Obtaining corporate information from NHS foundation trusts.
Foundation trusts have boards of directors that are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation, planning services and developing strategy. Unlike non-foundation trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs), foundation trusts are not obliged to hold directors' board meetings in public. This article describes the online availability and accessibility of the minutes of such meetings in a number of foundation trusts, non-foundation trusts and PCTs. The implications for transparency in the NHS are also discussed.
Woodward
Valerie
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Faculty of Health and Social Work, University of Plymouth. V.A.Woodward@plymouth.ac.uk
Endacott
Ruth
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Sheaff
Rod
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Jones
Ray
R
D006075:Governing Board; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom