{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poole-hospital-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1991/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2387",
  "legislation_title": "The Poole Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poole-hospital-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1991",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Nature and functions of the trust",
  "text": "(1) The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.\n(2) 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—\n(a) to own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 2JB and associated premises;\n(b) to manage community health services provided from Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 2JB.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2387/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:35:45.293936+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}