Accountability of foundation trusts in the English NHS: views of directors and governors
Though major policy objectives give greater autonomy to foundation trusts and encourage them to be more accountable to the local population, they continue to look towards the Department of Health rather than to the local population.
Anna Dixon (The King's Fund Director of Policy), John Storey (Open University), and Arturo Alvarez Rosete (Técnicas de Salud) map and describe the formal accountability relationships of foundation trusts in England and explore the interpretations of these relationships.
They conclude that though major policy objectives give greater autonomy to foundation trusts and encourage them to be more accountable to the local population, they continue to look towards the Department of Health rather than to the local population and its representatives.
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