Chapter 3E+WNHS trusts
25NHS trustsE+W
(1)The Secretary of State may by order establish bodies, called National Health Service trusts (“NHS trusts”), to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service.
(2)An order under subsection (1) is referred to in this Act as “an NHS trust order”.
(3)No NHS trust order may be made until after the completion of such consultation as may be prescribed.
(4)Schedule 4 makes further provision about NHS trusts.
26General duty of NHS trustsE+W
An NHS trust must exercise its functions effectively, efficiently and economically.
27Financial provisions relating to NHS trustsE+W
Schedule 5 makes provision about the financing of NHS trusts.