NHS Trust
An NHS Trust is a legal entity, set up by order of the Secretary of State under section 25 of, and Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service Act 2006, to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service.
Description
An NHS Trust is an ORGANISATION.
An NHS Trust is a legal entity, set up by order of the Secretary of State under section 25 of, and Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service Act 2006, to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service.
NHS Trusts may act as Health Care Providers and provide hospital services, community services and/or other aspects of PATIENT care, such as PATIENT transport facilities.
They may also act as commissioners when sub-contracting PATIENT care SERVICES to other providers of health care.
NHS England is responsible for overseeing NHS Trusts.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | NHS Trusts |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | ADMISSION SOURCE | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | ADMISSION SOURCE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | ADMISSION SOURCE (MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Supporting Information | Activity Location Type Codes | references in description NHS Trust |
| NHS Business Definition | Ambulance Service | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 020 - Outpatient CDS | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 021 - Future Outpatient CDS | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 130 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished General Episode CDS | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 190 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished General Episode CDS | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 020 - Outpatient CDS | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 130 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished General Episode CDS | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 190 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished General Episode CDS | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | COMMISSIONING SERIAL NUMBER | references in description NHS Trust |
| Attribute | CRITICAL CARE ADMISSION SOURCE | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | CRITICAL CARE ADMISSION SOURCE | references in description NHS Trust |
| Attribute | CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE DESTINATION | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE DESTINATION | references in description NHS Trust |
| Supporting Information | Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol | references in description NHS Trust |
| Attribute | DESTINATION OF DISCHARGE | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | DESTINATION OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Attribute | DISCHARGE DESTINATION | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | DISCHARGE DESTINATION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | DISCHARGE DESTINATION CODE (MOTHER POST DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Supporting Information | Department for Work and Pensions Overseas Healthcare Team | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Diagnostic Imaging Data Set | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Female Genital Mutilation Data Set | references in description NHS Trust |
| NHS Business Definition | Health Care Provider | references in description NHS Trust |
| NHS Business Definition | Hospital Provider | references in description NHS Trust |
| NHS Business Definition | Hospital Site | references in description NHS Trust |
| Attribute | NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE COMMISSIONED SERVICES INDICATOR | references in description NHS Trust |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS England | references in description NHS Trust |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Supply Chain | references in description NHS Trust |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Trust | references in description NHS Trust |
| Supporting Information | National Tariff Payment System | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CDS RECIPIENT) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CODE OF COMMISSIONER) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (REFERRING ORGANISATION) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (REFERRING) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | OVERSEAS VISITOR CHARGING CATEGORY APPLICABLE END DATE | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | OVERSEAS VISITOR CHARGING CATEGORY APPLICABLE FROM DATE | references in description NHS Trust |
| Class | PATIENT ORGANISATION | references in description NHS Trust |
| Attribute | PLANNED DESTINATION OF DISCHARGE | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | PLANNED DESTINATION OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Ambulance Data Set | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Admitted Patient Care (Acute) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Admitted Patient Care (Mental Health) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Care Contacts (Mental Health) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Emergency Care (Acute) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Out-Patient Care (Acute) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Specialist Ward Care (Acute) | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Supplementary Information | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Reconciliation Data Set | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | REFERRING ORGANISATION CODE | references in description NHS Trust |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF ADMISSION | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF ADMISSION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description NHS Trust |
| NHS Business Definition | Specialist Community Public Health Nurse: School Nurse | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Set | Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data Set | references in description NHS Trust |
| Attribute | WARD SECURITY LEVEL | references in description NHS Trust |
| Data Element | WARD SECURITY LEVEL | references in description NHS Trust |
