NHS Foundation Trust
An NHS Foundation Trust is an ORGANISATION.
Description
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.
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provide over half of all NHS hospital, mental health, Ambulance Services and community care SERVICES
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were created to devolve decision making from central government to local communities
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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:
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NHS Improvement
part of the gov.uk website at: Better healthcare, transformed care delivery and sustainable finances
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NHS website at: NHS authorities and trusts.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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Plural | NHS Foundation Trusts |
Where Used
Type | Link | How used |
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Supporting Information | Activity Location Type Codes | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | Activity Location Type Codes | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
NHS Business Definition | Ambulance Service | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 020 - Outpatient CDS | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust | |
Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 021 - Future Outpatient CDS | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust | |
Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 130 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished General Episode CDS | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust | |
Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 190 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished General Episode CDS | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust | |
Data Element | COMMISSIONING SERIAL NUMBER | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Attribute | DISCHARGE DESTINATION | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Element | DISCHARGE DESTINATION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Element | DISCHARGE DESTINATION CODE (MOTHER POST DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | Department for Work and Pensions Overseas Healthcare Team | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | Department for Work and Pensions Overseas Healthcare Team | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Set | Diagnostic Imaging Data Set | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust | |
Data Set | Female Genital Mutilation Data Set | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust | |
NHS Business Definition | Health Care Provider | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
NHS Business Definition | Hospital Provider | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
NHS Business Definition | NHS Foundation Trust | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
NHS Business Definition | NHS Improvement | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | National Tariff Payment System | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | National Tariff Payment System | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Element | ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (REFERRING) | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Class | PATIENT ORGANISATION | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Element | PLANNED DISCHARGE DESTINATION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Admitted Patient Care | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Emergency Care | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Out-Patient Care | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Specialist Ward Care | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Supplementary Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust | |
Data Element | REFERRING ORGANISATION CODE | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Attribute | SOURCE OF ADMISSION | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Element | SOURCE OF ADMISSION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
NHS Business Definition | Specialist Community Public Health Nurse: School Nurse | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Data Set | Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data Set | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust | |
Data Set | Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Data Set | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |
Supporting Information | references in description NHS Foundation Trust |