The Wigan and Leigh Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/2307
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Wigan and Leigh Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 24th August 1999.

Section 2 Amendment of NHS Trust Establishment Order

For article 3 of the Wigan and Leigh Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 there shall be substituted the following article–

Nature and functions of the trust

(3)

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

(2) The trust’s functions shall be to provide and manage hospitals, establishments and facilities in the area of Wigan and Bolton Health Authority, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services, and there and from there to provide and manage community health services.