12 considers fit to be a member. (4) In every case where a hospital management board is appointed for a district or general hospital which is a mission hospital, there shall be seven members of the board appointed by the Minister, of whom— (a) three, including the chairperson of the board, shall be nominated by the religious body sponsoring the mission hospital; and (b) in the case of a teaching hospital, one shall be appointed by the Minister from a panel referred to in subsection (2)(b); and (c) three or four (as the case may be) shall be appointed by the Minister in accordance with subsection (2)(c). (5) The Minister shall designate one of the members of each hospital management board appointed under subsection (2)(b) or (c) or (4)(b) or (c) to be the vice-chairperson of the board. (6) The Second Schedule shall apply to the conditions of office, disqualifications and vacation of office of members of a hospital management board and related matters, and to the meetings and procedure of a hospital management board. 20 Functions of hospital management boards (1) Subject to directions of the Minister, the functions of each hospital management board shall be to— (a) provide for the care and treatment of the patients at the hospital for which the board is the responsible authority (hereinafter referred to as "the hospital"); and (b) hire and fire staff; and (c) in the case of a teaching hospital, to provide facilities for the teaching and training of medical practitioners, medical student nurses and other personnel; and (d) conduct negotiations with the Ministry responsible for health with respect to the provision and terms of any grants appropriated or to be appropriated by Act of Parliament or otherwise obtained for the benefit of the hospital or Government and State-aided hospitals generally; and (e) ensure the best use of the resources available to the hospital in the interests of the patients; and (f) implement Government health policy as communicated to the hospital management board from time to time by the Board; and (g) devise means of financing the operations of the hospital on a continuing and sustainable basis; and (h) maintain or improve the hospital. (2) In exercising its functions in terms of subsection (1) a hospital management board shall— (a) have regard to the social obligation of the hospital as a Government hospital to provide for the health needs of the public; (b) assist in the implementation of national health policies and the formulation of institutional health management arrangements.