The Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/2308
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care 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 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 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) of the Act.

(2) The trust’s functions shall be–

(a) to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Bolton Road, Blackburn BB2 3LR and associated hospitals, establishments and facilities, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services, and there and from there to provide and manage community health services; and

(b) to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act Queen’s Park Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn BB2 3HH, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services, and there and from there to provide and manage community health services.