hospital trust
noun /ˈhɒspɪtl trʌst/
/ˈhɑːspɪtl trʌst/
- an organization that runs a public hospital for the National Health Service in Britain. The first hospital trusts were created in 1990, when the British government decided to make hospitals responsible for their own management and financial affairs. The idea was that they should be run on a more commercial basis, with less waste of money and resources. In 2004 the government introduced a new type of organization in England called the foundation trust or foundation hospital. Hospitals that achieve a high level of service can apply for foundation status, which gives them the right to raise their own finances, for example, by selling assets or borrowing money. The first twenty foundation trusts were created in April and July 2004. Many people are opposed to foundation hospitals because they believe they will create a situation where some hospitals have a lot of money and others not enough.
医院信托：为英国国家卫生局（National Health Service）经营公立医院的组织。第一家医院信托成立于1990年，当时英国政府决定让医院负责其自身的管理和财务事务。他们的想法是，它们应该在更大的商业基础上运行，减少浪费的金钱和资源。2004年，政府在英格兰引入了一种新型的组织，称为基金会信托或基金会医院。获得高水平服务的医院可以申请基金会身份，这使他们有权通过出售资产或借钱来筹集自己的资金。前20个基金会信托成立于2004年4月和2004年7月。