The National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 1618

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2006

Made

15th June 2006

Coming into force

1st July 2006

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 126(3) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 29(1) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2).

The Secretary of State for Health considers it appropriate in the interests of the health service to dissolve the National Health Service trusts specified in article 2 and has completed the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of, and paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(3).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st July 2006.

Dissolution of NHS trusts

2.—(1) Each of the National Health Service trusts specified in paragraph (2) is dissolved and accordingly their Establishment Orders are revoked.

(2) The National Health Service trusts specified in this paragraph are—

(a) the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992(4);

(b) the Coventry and Warwickshire Ambulance National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Warwickshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(5);

(c) the Cumbria Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Cumbria Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992(6);

(d) the Dorset Ambulance National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Dorset Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992(7);

(e) the East Anglian Ambulance National Health Service Trust, which was established by the East Anglian Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(8);

(f) the East Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the East Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999(9);

(g) the Essex Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Essex Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991(10);

(h) the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(11);

(i) the Hampshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Hampshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992(12);

(j) the Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(13);

(k) the Kent Ambulance National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Kent Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(14);

(l) the Lancashire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Lancashire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(15);

(m) the Lincolnshire Ambulance and Health Transport Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Lincolnshire Ambulance and Health Transport Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1990(16);

(n) the Mersey Regional Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Mersey Regional Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991(17);

(o) the North East Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the North East Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999(18);

(p) the Oxfordshire Ambulance National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Oxfordshire Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(19);

(q) the Royal Berkshire Ambulance National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Royal Berkshire Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992(20);

(r) the South Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance and Paramedic Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991(21);

(s) the Surrey Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Surrey Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1994(22);

(t) the Sussex Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Sussex Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1994(23);

(u) the Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999(24);

(v) the Two Shires Ambulance National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Two Shires Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992(25);

(w) the Westcountry Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust, which was established by the Westcountry Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(26);

(x) the West Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the West Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(27); and

(y) the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, which was established by the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992(28).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Warner

Minister of State,

Department of Health

15th June 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves on the 1st July 2006, the following National Health Service trusts:—

• the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service National Health Service Trust; the Coventry and Warwickshire Ambulance National Health Service Trust; the Cumbria Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Dorset Ambulance National Health Service Trust; the East Anglian Ambulance National Health Service Trust; the East Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Essex Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Hampshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Kent Ambulance National Health Service Trust; the Lancashire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Lincolnshire Ambulance and Health Transport Service National Health Service Trust; the Mersey Regional Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the North East Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Oxfordshire Ambulance National Health Service Trust; the Royal Berkshire Ambulance National Health Service Trust; the South Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Surrey Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Sussex Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; the Two Shires Ambulance National Health Service Trust; the West Country Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust; the West Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust; and the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust.

This Order should be read in conjunction with:—

• the East of England Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1619); the East Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1620); the North East Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1621); the North West Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1622); the South East Coast Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1623); the South Central Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1624); the South Western Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1625); the West Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1626) and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1627).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)(“the 1990 Act”), section 2(1) of, and paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”) and section 41(10) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46). Section 126(4) was amended by section 65 (2) of the 1990 Act, section 65(1) of, and paragraphs 4, 37(1) and (6) of Schedule 4 to, the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), section 67(1) of, and paragraphs 5(1) and 13(b) of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2001 and sections 6(3)(c) and 37(1) and paragraphs 1 and 10(a) of Schedule 8 to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), and sections 184 and 196 of, and paragraphs 7 and 38 of Schedule 11 to, and Schedule 14 to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43). The health functions of the Secretary of State are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.

(2)

1990 c. 19; section 5(1) was amended by sections 13(1)(a) and (10) and 65(2) of, and Schedule 5 to, the 1999 Act.

(3)

1990 c. 19; section 5(2) was amended by section 2(1) of, and paragraph 69(b) of Schedule 1 to, the 1995 Act. See S.I. 1996/653 for the prescribed consultation.

(4)

S.I. 1992/2538.

(5)

S.I.1993/2579 as amended by S.I. 2004/864.

(6)

S.I.1992/2546.

(7)

S.I. 1992/2508.

(8)

S.I.1993/2848.

(9)

S.I. 1999/910.

(10)

S.I.1991 /2345;

(11)

S.I. 1993/2600.

(12)

S.I. 1992/2504.

(13)

S.I. 1993/2553.

(14)

S.I. 1993/2555.

(15)

S.I. 1993/2601.

(16)

S.I. 1990/2423.

(17)

S.I. 1991/2369.

(18)

S.I. 1999/797.

(19)

S.I. 1993/2564.

(20)

S.I. 1992 /2578.

(21)

S.I. 1991/2404 as amended by S.I. 2002/1791.

(22)

S.I. 1994/182 as amended by S.I. 1994/1268.

(23)

S.I. 1994/3176.

(24)

S.I. 1999/798.

(25)

S.I. 1992/2577.

(26)

S.I. 1993/814.

(27)

S.I. 1993/29.

(28)

S.I. 1992/2493.