The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/678
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.

(2) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires—

“ the Act ” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;

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“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;

“the trust” means Welsh Ambulance Services University National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

Section 2 Establishment of the trust

There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called Welsh Ambulance Services University National Health Service Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth Brifysgol Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru.

Section 3 Nature and functions of the trust

(1) The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.

(2) The trust’s functions shall be—

(a) to manage ambulance and associated transport services;

(b) to manage such other services (including communications and training) relating to the provision of care as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the management of ambulance and associated transport services from Ambulance Headquarters at—

(i) Caerleon House, Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool, NP4 OXF;

(ii) HM Stanley Hospital, St Asaph, LL17 OWA;

(iii) Cefn Coed Hospital, Cockett, Swansea, SA2 OGP; and

(iv) East Glamorgan General Hospital, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1BS;

(c) to own the premises associated with the provision of the services in paragraphs (a) and (b) ... ; ...

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(e) to provide—

(i) information about health conditions and availability of health services; and

(ii) remote access health advisory, triage and referral services,

for the purposes of the health service in Wales.

Section 4 Directors of the trust

The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman and vice-chair , six non-executive directors and six executive directors.

Section 5 Operational date and accounting date of the trust

(1) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 1998.

(2) The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.

Section 6 Restriction on disposal of assets

The sum specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act (maximum value of freely disposable assets) in relation to the trust shall be £1,000,000.