Title, commencement and interpretation1
1
The title of this Order is the North Wales National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2008 and it comes into force on 25 June 2008.
2
In this Order unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
“community health services” (“gwasanaethau iechyd cymunedol”) means any service which the Welsh Ministers may provide under section 3(1) of or Schedule 1 to the Act;
“establishment date” (“dyddiad sefydlu”) means 25 June 2008;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 3 to the Act;
“the trust” (“yr ymddiriedolaeth”) means the North Wales National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment of the trust2
There is hereby established a National Health Service trust which is called the North Wales National Health Service Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Gogledd Cymru.
Nature and functions of the trust3
1
The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 18(1) of the Act.
2
The trust’s functions are to provide goods and services (including hospital accommodation and community health services) from
a
Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 5UJ; and
b
Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, LL13 7TD
and associated hospitals and premises.
Directors of the Trust4
1
The trust will have, in addition to the chairman, 7 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
2
Since the trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 3 to the Act, one of the non-executive directors is to be appointed from Cardiff University.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust5
1
The operational date of the trust shall be 1 July 2008.
2
The accounting date of the trust shall be 31 March.
Limited functions before operational date6
Between its establishment date and its operational date the trust has the functions—
a
of entering into NHS contracts
b
of entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and
c
of doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date.