# The Rotherham Priority Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001

S.I. 2001/1910 · made 24 April 2001

This Order amends the Rotherham Priority Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 (“the Establishment Order”) which established the National Health Service Trust.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 126); National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Section 5)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 24th April 2001
Coming into force 4th May 2001
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the latter Act, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Rotherham Priority Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001 and shall come into force on 4th May 2001.
(2) In this Order—
“the Order” means the Rotherham Priority Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992;
“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by the Order.

## 2 Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order

(1) In article 1 of the Order, in paragraph (2), after the definition of the Act, there shall be inserted—
““community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or Schedule 1, to the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which he has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of that Act;”
(2) For article 3 of the Order (nature and functions of the trust) there shall be substituted the following article—
“Nature and functions of the trust
3 (1) The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.
(2) The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services, and community health services, for the purposes of the health service, at or from the trust’s Headquarters at Priority Health Services Headquarters, Doncaster Gate Hospital, Doncaster Gate, Rotherham S65 1DW,
and at or from any associated hospitals, establishments and facilities.”

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health,
Department of Health
24th April 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Rotherham Priority Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 (“the Establishment Order”) which established the National Health Service Trust.
Article 2 inserts a definition of community health services and substitutes a new article 3 of the Establishment Order (functions of the trust).
This Order is to be read in conjunction with the Nottinghamshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000.

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