1999 No. 370
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Birmingham Children’s Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999

Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19902 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the latter Act3, considering it appropriate that the functions of the trust should include functions in relation to the provision of services for one or more Health Authorities4, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Birmingham Children’s Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st March 1999.

(2)

In this Order, “the Order” means the Birmingham Children’s Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19945.

Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order2.

In article 3 of the Order (functions of the trust)–

(1)

In paragraph (1), for the words “section 5(1)(a) of the Act” there shall be substituted the words “section 5(1) of the Act”.

(2)

For sub-paragraph (2)(a), there shall be substituted:

“(a)

to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act The Diana, Princess of Wales Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH and associated hospitals (including the management of its teaching and research facilities), and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services;”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph 2(b), the words “pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act” shall be inserted between the words “manage” and “community”.

(4)

After sub-paragraph (2)(b) there shall be inserted the following:

“; and

(c)

to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act The Jack Ashley Centre, Church Road, Birmingham B15 3TD, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

John Denham
Minister of State,
Department of Health
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Order (“the Establishment Order”) which established the Birmingham Children’s Hospital National Health Service Trust.

The Establishment Order is amended to confer on the trust the purposes specified in section 5(1)(a) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 to own and manage The Diana, Princess of Wales Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH and associated hospitals (including the management of its teaching and research facilities).

The Establishment Order is further amended to confer on the trust the purposes specified in section 5(1)(b) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 to provide and manage The Jack Ashley Centre, Church Road, Birmingham B15 3TD.