Article 3 Nature and functions of the trustI1

England and Wales

(1)

The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.

(2)

The trust’s functions shall be—

(a)

to manage ambulance and associated transport services;

(b)

to manage such other services (including communications and training) relating to the provision of care as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the management of ambulance and associated transport services from Ambulance Headquarters at—

(i)

Caerleon House, Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool, NP4 OXF;

(ii)

HM Stanley Hospital, St Asaph, LL17 OWA;

(iii)

Cefn Coed Hospital, Cockett, Swansea, SA2 OGP; and

(iv)

East Glamorgan General Hospital, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1BS;

(c)

to own the premises associated with the provision of the services in paragraphs (a) and (b)F1... F2; F3...

F4(d)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5(e)

to provide—

(i)

information about health conditions and availability of health services; and

(ii)

remote access health advisory, triage and referral services,

for the purposes of the health service in Wales.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Full stop in art. 3(2)(c) removed (25.10.2013) by The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2729), arts. 1(1), 3(1)
F2: Word in art. 3(2)(c) inserted (25.10.2013) by The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2729), arts. 1(1), 3(1)
F3: Word in art. 3(2)(c) omitted (5.4.2016) by virtue of The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/483), arts. 1(1), 2(a)
F4: Art. 3(2)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/777), regs. 1(1), 7(b) (with reg. 15, Sch. 1) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1348, regs. 10-12);. 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Art. 3(2)(e) inserted (5.4.2016) by The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/483), arts. 1(1), 2(c)

Commencement

I1: Art. 3 in force at 1.4.1998, see art. 1(1)