NHS Foundation Trust

An NHS Foundation Trust  is an ORGANISATION.

An NHS Foundation Trust is a not-for-profit, public benefit corporation.

NHS Foundation Trusts were established by section 30 of, and Schedule 7 to, the National Health Service Act 2006.

An NHS Foundation Trust provides goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England, in accordance with Chapter 5 of the National Health Service Act 2006.

NHS Foundation Trusts:

• provide over half of all NHS hospital, mental health, Ambulance Services and community care SERVICES

• were created to devolve decision making from central government to local communities

• provide and develop healthcare according to core NHS principles - free care, based on need and not ability to pay.

NHS Improvement  is responsible for overseeing  NHS Foundation Trusts.

For further information on NHS Foundation Trusts, see the:

• NHS Improvement

   part of the gov.uk website at: Better healthcare, transformed care delivery and sustainable finances

• NHS website at: NHS authorities and trusts.