National Health Service Act 2006

Chapter 3 E+W NHS trusts

25 NHS trusts E+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.

26 General duty of NHS trusts E+W

An NHS trust must exercise its functions effectively, efficiently and economically.

27 Financial provisions relating to NHS trusts E+W

Schedule 5 makes provision about the financing of NHS trusts.