title: Trusts require careful scrutiny.
abstract: According to John Naish in his article 'Parcels in the air?' (Nursing Standard August 29), the applications produced by the 66 different National Health Service Trust promoters have a similarity to holiday brochures because of their so-called glossy and best-of-everything approach.
authors.affiliation: NHS Research Centre (a unit within the Conservative Party Research Department focusing on health issues).
authors.forename: Lucille
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campey