# The Freeman Group of Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1990, Article 4: Directors of the trust


(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
(2) The hospital referred to in article 3(2) is a hospital which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, has a significant teaching and research commitment and accordingly, since the trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act one of the non-executive directors shall be appointed from The University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2416/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freeman-group-of-hospitals-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1990/article-4
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