Department of Health

Website of the Department of Health

Please note that this website has a UK government access keys system.

You are here:

NHS Foundation Trusts - A guide to developing HR systems and practices

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    1 July 2007
  • Primary audience:
    Health and social care professionals, Chief executives
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    8537
  • Pages:
    33
  • Supersedes/replaces:
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This document is a guide to help aspirant and applicant Foundation Trusts in the development of the Leadership and Human Resource (HR) components of their Integrated Business Plan for formal application to Secretary of State for support to pursue NHS foundation trust (NHSFT) status.

Additional links

Ordering publications

Contact details for obtaining hard-copy DH publications.

Help viewing PDFs

Help viewing PDFs

Useful tips to ensure you get the most from PDFs and the free Reader program. Topics covered include accessibility, troubleshooting and searching files.

Access keys