1998 No. 2116

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19902 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the latter Act3, considering it appropriate that the functions of the trust should include functions in relation to the provision of services for one or more Health Authorities4, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 7th September 1998.

Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order2

In article 4 of the Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19915 (directors of the trust), for “4 non-executive” there shall be substituted “5 non-executive” and for “4 executive” there shall be substituted “5 executive”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Paul BoatengParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Health

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991 (“the Establishment Order”) which established the Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health Service Trust.

The Establishment Order is amended to increase the number of executive and non-executive directors of the trust from four to five of each, increasing the number on the Board to a total of 11 members (including the chairman).