2006 No. 782
The Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Nottingham City Hospital National Health Service Trust and the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2006
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 3 and 29(1) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19902.
The Secretary of State for Health considers it appropriate in the interests of the health service to dissolve the Nottingham City Hospital National Health Service Trust3 and the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust4, having completed the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of, and paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19905.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Nottingham City Hospital National Health Service Trust and the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
2
In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
“community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which she has a duty to provide under section 5(1) of that Act6;
“dissolution date” means the date this Order comes into force;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act; and
“the trust” means the Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the trust2
There is established a National Health Service trust which shall be called the Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust3
1
The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.
2
The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services, and community health services, for the purposes of the health service.
Directors of the trust4
1
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 executive directors and 5 non-executive directors.
2
Since the trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act one of the non-executive directors shall be appointed from the University of Nottingham.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust5
1
The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2006.
2
The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.
Dissolution of NHS trusts and revocation of orders6
On the dissolution date—
a
the Nottingham City Hospital National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Nottingham City Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19917; and
b
the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19928,
are dissolved, and accordingly their Establishment Orders and the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 19989 are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
(This note is not part of the Order)