Area health authority

Area health authorities were 90 bodies[1] responsible for administering the National Health Service, established in England by the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 in 1974.[2] Each covered a geographical population which matched a Local Government territory. They co-ordinated primary care services and services requiring collaboration with local government. They were abolished in 1982 and their responsibilities transferred to the smaller district health authorities.[3]

Membership of area health authorities:

  • Chairman - appointed by the Secretary of State
  • Fifteen members; sixteen in teaching areas.
  • Four members representative of local authorities
  • Others appointed by the regional health authority after consultation with universities associated with the region, bodies representative of the professions and any federation of workers' organisations.[4]

See also

References
  1. The National Health Service (Constitution of Area Health Authorities) Order 1973, UK Statutory Instruments 1973, 1973, Wikidata Q99925516
  2. Webster, Charles (1996). The Health Services Since the War. HMSO. p. 538. ISBN 0-11-630963-6.
  3. Hammond, j; et al. (August 2017). "The spatial politics of place and health policy: Exploring Sustainability and Transformation Plans in the English NHS" (PDF). Social Science and Medicine. 190: 217–226. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.08.007. PMID 28866475.
  4. Rivett, Geoffrey. "1968-1977 - Rethinking the National Health Service". National Health Service History. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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