over half of all NHS hospitals, mental health and ambulance services. have thousands of Members – patients, carers, staff, local organisations and people in the local community. have volunteer Governors, many of whom are elected by Members.
What does it mean when a hospital is a foundation trust?
Foundation trusts provide and develop healthcare according to core NHS principles – free care, based on need and not ability to pay.
Do chairs of NHS trusts get paid?
All NHS trusts are allocated to one of three remuneration bands, dependent on their turnover. The legislation governing the payment of chairs and non-executives means they can only be paid at the standard level. This also includes any work undertaken for the organisation’s committees.
Who are foundation trusts accountable to?
A foundation trust is publicly owned and is accountable to the local population, patients, carers and staff through a Council of Governors. The Council of Governors are appointed from stakeholder organisations such as Local Councils or elected by the members of the Trust.
What is the difference between a foundation and Trust?
Instead of a fixed tax rate that foundations have, the taxes on a trust are dependent on the income that’s distributed to its beneficiaries. There are tax deductions for that income that is distributed to beneficiaries, and the beneficiary then pays income tax on the taxable amount.
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