Former health minister Andy Burnham, who hopes one day to replace Andrew Lansley as health secretary in a Labour government, approved the Mid Staffordshire trust's bid with just a four-line summary.
The trust approved the deal at the last minute, apparently under immense pressure.
The changes to the editorial guidelines, the first since 2005, were put forward by executives and approved by the trust after a public consultation that began in October 2009.
Community Board 2 and the citizens' advisory council to the trust have approved the plan.
The board of the Guys and St Thomas' NHS trust approved the placing of a Seacole statue on their grounds without public consultation, expert advice or even notification of the proposal to its governors, staff or the many "Nightingale nurses" who for years trained there.
The Trent Research Ethics Committee and the six site-specific National Health Service trusts approved the multicentre study.
The boards of both Bath hospital trusts have approved the intention to come together, beginning in spring 2013.
Ahead of his appearance before the committee, Mr Thompson sent a letter to the PAC saying he had emails which showed trust members had approved the payments.
But ahead of his appearance before the committee, Mr Thompson sent a letter to the PAC saying he had emails which showed trust members had approved the payments.
Congress first approved the inclusion of "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins during Civil War in 1864.
