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
- UK enterprise law
- Health regions of Canada, which were generally established during the same era
References
- Wikidata Q99925516
- ISBN 0-11-630963-6.
- PMID 28866475.
- ^ Rivett, Geoffrey. "1968-1977 - Rethinking the National Health Service". National Health Service History. Retrieved 18 April 2014.