The Mersey Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/1888
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Mersey Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

(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 ;

“establishment date” means 1st April 2001;

“high security psychiatric services” has the meaning assigned to it in the National Health Service Act 1977, section 4 ;

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

“the trust” means the Mersey Care National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

Section 2 Establishment and name of trust

There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the Mersey Care National Health Service Trust.

Section 3 Nature and functions of the trust

(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 provide hospital accommodation and services and community health services at or from Longmoor Lane, Liverpool L9 7JP and at or from any associated hospitals, establishments and facilities; and

(b) subject to having approval under paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 2 to the Act , to provide high security psychiatric services at or from Ashworth Hospital, Parkbourn, Maghull Merseyside L31 1HW.

Section 4 Directors of trust

(1) The trust shall have in addition to the chairman 7 non-executive directors and the number of executive directors determined under paragraph (2) .

(2) The number of executive directors shall be—

(a) 5, unless

(b) the trust is approved under paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 2 to the Act for the purpose of providing high security psychiatric services, in which case, 7.

(3) Where paragraph (2)(b) applies, one of the executive directors shall be the chief officer with responsibility for high security psychiatric services and one shall be appointed subject to termination of the appointment in the event that the trust ceases to be approved as mentioned in that paragraph.

Section 5 Operational date and accounting date of the trust

(1) The operational date shall be 1st April 2001.

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