# The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1993 S.I. 1993/572 · made 9 March 1993 This Order abolishes on 1st April 1993 the District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 1 (Article 2), and establishes the new District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 2 in relation to the districts for which they are established (Article 3). Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 8, Section 126) ## Introductory text NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 9th March 1993 Laid before Parliament 10th March 1993 Coming into force 1st April 1993 The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on her by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A)(c) and 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993, immediately after the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1992 comes fully into force. ## 2 Abolition of Authorities The District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 1 to this Order are hereby abolished. ## 3 Establishment and names of new Authorities For each of the districts determined by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1993 and specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order there is established a District Health Authority which shall be known by the name specified in column (2) of that Schedule in relation to that district. ## 4 Amendment of the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 In consequence of articles 2 and 3 of this Order, for Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 there shall be substituted the new Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 3 to this Order. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Tom Sackville Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 9th March 1993 ## Schedule 1 DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES ABOLISHED Aylesbury Vale Health Authority Barking, Havering and Brentwood Health Authority Basildon and Thurrock Health Authority Bloomsbury and Islington Health Authority Brighton Health Authority Calderdale Health Authority City and Hackney Health Authority Darlington Health Authority Dewsbury Health Authority Ealing Health Authority Eastbourne Health Authority East Suffolk Health Authority East Yorkshire Health Authority Enfield Health Authority Exeter Health Authority Grimsby Health Authority Hampstead Health Authority Haringey Health Authority Harrow Health Authority Hastings Health Authority Hounslow and Spelthorne Health Authority Huddersfield Health Authority Hull Health Authority Kingston and Esher Health Authority Mid Essex Health Authority Milton Keynes Health Authority Newham Health Authority North Devon Health Authority North East Essex Health Authority North East Warwickshire Health Authority North West Surrey Health Authority Parkside Health Authority Plymouth Health Authority Pontefract Health Authority Redbridge Health Authority Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton Health Authority Riverside Health Authority Scunthorpe Health Authority Southend Health Authority South Warwickshire Health Authority South West Durham Health Authority South West Surrey Health Authority Torbay Health Authority Tower Hamlets Health Authority Wakefield Health Authority Waltham Forest Health Authority West Essex Health Authority West Suffolk Health Authority West Surrey and North East Hampshire Health Authority Wycombe Health Authority ## Schedule 2 NEWLY ESTABLISHED DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Barking and Havering District Barking and Havering Health Authority Brent and Harrow District Brent and Harrow Health Authority Buckinghamshire District Buckinghamshire Health Authority Camden and Islington District Camden and Islington Health Authority Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow District Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow Health Authority East London and The City District East London and The City Health Authority East Riding District East Riding Health Authority East Sussex District East Sussex Health Authority Exeter and North Devon District Exeter and North Devon Health Authority Grimsby and Scunthorpe District Grimsby and Scunthorpe Health Authority Kensington Chelsea and Westminster District Kensington Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority Kingston and Richmond District Kingston and Richmond Health Authority New River District New River Health Authority North Essex District North Essex Health Authority North West Surrey District North West Surrey Health Authority Plymouth and Torbay District Plymouth and Torbay Health Authority Redbridge and Waltham Forest District Redbridge and Waltham Forest Health Authority South Durham District South Durham Health Authority South Essex District South Essex Health Authority South West Surrey District South West Surrey Health Authority Suffolk District Suffolk Health Authority Wakefield District Wakefield Health Authority Warwickshire District Warwickshire Health Authority West Yorkshire District West Yorkshire Health Authority ## Schedule 3 NEW SCHEDULE 1 TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 1 TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES) ORDER 1990 “SCHEDULE 1 DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND Article 3 PART 1 AUTHORITIES IN NORTHERN REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of 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 Durham North Durham Health Authority North Tees North Tees Health Authority North Tyneside North Tyneside Health Authority South Cumbria South Cumbria Health Authority South Durham South Durham Health Authority South Tees South Tees Health Authority South Tyneside South Tyneside Health Authority Sunderland Sunderland Health Authority West Cumbria West Cumbria Health Authority PART 2 AUTHORITIES IN YORKSHIRE REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Bradford Bradford Health Authority East Riding East Riding Health Authority Grimsby and Scunthorpe Grimsby and Scunthorpe Health Authority Leeds Leeds Health Authority North Yorkshire North Yorkshire Health Authority Wakefield Wakefield Health Authority West Yorkshire West Yorkshire Health Authority PART 3 AUTHORITIES IN TRENT REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Barnsley Barnsley Health Authority Doncaster Doncaster Health Authority Leicestershire Leicestershire Health Authority North Derbyshire North Derbyshire Health Authority North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire Health Authority North Nottinghamshire North Nottinghamshire 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 PART 4 AUTHORITIES IN EAST ANGLIAN REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Cambridge Cambridge Health Authority Great Yarmouth and Waveney Great Yarmouth and Waveney Health Authority Huntingdon Huntingdon Health Authority North West Anglia North West Anglia Health Authority Norwich Norwich Health Authority Suffolk Suffolk Health Authority PART 5 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH WEST THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Barnet Barnet Health Authority Brent and Harrow Brent and Harrow Health Authority Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow Health Authority East and North Hertfordshire East and North Hertfordshire Health Authority Hillingdon Hillingdon Health Authority Kensington Chelsea and Westminster Kensington Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority North Bedfordshire North Bedfordshire Health Authority North West Hertfordshire North West Hertfordshire Health Authority South Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire Health Authority South West Hertfordshire South West Hertfordshire Health Authority PART 6 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH EAST THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Barking and Havering Barking and Havering Health Authority Camden and Islington Camden and Islington Health Authority East London and The City East London and The City Health Authority New River New River Health Authority North Essex North Essex Health Authority Redbridge and Waltham Forest Redbridge and Waltham Forest Health Authority South Essex South Essex Health Authority PART 7 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH EAST THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Bexley Bexley Health Authority Bromley Bromley Health Authority Canterbury and Thanet Canterbury and Thanet Health Authority Dartford and Gravesham Dartford and Gravesham Health Authority East Sussex East Sussex Health Authority Greenwich Greenwich Health Authority Maidstone Maidstone Health Authority Medway Medway Health Authority South East Kent South East Kent Health Authority South East London South East London Health Authority Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells Health Authority PART 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 Richmond Kingston and Richmond 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 South West Surrey South West Surrey Health Authority Wandsworth Wandsworth Health Authority Worthing Worthing District Health Authority PART 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 Health Authority Dorset 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 Winchester Winchester Health Authority PART 10 AUTHORITIES IN OXFORD REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Health Authority East Berkshire East Berkshire Health Authority Kettering Kettering Health Authority Northampton Northampton Health Authority Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Health Authority West Berkshire West Berkshire Health Authority PART 11 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH WESTERN REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Bristol Bristol and District Health Authority Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority Exeter and North Devon Exeter and North Devon Health Authority Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Health Authority Plymouth and Torbay Plymouth and Torbay Health Authority Somerset Somerset Health Authority PART 12 AUTHORITIES IN WEST MIDLANDS REGION (1) (2) Name of District Name of Health Authority Coventry Coventry Health Authority Dudley Dudley Health Authority East Birmingham East Birmingham Health Authority Herefordshire Herefordshire Health Authority Mid Staffordshire Mid Staffordshire Health Authority North Birmingham North Birmingham Health Authority North Staffordshire North Staffordshire Health Authority North Worcestershire North Worcestershire 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 Walsall Walsall Health Authority Warwickshire Warwickshire Health Authority West Birmingham West Birmingham Health Authority Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Health Authority Worcester Worcester and District Health Authority PART 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 PART 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 Authorty 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 ” ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order abolishes on 1st April 1993 the District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 1 (Article 2), and establishes the new District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 2 in relation to the districts for which they are established (Article 3). This Order also substitutes a new Schedule 1 in the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 which lists all the District Health Authorities in England (Article 4 and Schedule 3). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/572 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-district-health-authorities-order-1993 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.