Monitor - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts
Information for NHS foundation trusts
This section provides information and guidance for existing foundation trusts, such as Monitor's Compliance Framework and our annual planning and monitoring cycle. It also provides information for foundation trust governors.
Planning and reporting processes
This section provides details on the annual planning and reporting cycle for foundation trusts. In this section, if you're yet to publish your first annual report as a foundation trust, you can update your director or governor details which are published on our FT directory.
Guidance for health care providers and commissioners
Here you will find all the publications and guidance that Monitor produces that are relevant to foundation trusts and other health care providers, foundation trust governors, and commissioners.
Transactions
Here you can find key information, guidance and publications relating to transactions.
Information for governors
This section provides information for foundation trust governors, including frequently asked questions and links to useful publications.
Service-line management
This section contains information on service-line management, its benefits and how it works in practice.
Correspondence to foundation trusts
This section contains correspondence which has been sent, or is of interest, to NHS foundation trusts.
Related links
- FT bulletin - Monitor's monthly bulletin to NHS foundation trusts
- Correspondence to NHS foundation trusts
Related publications
- The new NHS provider licence – this is the main tool with which we will regulate providers of NHS services
- Compliance Framework - this sets out the approach Monitor takes to ensuring foundation trusts are well-led, in terms of quality and finances
- Draft Risk Assessment Framework: consultation document - this sets out Monitor’s proposed approach to assessing the risk of NHS providers failing financially and monitoring foundation trusts' governance