There are several types of<unk> s: *Hospital trust (also known as an acute trust), which provides secondary care services *Mental health trust *Ambulance services trust *Community health trust Over time the distinction between different types has eroded, and both hospital and mental health trusts have taken on responsibility for various community services. Sustainability and transformation plans all propose to move services out of hospitals into the community and the hospital trusts are generally planning to follow these initiatives. Foundation trusts Foundation trust status may be applied for by the above categories of<unk> . Successive governments have announced that all<unk> s should become<unk>  Foundation Trusts, and deadlines have been set for this transformation, which have repeatedly been missed. Former types *NHS primary care trust (PCT) (abolished 1 April 2013), which provided primary care services, public health functions and commissioned secondary care services *NHS care trust (abolished 1 April 2013), provided/commissioned health and social care services, usually with responsibilities of both a PCT and a local authority
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