TY - JOUR T1 - Assessing the effectiveness of trust boards JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - 196 LP - 198 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.2-3-196 VL - 2 IS - 3 AU - Giles Peel Y1 - 2015/10/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/2/3/196.abstract N2 - This article explores the effectiveness of NHS trust boards, how they can be assessed and on what basis. The author is a governance specialist with considerable experience of advising directors in the health sector. He looks at types of trust board, describes types of evaluation, and considers the nature of effectiveness in the 21st century NHS. ER -