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There are 5 major types of Trusts carrying out direct services:

Eleven NHS Special Authorities, organised on an NHS Trust basis, deal with NHS-wide issues: {Link without Title}

  • Health Protection Agency

  • Mental Health Act Commission

  • National Institute For Health And Clinical Excellence

  • National Patient Safety Agency

  • National Treatment Agency

  • NHS Appointments Commission

  • NHS Blood and Transplant

  • NHS Business Services Authority

  • NHS Direct www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

  • NHS Litigation Authority

  • NHS Professionals Special Health Authority

  • The Health and Social Care Information Centre

  • The NHS Institute For Innovation and Improvement


In addition there are (after reorganization in 2006 ) ten Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), organised on a regional basis, which have the responsibility of coordinating the strategies of the health trusts in their regions. These are also headed by boards of executive and non-executive directors.

All NHS Trust Boards are required to have an Audit Committee consisting only of non-executive directors, on which the Chairman may not sit. This committee is entrusted not only with supervision of financial Audit , but of systems of Corporate Governance within the Trust.


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