The Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the St Mary''s National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2007
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2007/2755 |
| Year | 2007 |
2007 No. 2755
National HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
The Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the St Mary’s National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2007
Made 18th September 2007
Coming into force 1st October 2007
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 25(1) and 273(1) of, and paragraphs 5 and 28(1) of Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service Act 20061.
The Secretary of State for Health makes this Order on the application of the Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the St Mary’s National Health Service Trust, following the completion of the consultation prescribed under section 25(3) of, and paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service Act 20062.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the St Mary’s National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st October 2007.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
“community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Act and any service which he has a duty to provide under paragraph 1 or 8 of that Schedule;
“dissolution date” means the 1st October 2007;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 4 to the Act; and
“the trust” means the Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust established by article 2.
Establishment and name of the trust
2. There is established a National Health Service trust which shall be called the Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust
3.—(1) The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 25(1) of the Act.
(2) The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services, and community health services, for the purposes of the health service.
Directors of the trust
4.—(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 executive directors...
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