Article 2 Amendment of NHS Trust Establishment OrderI1

For article 3(2) (functions of the trust) of the North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991^f1 there shall be substituted the following paragraph.

“(3)

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—

(a)

to own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at Sefton General Hospital, Smithdown Road, Liverpool L15 2HE and associated hospitals;

(b)

to manage community health services provided from Sefton General Hospital, Smithdown Road, Liverpool L15 2HE and to own the associated premises.”.