# The National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990, Regulation 4: Qualifications for appointments


(1) The executive directors of an NHS trust shall include–
(a) the chief officer of the trust;
(b) the chief finance officer of the trust;
(c) except in the case of a trust mentioned in paragraph (2) a medical or dental practitioner and a registered nurse or registered midwife as defined in section 10(7) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979.
(2) Paragraph 1(c) shall not apply in the case of a trust–
(a) which does not provide services directly to patients; or
(b) whose principal function is to provide ambulance or patient transport services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2024/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-trusts-membership-and-procedure-regulations-1990/regulation-4
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