Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113155

NHS Trusts: Accountability

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 24 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Tahir Ali

Labour — Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help ensure that NHS trusts assigned Advanced Foundation Trust status retain direct accountability and patient views are heard for Trusts where the requirement for a Coun

Answer

Karin Smyth

As part of NHS England’s assessment process, eligible National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts which apply for the Advanced Foundation Trust Programme will need to demonstrate effective mechanisms to engage meaningfully with patients, staff, a...

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