art 3 Nature and functions of the trust
(1) The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 12A(1)(a) of the Act . (2) 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 boards) shall be to own and manage the hospital establishments or facilities known as the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, the Queen Mother’s Hospital, Yorkhill, the Children’s Home Hospital, Strathblane and the Child Development Centres at Balvicar, Possilpark, Bridgeton and Achamore, all Glasgow, and establishments associated with the hospitals and the management of facilities provided at and from those establishments and also including the management of the teaching and research facilities associated with these establishments and the support services related thereto.