# The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 S.I. 1990/1756 · made 23 August 1990 This Order continues (in articles 3 and 4) the constitution of the District Health Authorities originally constituted by the Orders revoked by article 7(1). To that extent, it is made as a consequence of the new provisions for membership of District Health Authorities under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19). The Order also abolishes the Bloomsbury Health Authority and the Islington Health Authority (article 5) and establishes a new District Health Authority to be known as the Bloomsbury and Islington Health Authority (article 6). Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 8, Section 126) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-district-health-authorities-order-1990/pdf/uksi_19901756_en.pdf ## Introductory text NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 23rd August 1990 Laid before Parliament 24th August 1990 Coming into force 17th September 1990 The Secretary of State for Health, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 17th September 1990. ## 2 Interpretation In this Order: “Authority” means a District Health Authority; “the Determination of Districts Order” means the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1981; “district” means a district specified in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 to the Determina tion of Districts Order. ## 3 Continuation of Authorities in England (1) Each Authority, other than Bloomsbury and Islington Health Authority, specified in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article in column (2) of Schedule 1 to this Order (Authorities in England) shall continue to be established as the Authority for the district specified in relation to it in column (1) of that Schedule and be known by the name by which it is specified in column (2) of that Schedule. (2) Schedule 1 to this Order is divided into 14 Parts, each numbered Part corresponding with the number of a region specified in the National Health Service (Determination of Regions) Order 1981 and each Authority specified in that Schedule is specified in the Part of that Schedule which corresponds with the number of the region in which the district of the Authority in question is situated. ## 4 Continuation of Authorities in Wales Each Authority specified in column (2) of Schedule 2 to this Order (Authorities in Wales) shall continue to be the Authority for the district in Wales specified in relation to it in column (1) of that Schedule. ## 5 Abolition of Authorities The Authorities known as Bloomsbury Health Authority and Islington Health Authority are hereby abolished. ## 6 Establishment and name of new Authority There is hereby established as the Authority for the district specified in relation to it in column (1) of Part 6 of Schedule 1 to this Order an Authority which shall be known by the name of “Bloomsbury and Islington Health Authority”. ## 7 Revocation and saving (1) The Orders specified in Schedule 3 to this Order are hereby revoked. (2) Any reference in a document to the name of an Area Health Authority which was constituted as the Authority for a district by virtue of article 3(2) or (3) of the National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authorities) Order 1981 shall be construed as a reference to the name given to that Authority by that Order and continued by this Order. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. Stephen Dorrell Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 23rd August 1990 David Hunt Secretary of State for Wales 23rd August 1990 ## Schedule 1: DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND ## 1 AUTHORITIES IN NORTHERN REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Darlington Darlington Health Authority Durham Durham Health Authority East Cumbria East Cumbria Health Authority Gateshead Gateshead Health Authority Hartlepool Hartlepool Health Authority Newcastle Newcastle Health Authority Northumberland Northumberland Health Authority North Tees North Tees Health Authority North Tyneside North Tyneside Health Authority North West Durham North West Durham Health Authority South Cumbria South Cumbria Health Authority South Tees South Tees Health Authority South Tyneside South Tyneside Health Authority South West Durham South West Durham Health Authority Sunderland Sunderland Health Authority West Cumbria West Cumbria Health Authority ## 2 AUTHORITIES IN YORKSHIRE REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Airedale Airedale Health Authority Bradford Bradford Health Authority Calderdale Calderdale Health Authority Dewsbury Dewsbury Health Authority East Yorkshire East Yorkshire Health Authority Grimsby Grimsby Health Authority Harrogate Harrogate Health Authority Huddersfield Huddersfield Health Authority Hull Hull Health Authority Leeds Eastern Leeds Eastern Health Authority Leeds Western Leeds Western Health Authority Northallerton Northallerton Health Authority Pontefract Pontefract Health Authority Scarborough Scarborough Health Authority Scunthorpe Scunthorpe Health Authority Wakefield Wakefield Health Authority York York Health Authority ## 3 AUTHORITIES IN TRENT REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Barnsley Barnsley Health Authority