Foundation trusts. Hitting the big time.
Foundation trusts offer the potential for substantial local autonomy. Their governance arrangements raise concerns. Lay non-executives in primary care trusts will face difficulties holding hospitals to account.
Rowe
Rosemary
R
School for Health Policy Studies, Bristol University.
Bond
Matthew
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D003256:Community Participation; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005582:Foundations; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010067:Ownership; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom