This Order amends the West Hertfordshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000 (“the Establishment Order”), which established the West Hertfordshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust.

Article 2 changes the name of the trust to the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Article 3 sets out the nature and functions of the trust as being to provide hospital accommodation and services and community health services. It removes reference to section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (which has been repealed) and removes the reference to the particular establishments and facilities from which the trust carries out its functions.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, in addition to the chairman, that the trust must have from 5 to 6. It also requires one of these non-executives directors to be appointed from University College London.

Article 5 omits the specification of the trust’s “operational date” as it is of no on-going relevance.

Article 6 revokes articles 6 and 7 of the Establishment Order as they relate to the period before the operational date and are of no on-going relevance.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no effect on private sector or civil society organisations, and no significant effect on the public sector.