Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 999 (S. 69)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The Renfrewshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999

Made

24th March 1999

Coming into force

25th March 1999

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Renfrewshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 25th March 1999.

(2) In this Order “the principal Order” means the Renfrewshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(2).

Amendment of Article 3 of the principal Order

2.  For article 3 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following:–

3(1) The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 12A(1) of the Act(3).

(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 boards) shall be–

(a)to own and manage under section 12A(1)(a) of the Act the hospital establishments or facilities known as Dykebar Hospital and Hawkhead Hospital, both in Paisley, Bridge of Weir Hospital, Merchiston Hospital and Johnstone Hospital, both in Johnstone and Ravenscraig Hospital, Greenock, and establishments associated with those hospitals, including management of the facilities provided at and from those establishments, and also including the management of any teaching and research facilities associated with these establishments and the support services related thereto; and

(b)to provide and manage under section 12A(1)(b) of the Act a new inpatient and day hospital facility on land adjacent to Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Larkfield Road, Greenock.

Sam Galbraith

Minister for Health Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th March 1999

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order substitutes a new article 3 in the Renfrewshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 to empower the trust to build a new hospital at Larkfield, Greenock.

(1)

1978 c. 29; section 12A(1) was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 31; Schedule 7A was inserted by the 1990 Act, Schedule 6; paragraph 1 of Schedule 7A is cited for the definition of “an Order”.

(2)

S.I. 1993/3024.

(3)

Section 12A was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 31.