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Foundation status will be given to 57 NHS hospital trusts in the coming year, covering 25% of England's population, the health secretary, John Reid, said last week. Speaking to the chief executives of 25 trusts that are already due to become foundation trusts, he said a further 32 successful applicant trusts will join the programme next October.
The announcement canto a week after the Health and Social Care Bill scraped through the House of Commons by 17 votes, as 62 Labour MPs rebelled against the introduction of this new type of hospital, …