Bassetlaw Bassetlaw Health Authority Central Nottinghamshire Central Nottinghamshire Health Authority Doncaster Doncaster Health Authority Leicestershire Leicestershire Health Authority North Derbyshire North Derbyshire Health Authority North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire Health Authority Nottingham Nottingham Health Authority Rotherham Rotherham Health Authority Sheffield Sheffield Health Authority Southern Derbyshire Southern Derbyshire Health Authority South Lincolnshire South Lincolnshire Health Authority ## 4 AUTHORITIES IN EAST ANGLIAN REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Cambridge Cambridge Health Authority East Suffolk East Suffolk Health Authority Great Yarmouth and Waveney Great Yarmouth and Waveney Health Authority Huntingdon Huntingdon Health Authority Norwich Norwich Health Authority Peterborough Peterborough Health Authority West Norfolk and Wisbech West Norfolk and Wisbech Health Authority West Suffolk West Suffolk Health Authority ## 5 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH WEST THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Barnet Barnet Health Authority Ealing Ealing Health Authority East Hertfordshire East Hertfordshire Health Authority Harrow Harrow Health Authority Hillingdon Hillingdon Health Authority Hounslow and Spelthorne Hounslow and Spelthorne Health Authority North Bedfordshire North Bedfordshire Health Authority North Hertfordshire North Hertfordshire Health Authority North West Hertfordshire North West Hertfordshire Health Authority Parkside Parkside Health Authority Riverside Riverside Health Authority South Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire Health Authority South West Hertfordshire South West Hertfordshire Health Authority ## 6 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH EAST THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Barking, Havering and Brentwood Barking, Havering and Brentwood Health Authority Basildon and Thurrock Basildon and Thurrock Health Authority Bloomsbury and Islington Bloomsbury and Islington Health Authority City and Hackney City and Hackney Health Authority Enfield Enfield Health Authority Hampstead Hampstead Health Authority Haringey Haringey Health Authority Mid-Essex Mid-Essex Health Authority Newham Newham Health Authority North East Essex North East Essex Health Authority Redbridge Redbridge Health Authority Southend Southend Health Authority Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets Health Authority Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Health Authority West Essex West Essex Health Authority ## 7 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH EAST THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Bexley Bexley Health Authority Brighton Brighton Health Authority Bromley Bromley Health Authority Camberwell Camberwell Health Authority Canterbury and Thanet Canterbury and Thanet Health Authority Dartford and Gravesham Dartford and Gravesham Health Authority Eastbourne Eastbourne Health Authority Greenwich Greenwich Health Authority Hastings Hastings Health Authority Lewisham and North Southwark Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority Maidstone Maidstone Health Authority Medway Medway Health Authority South East Kent South East Kent Health Authority Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells Health Authority West Lambeth West Lambeth Health Authority ## 8 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH WEST THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Chichester Chichester Health Authority Croydon Croydon Health Authority East Surrey East Surrey Health Authority Kingston and Esher Kingston and Esher Health Authority Merton and Sutton Merton and Sutton Health Authority Mid Downs Mid Downs Health Authority Mid Surrey Mid Surrey Health Authority North West Surrey North West Surrey Health Authority Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton Health Authority South West Surrey South West Surrey Health Authority Wandsworth Wandsworth Health Authority West Surrey and North East Hampshire West Surrey and North East Hampshire Health Authority Worthing Worthing District Health Authority ## 9 AUTHORITIES IN WESSEX REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Basingstoke and North Hampshire Basingstoke and North Hampshire Health Authority Bath Bath District Health Authority East Dorset East Dorset Health Authority Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Health Authority Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority Salisbury Salisbury Health Authority Southampton and South West Hampshire Southampton and South West Hampshire Health Authority Swindon Swindon Health Authority West Dorset West Dorset Health Authority Winchester Winchester Health Authority ## 10 AUTHORITIES IN OXFORD REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Aylesbury Vale Aylesbury Vale Health Authority East Berkshire East Berkshire Health Authority Kettering Kettering Health Authority Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Health Authority Northampton Northampton Health Authority Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Health Authority West Berkshire West Berkshire Health Authority Wycombe Wycombe Health Authority ## 11 