Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992
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1992 No. 2510
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992
Made 23th October 1992
Coming into force 4th November 1992
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 5(1) of and paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19901and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, having directed the relevant Regional Health Authority, as defined in section 5(4) of that Act, to consult the persons or bodies referred to in section 5(2) of that Act and having received and considered the results of that consultation, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 4th November 1992.
(2) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
“community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which she has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of the Act2;
“establishment date” means 4th November 1992;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
“the trust” means the Whittington Hospital 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 the Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust.
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 (which include functions which the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more health authorities) shall be—
(a)
(a) to own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at the Whittington Hospital, Highgate Hill, London N19 5NF and associated hospitals (including the management of its teaching and research facilities);
(b)
(b) to manage community health services provided from the Whittington Hospital, Highgate Hill, London N19 5NF.
Directors of the trust
4.—(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
(2) Since the trust is to be regarded...
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