History
Foundation trusts were announced by Health Secretary Alan Milburn in 2002. By the end of 2012, the Monitor website listed 144 Foundation Trusts.
The Health and Social Care Bill 2011 proposed that all NHS Trusts become NHS Foundation Trusts or part of an existing NHS Foundation Trust by April 2014.
Read more about this topic: NHS Foundation Trusts
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