The trusts that can apply immediately to the Office of the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts for authorisation are:
Aintree hospitals NHS trust
Barnsley district general hospital NHS trust
Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS trust
Birmingham women's healthcare NHS Trust
Burton hospitals NHS trust
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire royal hospitals NHS trust
East Somerset NHS trust
Frimley Park hospitals NHS trust
Gateshead health NHS trust
Harrogate healthcare NHS trust
Lancashire teaching hospitals NHS trust
Liverpool women's hospital NHS trust
Nottingham city hospital NHS trust
Royal national hospital for rheumatic diseases NHS trust
Southend hospital NHS trust
South Tyneside healthcare NHS trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals NHS trust
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS trust
West Suffolk hospitals NHS trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS trust