# The Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2026

S.I. 2026/1003 · made 7 September 2026

This Order amends the Northampton General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993, which established the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (“the trust”).

Made under: National Health Service Act 2006 (Section 25, Section 272)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/northampton-general-hospital-nhs-trust-establishment-amendment-order-2026/pdf/uksi_20261003_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 7th September 2026
Coming into force 1st October 2026
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1), 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has completed the consultation prescribed by regulations made under that section.

## 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on 1st October 2026.
(2) In this Order, “the Establishment Order” means the Northampton General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

## 2 Amendment of requirements relating to directors

For article 4 of the Establishment Order (directors of the trust) substitute—
“4 The trust must have, in addition to the chairman, 7 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Karin Smyth
Minister of State
Department of Health and Social Care
7th September 2026

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Northampton General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993, which established the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (“the trust”).
Article 2 increases the number of non-executive directors that the trust must have, in addition to the chairman, from 6 to 7.
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1003 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northampton-general-hospital-nhs-trust-establishment-amendment-order-2026
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