Worcestershire Community and Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1999/3472 |
| Year | 1999 |
1999 No. 3472
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
The Worcestershire Community and Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999
Made 22th December 1999
Coming into force 1st January 2000
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19901and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having completed the consultation prescribed by section 5(2) of that Act2, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Worcestershire Community and Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st January 2000.
(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 he has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of that Act3;
“establishment date” means 1st January 2000;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
“the trust” means the Worcestershire Community and Mental Health National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the trust
2. There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the Worcestershire Community and Mental Health National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust
3.—(1) The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.
(2) The trust’s functions shall be to provide, for the purposes of the health service, goods and the following services, namely–
(a)
(a) community health services from–
(i) Isaac Maddox House, Shrub Hill Road, Worcester WR4 9RW,
(ii) Kidderminster General Hospital, Bewdley Road, Kidderminster, Worcs DY11 6RJ,
and associated hospitals, establishments or facilities;
(b)
(b) hospital accommodation and services.
Directors of the trust
4. The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust
5.—(1) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2000.
(2) The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.
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