Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1998/678 |
| Year | 1998 |
1998 No. 678
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALESWALES
The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998
Made 26th February 1998
Coming into force 1st April 1998
The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of powers conferred by section 5(1) of and paragraphs 1, 3 and 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19901, section 25(2) of the Welsh Language Act 19932and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of that Act3and considering it appropriate to include, among the functions of the NHS trust established by this Order certain functions in relation to the provision of services by the trust for Health Authorities or Special Health Authorities4hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
(2) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
“the trust” means Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment of the trust
2. There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru.
Nature and functions of the trust
3.—(1) The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.
(2) The trust’s functions shall be—
(a)
(a) to manage ambulance and associated transport services;
(b)
(b) to manage such other services (including communications and training) relating to the provision of care as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the management of ambulance and associated transport services from Ambulance Headquarters at—
(i) Caerleon House, Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool, NP4 OXF;
(ii) HM Stanley Hospital, St Asaph, LL17 OWA;
(iii) Cefn Coed Hospital, Cockett, Swansea, SA2 OGP; and
(iv) East Glamorgan General Hospital, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1BS;
(c)
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