The Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2009

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2009 and shall come into force on 1st February 2009.

(2) In this Order—

“the Establishment Order” means the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000(1);

“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by the Establishment Order.

Amendment of article 1 of the Establishment Order

2.  In article 1 of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—

(a) for the definition of “the Act” substitute—

““the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;” and

(b) in the definition of “operational date”, for “paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act” substitute “paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 4 to the Act”.

Change of name of trust and transitional provision

3.—(1) The trust shall be called the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals National Health Service Trust instead of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals National Health Service Trust.

(2) Accordingly in article 1(2) of the Establishment Order in the definition of “the trust”, and in article 2 of the Establishment Order, after “Barking, Havering and Redbridge” insert “University”.

(3) The change of name effected by paragraph (1) shall not—

(a) affect any right or obligation of any person; or

(b) be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the trust by its previous name,

and all instruments and other documents which refer to the trust under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.

Amendment of nature and functions of the trust

4.  In article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “5(1) of the Act”, substitute “25(1) of the Act”; and

(b) for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services and community health services, for the purposes of the health service.”.

Amendment of the directors of the trust

5.  For article 4 of the Establishment Order (directors of the trust) substitute—

“4.— (1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 6 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.

(2) Since the trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragraph 5(1)(d) of Schedule 4 to the Act, one of the non-executive directors shall be appointed from Queen Mary, University of London.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Ben Bradshaw

Minister of State,

Department of Health

14th January 2009