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Foundation trusts' finances in good hands NHS foundation trusts have shown strong financial performance between March and December 2005, according to trust regulator, Monitor. According to the body's new report, the 32 foundation trusts had an aggregate deficit of £9m on total income of £5,000m. Excluding the performance of one trust (University College London Hospitals), the remaining 31 trusts generated a £20m surplus, well ahead of their planned position of an £11m surplus. ìIt is now two years since the first NHS foundation trusts were established,î said Monitor chairman, William Moyes. ìTheir financial performance in aggregate is strong. This is not simply a case of the best-performing NHS organisations meeting expectations.î
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