title: Foundation trusts. Hitting the big time.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School for Health Policy Studies, Bristol University.
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: 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