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NHS foundation trust bulletin: February 2015

Notices of requirements and events for foundation trust staff.

Applies to England

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This newsletter is sent to foundation trust chairs, chief executives, finance, medical and nursing directors, and board secretaries.

Some of the items in this month’s bulletin include:

  • tariff arrangements for 2015/16 activity: 4 March 2015 deadline
  • specialised commissioning baseline clarification for ‘Enhanced Tariff Option’
  • extension to the annual planning timetable
  • technical guidance on applying Monitor’s 2015/16 financial assumptions
  • reminder to prepare your annual governance statement
  • freedom to speak up review: what it means for you
  • quality reports: content and assurance requirements for 2014/15
  • update on private finance initiative (PFI) termination transactions for foundation trust accounting officers
  • managing referral to treatment using independent sector capacity
  • data validation
  • rescheduling cancelled operations
Published 25 February 2015