The North Staffordshire Hospital Centre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the North Staffordshire Hospital Centre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 (“the Establishment Order”), which established the University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service Trust.

Article 3 amends article 3 of the Establishment Order which specifies the nature and functions of the trust, so as to replace the reference to section 5(1)(a) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (which has been revoked and replaced by section 25(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006) and remove the reference to the particular establishments and facilities from which the trust carries out its functions.

Article 4 increases the number of non-executive directors the trust must have from 5 to 6 and replaces the reference to paragraph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 which has been revoked and replaced by paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006.

Article 5 replaces the reference to paragraph 3(1)(f) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 which has been revoked and replaced by paragraph 5(1)(f) of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006.