1998 No. 2802 (S. 162)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The Edinburgh Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 12A(1) of and paragraphs 1 and 3(1)(b) of Schedule 7A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Edinburgh Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 6th November 1998.

2

In this Order “the principal Order” means the Edinburgh Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19932.

Amendment of Article 3 of the principal Order2

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.

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 the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Corstorphine Hospital, Gogarburn Hospital, Ferryfield House and Southfield Hospital, all in Edinburgh, 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 Ellen’s Glen House, a new hospital and associated facilities to replace Southfield Hospital, Edinburgh.

Sam GalbraithMinister for Health, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order substitutes a new article 3 in the Edinburgh Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 to empower the trust to build a new hospital to replace Southfield Hospital, Edinburgh.