This document establishes the legal framework and regulatory requirements for the management and oversight of post-graduate teaching hospitals within the National Health Service in England and Wales. The text serves as a formal statutory instrument, outlining the administrative structure, appointment procedures, and operational mandates for the authorities governing these specific medical institutions. It provides the foundational legal basis for the governance of specialized clinical training environments during the 1990 fiscal period.

Legal professionals and health policy researchers utilize this document as a primary source for understanding the historical administrative structure of the National Health Service. The text is highly technical and contains dense, formal legal prose typical of government statutory instruments.