Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 2947

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998

Made

25th November 1998

Coming into force

7th December 1998

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the latter Act(3), considering it appropriate that the functions of the trust should include functions in relation to the provision of services for one or more Health Authorities(4), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 7th December 1998.

Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order

2. For article 3 of the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992(5) (functions of the trust) there shall be substituted the following article-�

"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 (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)to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital, Derby Road, Nottingham and associated premises (including the management of its teaching and research facilities) and there to provide hospital accommodation and services;

(b)to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act accommodation within, and an additional establishment adjoining, the East Block of the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital, Derby Road, Nottingham and there to provide hospital accommodation and services; and

(c)to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act facilities at Leen Gate/Abbey Street, Lenton, Nottingham and there to provide hospital accommodation and services.".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Alan Milburn

Minister of State,

Department of Health

25th November 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Order ("the Establishment Order") which established the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust.

The Establishment Order is amended to confer on the trust the purpose specified in section 5(1)(b) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 in relation to facilities within, and adjoining, the East Block of the Queen's Medical Centre and to facilities at Leen Gate/Abbey Street, Lenton, Nottingham.

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) ("the 1990 Act") and by paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) ("the 1995 Act") and by section 41(10) and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46).

(2)

1990 c. 19. Section 5 was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.

(3)

See S.I. 1996/653, regulation 2(2).

(4)

See section 5(6) of the 1990 Act.

(5)

S.I. 1992/2478.