History
Foundation trusts were announced by Health Secretary Alan Milburn in 2002. By the end of 2011, the Monitor website listed 141 Foundation Trusts.
The Health and Social Care Bill 2011 proposes that all NHS Trusts become NHS Foundation Trusts or part of an existing NHS Foundation Trust by April 2014.
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