# The Isle of Wight National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/786 · made 10 March 2012 · revised to 6 November 2023

This Order establishes a National Health Service trust called the Isle of Wight National Health Service Trust.

Made under: National Health Service Act 2006 (Section 25, Section 272, Schedule 4 paragraph 5)

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## Introductory text

National Health Service, England
Made 10th March 2012
Coming into force 1st April 2012
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and 272(7) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service Act 2006.
The Secretary of State for Health makes this Order following the completion of the consultation prescribed under section 25(3) of the National Health Service Act 2006.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Isle of Wight National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
“community health services” means any services—
(a)whose provision must be arranged by an integrated care board under section 3(1)(g) or (i) of the Act;
(b)which are of a kind mentioned in section 3(1)(g) or (i) of the Act, but—
(i)whose provision must be arranged by NHS England under regulations made under section 3B of the Act; or
(ii)which may be provided by the Secretary of State or a local authority under section 2B of the Act;
(c)which a local authority must provide under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act;
(d)which a local authority may provide under paragraph 2 or 7A of Schedule 1 to the Act; or
(e)which the Secretary of State must provide under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Act;
“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by article 2.

## 2 Establishment and name of the trust

There is established a National Health Service trust which shall be called the Isle of Wight National Health Service Trust.

## 3 Nature and functions of the trust

The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services, community health services and ambulance and associated transport services for the purposes of the health service.

## 4 Directors of the trust

(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 executive directors and 5 non-executive directors.
(2) If the Secretary of State suspends the chairman, or a non-executive director of the trust, the number of non-executive directors of the trust shall increase during the period of suspension by the number of persons so suspended.

## 5 Operational date and accounting date of the trust

(1) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2012.
(2) The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Simon Burns
Minister of State,
Department of Health
10th March 2012

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes a National Health Service trust called the Isle of Wight National Health Service Trust.
The Order sets out the functions of the trust (article 3), the number of executive and non-executive directors of the trust (article 4), the operational date (the date on which the trust assumes all its functions) and the accounting date of the trust (article 5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/786 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/isle-of-wight-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-2012
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