# National Health Service Act 2006, Section 25: NHS trusts


(1) The Secretary of State may by order establish bodies, called National Health Service trusts (“NHS trusts”), to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service.
(2) An order under subsection (1) is referred to in this Act as “an NHS trust order”.
(3) No NHS trust order may be made until after the completion of such consultation as may be prescribed.
(4) Schedule 4 makes further provision about NHS trusts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-25
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