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#2026/367The Norfolk Community Health and Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This statutory instrument amends the original establishment order for the Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. It officially changes the name of the trust, updates its nature and functions, revises the requirements for its board of directors, and removes the previous specification of an "operational date". The changes take effect on 1 April 2026. The order was made following required consultation with the trust itself under the National Health Service Act 2006.

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Key Changes

  • Official change of the trust's name effective 1 April 2026
  • Modification to the nature and functions of the Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
  • Updated requirements relating to the appointment and composition of directors

+ 3 more changes with Pro

Obligations

What this law requires

high

The Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust must operate under its new legal name as specified in this amendment order

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
operational
high

The trust must implement changes to its nature and functions as outlined in Section 3 of this amendment order

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
operational
high

The board of directors of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust must comply with the revised requirements for directors specified in Section 4 of this amendment order

Board of Directors, Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
operational
high

All amendments to the original establishment order take effect on 1 April 2026, and the trust must ensure full compliance with these changes by that date

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
operational
medium

The previous specification of an 'operational date' is removed and must no longer be referenced in the trust's governance documents

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
operational

Affected Parties

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS TrustNHS England+3 more…

Tags

NHS Trust,healthcare governance,name change