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH WESTERN REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Bristol and Weston Bristol and Weston Health Authority Cheltenham Cheltenham and District Health Authority Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority Exeter Exeter Health Authority Frenchay Frenchay Health Authority Gloucester Gloucester Health Authority North Devon North Devon Health Authority Plymouth Plymouth Health Authority Somerset Somerset Health Authority Southmead Southmead Health Authority Torbay Torbay Health Authority ## 12 AUTHORITIES IN WEST MIDLANDS REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Bromsgrove and Redditch Bromsgrove and Redditch Health Authority Central Birmingham Central Birmingham Health Authority Coventry Coventry Health Authority Dudley Dudley Health Authority East Birmingham East Birmingham Health Authority Herefordshire Herefordshire Health Authority Kidderminster Kidderminster and District Health Authority Mid-Staffordshire Mid-Staffordshire Health Authority North Birmingham North Birmingham Health Authority North Staffordshire North Staffordshire Health Authority North Warwickshire North Warwickshire Health Authority Rugby Rugby Health Authority Sandwell Sandwell Health Authority Shropshire Shropshire Health Authority Solihull Solihull Health Authority South Birmingham South Birmingham Health Authority South-East Staffordshire South-East Staffordshire Health Authority South Warwickshire South Warwickshire Health Authority Walsall Walsall Health Authority West Birmingham West Birmingham Health Authority Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Health Authority Worcester Worcester and District Health Authority ## 13 AUTHORITIES IN MERSEY REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Chester Chester Health Authority Crewe Crewe Health Authority Halton Halton Health Authority Liverpool Liverpool Health Authority Macclesfield Macclesfield Health Authority Southport and Formby Southport and Formby Health Authority St. Helens and Knowsley St. Helens and Knowsley Health Authority South Sefton (Merseyside) South Sefton (Merseyside) Health Authority Warrington Warrington Health Authority Wirral Wirral Health Authority ## 14 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH WESTERN REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Authority Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Health Authority Bolton Bolton Health Authority Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Health Authority Bury Bury Health Authority Central Manchester Central Manchester Health Authority Chorley and South Ribble Chorley and South Ribble Health Authority Lancaster Lancaster Health Authority North Manchester North Manchester Health Authority Oldham Oldham Health Authority Preston Preston Health Authority Rochdale Rochdale Health Authority Salford Salford Health Authority Stockport Stockport Health Authority South Manchester South Manchester Health Authority Tameside and Glossop Tameside and Glossop Health Authority Trafford Trafford Health Authority West Lancashire West Lancashire Health Authority Wigan Wigan Health Authority ## Schedule 2 DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN WALES (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Clwyd Clwyd Health Authority East Dyfed East Dyfed Health Authority Gwent Gwent Health Authority Gwynedd Gwynedd Health Authority Mid Glamorgan Mid Glamorgan Health Authority Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Health Authority Powys Powys Health Authority South Glamorgan South Glamorgan Health Authority West Glamorgan West Glamorgan Health Authority ## Schedule 3 REVOCATIONS (1) (2) Orders Revoked References The National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authorities) Order 1981 S.I. 1981/1838 The National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authorities) Amendment Order 1982 S.I. 1982/345 The National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authorities) Amendment Order 1983 S.I. 1983/31 The National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authorities) Amendment (No. 2) Order 1983 S.I. 1983/1090 The National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authorities) Amendment Order 1985 S.I. 1985/26 The National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authority) Order 1985 S.I. 1985/369 The National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authority) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/406 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order continues (in articles 3 and 4) the constitution of the District Health Authorities originally constituted by the Orders revoked by article 7(1). To that extent, it is made as a consequence of the new provisions for membership of District Health Authorities under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19). The Order also abolishes the Bloomsbury Health Authority and the Islington Health Authority (article 5) and establishes a new District Health Authority to be known as the Bloomsbury and Islington Health Authority (article 6). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1756 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-district-health-authorities-order-1990 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.