A<unk>  trust is a type of NHS trust in the English National Health Service and NHS Wales that provides both health and social<unk> . They may carry out a range of services, including social<unk> , mental health services or primary<unk>  services.<unk>  Trusts are set up when the NHS and local authorities agree to work closely together, usually where it is felt that a closer relationship between health and social<unk>  is needed or would benefit local<unk>  services.<unk>  trusts were established under the NHS Plan 2000, in England to bring together in one legal entity the commissioning and provision of health and social<unk>  services, especially for older people. Torbay and Southern Devon Health and<unk>  NHS Trust was regarded as the most successful. Others are Worcestershire Health and<unk>  NHS Trust, Bradford District<unk>  Trust, Kent and Medway NHS and Social<unk>  Partnership Trust and Sheffield Health & Social<unk>  NHS Foundation Trust<unk>  trusts do not exist in Scotland, nor are there plans to introduce them. In Northern Ireland, health and social<unk>  is organised through five sub-regional health and social<unk>  trusts.
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