This document establishes the Christie Hospital National Health Service Trust as an independent legal entity within the United Kingdom's National Health Service framework. The order, issued by the Secretary of State for Health under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, defines the formal constitution, functions, and operational governance of the trust. It serves as the foundational legal instrument for the administrative restructuring of the specified hospital facility.

Legal professionals and historians utilize this document as a primary source for tracking the decentralization of the British National Health Service during the 1990s. It is recognized as a standard administrative record for the establishment of NHS trusts.