Explanatory note

This Order amends the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 (“the Establishment Order”), which established the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals 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so as to replace the reference to section 5(1)(a) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (which has been revoked and replaced by section 25(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006) and remove the reference to the particular establishments and facilities from which the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.

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the reference to paragraph 3(1)(f) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 which has been revoked and replaced by paragraph 5(1)(f) of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006.