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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/durham-county-priority-services-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1998/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/829",
  "legislation_title": "The Durham County Priority Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/durham-county-priority-services-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1998",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Nature and functions of the trust",
  "text": "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 Authorities) shall be to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act hospitals, establishments or facilities in the area of County Durham Health Authority, and there to provide hospital accommodation and services and community health services.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/829/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:33:42.998086+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}