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Correspondence to foundation trusts

This section contains correspondence which has been sent, or is of interest, to NHS foundation trusts.

To view correspondence for each year use the drop-down arrow next to the section heading.

• 2013 
  
  

  • 09/05/13 - Letter to NHS foundation trusts from Monitor and NHS Trust Development Authority chief executives on A&E 4 hour operational standard.
  • 01/05/13 - Letter to NHS foundation trust chief executives and finance directors regarding an amendment of the Quality Report indicator definition.
  • 21/03/13 - Letter and guidance on employment and tribunal cases settled by judicial mediation, to all FT CEs and Chief Finance Officer.
  • 12/04/13 - Letter and invitation to participate in Monitor’s pilot PLICS data collection, to all acute NHS Trust and NHS Foundation Trust Finance Directors.

  
  
• 2012
  
  

  • 21/12/12 - Letter and guidance on agreement of balances, to all CEs and Chief Finance Officers, NHS trusts, PCTs, SHAs and ALBs
  • 21/11/12 - Letter to foundation trust finance directors regarding the timetable for accounts 2012/13.
  • 02/10/12 - Letter to foundation trust chairs and chief executives regarding changes to foundation trust obligations and to their Terms of Authorisation.
  • 22/08/12 - Letter to foundation trust finance directors and named FTC contacts about the closure of the 2011/12 Annual Report and Accounts process.
  • 20/08/12 - Letter to chairs, chief executives, finance directors and HR directors of NHS trusts, PCTs and SHAs on implementing the recommendations of the HMT review of Tax Arrangements
  • 16/08/12 - Letter to foundation trust chief executives regarding the National Quality Board's report which sets out a collective view from the leaders of the national system on how quality will operate in the new architecture.
  • 19/06/12 - Letter to all NHS trusts including foundation trusts on ambulance handover delays.
  • 17/04/12 - Letter to NHS trusts, foundation trusts and SHAs regarding Monitor's revised financial assumptions.
  • 04/04/12 - Joint Supplementary Accounting Guidance from Department of Health and Monitor.

  
  
• 2011
  
  

  • 11/08/11 - Letter from Department of Health re collection of FT PDC Dividends (September 2011)
  • 02/08/11 - Letter to foundation trust chief executives regarding the changes to A&E indicator in the 2011/12 Compliance Framework
  • 27/04/11 - Letter to NHS trusts, foundation trusts and SHAs about Monitor's revised financial assumptions
  • 15/04/11 - Letter to finance directors of foundation trusts re accounting for Transforming Community Service transactions
  • 02/03/11 - Letter from David Bennett, the newly appointed Chair of Monitor

  
  
• 2010
  
  

  • 10/12/10 - Letter to foundation trust chief executives re Quality Accounts in 2010-11 (from Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director and Dr David Bennett, Monitor Interim Chief Executive)
  • 23/11/10 - Letter from Andrew Lansley to Steve Bundred about new Monitor Chair from spring 2011 and Steve's reply.
  • 02/07/10 - Letter to foundation trust chief executives about changes to the 2010-11 Compliance Framework
  • 10/05/10 - Letter from Steve Bundred, the newly appointed non-executive Chair of Monitor
  • 01/04/10 - Changes to Monitor's financial assumptions
  • 29/03/10 - Annual plan review 2010/11 – overview of approach
  • 25/03/10 - Letter to FTs: Appointment of Steve Bundred as the new Chair of Monitor
  • 02/03/10 - Letter to FTs: Exporting medicines for profit
  • 02/03/10 - Letter to FTs: Appointment of Dr David Bennett, Monitor’s interim Chief Executive
  • 19/02/10 - Letter to FTs: Same Sex Accommodation – declaration exercise
    - Annex 1: Checklist of Actions Required before and after 31 March 2010
    - Annex 2: Provider DSSA Self Declaration Checklist
    - Annex 3: Declaration of compliance
  • 08/02/10 - consolidation of charitable accounts:

  As announced by HM Treasury on Friday 5 February, there will be a one year deferral from the Treasury’s Financial Reporting Manual requirement to consolidate charitable funds administered via a corporate trustee arrangement. Monitor will not require NHS foundation trusts to consolidate charities for the purpose of their 2009-10 and 2010-11 accounts.

  Monitor is currently consulting on amendments to the Compliance Framework for 2010-11. Section 3.4 includes information on the consolidation of foundation trust accounts and the calculation of the Financial Risk Ratings.  As a result of the deferral above, Monitor will not take into account charitable funds in NHS foundation trusts’ Financial Risk Ratings in 2010-11.

  • 05/02/10 - Letter to FTs: Chris Mellor, newly appointed acting non-executive Chair of Monitor

  
  
• 2009
  
  

  • 15/12/09 - Letter to Foundation Trust Network re lead governor role
  • 04/09/2009 - Letter to FTs: Nomination of a Lead Governor
  • 24/08/2009 - Letter to FTs: Safeguarding children and the Care Quality Commission's review
  • 03/08/2009 - Letter to FTs: Dr William Moyes confirms departure as Executive Chair of Monitor
  • 29/07/2009-  Letter to FTs: Consultation on proposals for de-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts
  • 28/07/2009 - Letter to FTs: Consolidated Accounts 2008-09
  • 16/07/2009 - Letter to FTs: Safeguarding children and the Care Quality Commission Review
  • 15/06/2009 - Letter to FTs: Downside financial planning
  • 05/05/2009 - Letter to FTs: Report by the Healthcare Commission into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • 23/04/2009 - Letter to FTs: Quality reporting in 2008/09 annual reports
  • 20/04/2009 - Letter to FTs: Launch of governors guide 12 week consultation
  • 18/03/2009 - Letter to FT Chairs: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • 02/03/2009 - Letter to FT applicants: Changes in assessment assumptions
  • 04/03/2009 - Letter from HM Treasury on charitable funds
  • 04/03/2009 - MRSA screening policy and MRSA screening operational guidance 2 (letter of 31 December 2008)
  • 23/02/2009 - Mixed-sex accommodation
  • 18/02/2009 - Letter to foundation trust finance directors on IFRS submissions
  • 13/01/2009 - Retention of Employment model
  • 25/11/2008 - National C. difficile data quality issues

  
  
• 2008
  
  

  • 5/11/2008 -  Surplus Land
  • 21/10/2008 - 10-day payment of suppliers