What are trusts allowed to do?
NHS trusts may not be a feature of the health services for ever, but current legislation will be applicable for some time to come. Legal aspects of trust status are described in two features. In the first, Anita Morrish identifies what trusts are legally empowered to do and those areas where their powers, if they exist, are less clearly defined.
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