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"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[5];

"operational date" has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;

"the trust" means the West Kent National Health Service and Social Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

Establishment and name of trust
     2. There is established an NHS trust which shall be called the West Kent National Health Service and Social Care Trust.

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 35 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent ME19 4AX and at or from Priority House, Heathside House, Pembury House, Darent House, Highlands House, Gatland House, Canada House, Twistleton Court, Homoeopathic Hospital Tunbridge Wells, and at or from any associated hospitals, establishments and facilities.

Directors of trust
     4. The trust shall have in addition to the chairman 5 executive directors and 5 non-executive directors.

Operational date and accounting date of the trust
     5.  - (1) The operational date shall be 1st April 2002.

    (2) The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.

Dissolution of NHS Trust
     6.  - (1) The Thames Gateway National Health Service Trust established by the Thames Gateway National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998[6] is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is revoked.

    (2) The Invicta Community National Health Service Trust established by the Invicta Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1997[7] is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is revoked.



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health


Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health

25th March 2002

[2] 1990 c.19; section 5 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17), Schedule 1, paragraph 69(d) and by the Health Act 1999 (c.8) section 13; paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 is cited for the definition of "an order"; paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act was amended by the Health Act 1999, section 13(7).back

[3] See paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act.back

[4] See S.I. 1996/653.back

[5] 1977 c.49; section 5(1) was amended by, and section 5(1A) was inserted by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c.49), section 10(1); Schedule 1 was amended by the Education Reform Act 1988 (c.40), paragraph 21 of Schedule 12, the Health and Medicines Act 1988, Schedule 2, paragraph 7 and the Education Act 1996 (c.56), Schedule 37, paragraph 46.back

[6] S.I. 1998/805.back

[7] S.I. 1997/419.back

  Prepared 21 May 2002