# The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1994 S.I. 1994/680 · made 10 March 1994 This Order abolishes on 1st April 1994 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 10th March 1994 Laid before Parliament 10th March 1994 Coming into force 1st April 1994 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 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. ## 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 1994 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 the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990— (a) in article 3(2) (continuation of Authorities in England) for the words from “14 Parts” to “1981”there shall be subsituted the words “8 Parts”, each numbered Part corresponding with the number of a region specified in Schedule 3 to the National Health Service (Determination of Regions) Order 1994; (b) for Schedule 1 (District Health Authorities in England) 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 10th March 1994 ## Schedule 1 DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES ABOLISHED Basingstoke and North Hampshire Health Authority Bath Health Authority Bexley Health Authority Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Authority Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Health Authority Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Health Authority Bury Health Authority Canterbury and Thanet Health Authority Central Manchester Health Authority Chorley and South Ribble Health Authority Dartford and Gravesham Health Authority East Birmingham Health Authority East Cumbria Health Authority Gateshead Health Authority Great Yarmouth and Waveney Health Authority Greenwich Health Authority Hartlepool Health Authority Kettering Health Authority Lancaster Health Authority Maidstone Health Authority Medway Health Authority Merton and Sutton Health Authority Mid Staffordshire Health Authority Northampton Health Authority North Bedfordshire Health Authority North Birmingham Health Authority North Lincolnshire Health Authority North Manchester Health Authority North Tees Health Authority Norwich Health Authority Oldham Health Authority Preston Health Authority Rochdale Health Authority Salford Health Authority Salisbury Health Authority South Bedfordshire Health Authority South Cumbria Health Authority South East Kent Health Authority South East Staffordshire Health Authority South Lincolnshire Health Authority South Manchester Health Authority South Tees Health Authority South Tyneside Health Authority Suffolk Health Authority Swindon Health Authority Tameside and Glossop Health Authority Trafford Health Authority Tunbridge Wells Health Authority Wandsworth Health Authority West Birmingham Health Authority West Cumbria Health Authority West Lancashire Health Authority Winchester Health Authority ## Schedule 2 NEWLY ESTABLISHED DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES (1) (2) Name of district Name of health authority Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Health Authority Bexley and Greenwich Bexley and Greenwich Health Authority Bury and Rochdale Bury and Rochdale Health Authority East Kent East Kent Health Authority East Lancashire East Lancashire Health Authority East Norfolk East Norfolk Health Authority Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Health Authority Manchester Manchester Health Authority Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority Morecambe Bay Morecambe Bay Health Authority Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Health Authority North Birmingham North Birmingham Health Authority North Cumbria North Cumbria Health Authority North and Mid Hampshire North and Mid Hampshire Health Authority North West Lancashire North West Lancashire Health Authority Salford and Trafford Salford and Trafford Health Authority South Lancashire South Lancashire Health Authority South of Tyne South of Tyne Health Authority South Staffordshire South Staffordshire Health Authority Suffolk Suffolk Health Authority Tees Tees Health Authority West Kent West Kent Health Authority West Pennine West Pennine Health Authority Wiltshire and Bath Wiltshire and Bath 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 AND 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 Newcastle Newcastle Health Authority Northumberland Northumberland Health Authority North Cumbria North Cumbria Health Authority North Durham North Durham Health Authority North Tyneside North Tyneside Health Authority North Yorkshire North Yorkshire Health Authority South Durham South Durham Health Authority South of Tyne South of Tyne Health Authority Sunderland Sunderland Health Authority Tees Tees Health Authority Wakefield Wakefield Health Authority West Yorkshire West Yorkshire Health Authority PART 2 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 Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Health Authority North Derbyshire North Derbyshire 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 PART 3 AUTHORITIES IN ANGLIA AND OXFORD REGION (1) (2) Name of district Name of health authority Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Health Authority Berkshire Berkshire Health Authority Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Health Authority Cambridge Cambridge Health Authority East Norfolk East Norfolk Health Authority Huntingdon Huntingdon Health Authority Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Health Authority North West Anglia North West Anglia Health Authority Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Health Authority Suffolk Suffolk Health Authority PART 4 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of district Name of health authority Barking and Havering Barking and Havering Health Authority Barnet Barnet Health Authority Brent and Harrow Brent and Harrow Health Authority Camden and Islington Camden and Islington Health Authority Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow Health Authority East London and The City East London and The City 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 New River New River Health Authority North Essex North Essex Health Authority North West Hertfordshire North West Hertfordshire Health Authority Redbridge and Waltham Forest Redbridge and Waltham Forest Health Authority South Essex South Essex Health Authority South West Hertfordshire South West Hertfordshire Health Authority PART 5 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH THAMES REGION (1) (2) Name of district Name of health authority Bexley and Greenwich Bexley and Greenwich Health Authority Bromley Bromley Health Authority Chichester Chichester Health Authority Croydon Croydon Health Authority East Kent East Kent Health Authority East Surrey East Surrey Health Authority East Sussex East Sussex Health Authority Kingston and Richmond Kingston and Richmond Health Authority Merton Sutton and Wandsworth Merton Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority Mid Downs Mid Downs Health Authority Mid Surrey Mid Surrey Health Authority North West Surrey North West Surrey Health Authority South East London South East London Health Authority South West Surrey South West Surrey Health Authority West Kent West Kent Health Authority Worthing Worthing District Health Authority PART 6 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH AND WEST 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 Dorset Dorset Health Authority Exeter and North Devon Exeter and North Devon Health Authority Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Health Authority Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Health Authority North and Mid Hampshire North and Mid Hampshire Health Authority Plymouth and Torbay Plymouth and Torbay Health Authority Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority Somerset Somerset Health Authority Southampton and South West Hampshire Southampton and South West Hampshire Health Authority Wiltshire and Bath Wiltshire and Bath Health Authority PART 7 AUTHORITIES IN WEST MIDLANDS REGION (1) (2) Name of district Name of health authority Coventry Coventry Health Authority Dudley Dudley Health Authority Herefordshire Herefordshire 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 Staffordshire South Staffordshire Health Authority Walsall Walsall Health Authority Warwickshire Warwickshire Health Authority Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Health Authority Worcester Worcester and District Health Authority PART 8 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH WEST REGION (1) (2) Name of district Name of health authority Bolton Bolton Health Authority Bury and Rochdale Bury and Rochdale Health Authority Chester Chester Health Authority East Lancashire East Lancashire Health Authority Liverpool Liverpool Health Authority Manchester Manchester Health Authority Morecambe Bay Morecambe Bay Health Authority North Cheshire North Cheshire Health Authority North West Lancashire North West Lancashire Health Authority Salford and Trafford Salford and Trafford Health Authority Sefton Sefton Health Authority South and East Cheshire South and East Cheshire Health Authority South Lancashire South Lancashire Health Authority St Helens and Knowsley St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority Stockport Stockport Health Authority West Pennine West Pennine Health Authority Wigan Wigan Health Authority Wirral Wirral Health Authority ” ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order abolishes on 1st April 1994 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 substitutes a new Schedule 1 to 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/1994/680 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-district-health-authorities-order-1994 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.