Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 360
National Health Service, England
The Princess Alexandra Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2023
Made
23rd March 2023
Coming into force
1st April 2023
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1), 272(7)(a) and (8)(a) and 273(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the consultation prescribed by regulations( 2 ) made under that section has been completed.
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Princess Alexandra Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2023 and comes into force on 1st April 2023.
(2) In this Order, “ the Establishment Order ” means the Princess Alexandra Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1994( 3 ).
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Amendment to the interpretation provisions
2. For article 1(2) of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), substitute—
“ (2) In this Order, “ the trust ” means The Princess Alexandra Hospital National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order. ” .
Change to nature and functions of the trust
3. For article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust) and the heading to that article, substitute—
“ Functions of the trust
3. The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service. ” .
Removal of specification of “operational date”
4. For article 5 of the Establishment Order (operational date and accounting date of the trust) and the heading to that article, substitute—
“ Accounting date of the trust
5. The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March. ” .
Revocation of provisions
5.Article 6 (limited functions before operational date) and article 7 (assistance by health authorities before operational date) of the Establishment Order are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Markham
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
23rd March 2023
S.I. 2010/743 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. The prescribed consultation under regulation 2(2) of S.I. 2010/743 is, before making an order under section 25(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 in relation to an NHS trust, consultation by the Secretary of State with that NHS trust.