The Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2017

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2017/1048
Year2017

2017 No. 1048

National Health Service, England

The Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2017

Made 25th October 2017

Coming into force 6th November 2017

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and 272(7)(a) and (8)(a) of the National Health Service Act 20061.

In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the consultation prescribed in regulations made under that section has been completed2.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into force on 6th November 2017.

S-2 Change of name and savings

Change of name and savings

2.—(1) The Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust is to be called the Whittington Health National Health Service Trust.

(2) The Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment Order) 19923is amended in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3) In article 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) in the definition of “the trust”, for “Hospital” substitute “Health”.

(4) In article 2 (establishment of the trust), for “Hospital” substitute “Health”.

(5) The change of name effected by paragraph (1) does not—

(a)

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

(b)

(b) invalidate any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust, and all instruments and other documents which refer to that name must be construed as referring to the Whittington Health National Health Service Trust.

Philip Dunne

Minister of State,

Department of Health

25th October 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992, which established the Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust.

Article 2 changes the name of the trust to the Whittington Health National Health Service Trust.

No impact assessment has been produced for this instrument as it has no effect on private sector and civil society organisations, and no significant effect on the public sector.


(1) 2006 c.41 (“the 2006 Act”). Section 179(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) provides for the...

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