The South Durham Health Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/832
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the South Durham Health Care 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;

“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 he has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of that Act ;

“the trust” means the South Durham Health Care 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 the South Durham Health Care National Health Service Trust.

Section 3 Nature and functions of the trust

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 authorities) shall be to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act:

(a) Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, Co. Durham DL3 6HX,

(b) Bishop Auckland General Hospital, Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham DL14 6AD,

and other hospitals, establishments or facilities in the area of County Durham Health Authority and there to provide hospital accommodation and services and community health services.

Section 4 Directors of the trust

The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 non-executive directors and 5 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.