This Order may be cited as the Northallerton Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 2nd March 1998.

For Article 3 of the Northallerton Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991 there shall be substituted the following Article:—

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

(2)    The trust's functions shall be—

(a)    to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 1JG and associated hospitals, and there to provide hospital accommodation and services;

(b)    to manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act community health services provided from Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 1JG and to own the associated premises;

(c)    to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act The Friary, Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4DW and The Friary Lodge, 4 Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4DW and there to provide hospital accommodation and services; and

(d)    to manage pursant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act community health services provided from The Friary, Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4DW and The Friary Lodge, 4 Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4DW.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Alan Milburn

Minister of State

Department of Health

18th February 1998

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

The Establishment Order is amended to confer on the trust the purpose specified in section 5(1)(b) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and, in pursuance of that purpose, extends the functions of the trust to include the function of providing and managing The Friary, Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4DW and The Friary Lodge, 4 Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4DW.