Health, Social Care and Early Years provision
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- Mon Aug 18 2003

... CHARLOTTE RAISTRICK HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EARLY YEARS PROVISION Stepping Hill hospital Q1/11 The organisation. On the 5th of July 1948 a bill was passed in parliament - The NHS Act 1946. This act formed the welfare state, free, comprehensive medical treatment for all. Stepping Hill hospital is a NHS hospital and is part of the statutory sector. The services in this sector have been set up because laws have been passed through parliament that states such services are to be provided. This hospital is managed by Stockport Acute services Trust. This means a board of directors manages the hospital, who are self governing. This board are able to, * Decide its own management structure, * Employ staff under its own terms and conditions, * Decide its salary scales, * Buy and sell it's own assets, * Keep any surplus money, * Carry out it's own research. As the Trust is the provider it receives money from contracts with the Health














