![]() NHS Foundation TrustThe Trust became a NHS Foundation Trust on 1st April 2011. This new legal status gives us greater freedom to run our own affairs and more formal links with our local patient and staff communities. We are accountable to these groups through an elected and appointed Council of Governors, formed of elected representatives of patients, local residents and staff. Foundation Trusts operate independently of the Department of Health and the Strategic Health Authority, although they remain part of the National Health Service. Foundation Trust status increases the opportunity for our patients, staff and local residents to play a part in our future, by becoming members. Being a member provides the opportunity to take part in the election of the Council of Governors, representing the views of members and ensuring the Trust is accountable to the local community.
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