Local health board

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A local health board (LHB;

In 2009, the health boards were reorganised and merged with local NHS hospital trusts into seven larger local health boards, coming into effect on 1 October 2009, replacing the system in use since 2003.[3]

Alongside the seven local health boards there are three all-Wales NHS trusts of NHS Wales (Public Health Wales, Velindre University NHS Trust and the Welsh Ambulance Service)^[4] and one Special Health Authority (Health Education and Improvement Wales).^[5]

List of local health boards

Between 2003 and 2009, there were 22 local health boards, corresponding to each principal area, for example, the health board for Vale of Glamorgan was the Vale of Glamorgan Local Health Board, and the board for Wrexham County Borough was the Wrexham Local Health Board. In addition, there were changing numbers of NHS trusts since their establishment following the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, due to mergers of some trusts, by 2009 there were 10 local NHS trusts in Wales. These local trusts were then abolished and their functions transferred to the local health boards in 2009.

The current seven local health boards in Wales are:

• Swansea Bay University Health Board,^[6] formerly Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
• Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, the operational name for Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
• Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
• Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
• Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board,^[7] formerly Cwm Taf University Health Board
• Hywel Dda University Health Board, the operational name for Hywel Dda Local Health Board
• Powys Teaching Health Board

A map of the seven local health boards (LHBs) in Wales is shown below. Each LHB is responsible for delivering all NHS healthcare services within a geographical area, divided into a number of Network Clusters.^[8]

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Anglesey Arfon Central & South Denbighshire Conwy East Conwy west North East Flintshire Dwyfor North West Flintshire Meirionnydd South Flintshire North Denbighshire South Wrexham North & West Wrexham Central Wrexham Hywel Dda University Health Board Amman/Gwendraeth Llanelli North Ceredigion North Pembrokeshire South Ceredigion South Pembrokeshire Taf/Tywi Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Bridgend East Network Bridgend North Network Bridgend West Network North Cynon North Merthyr Tydfil North Rhondda North Taf Ely South Cynon South Merthyr Tydfil South Rhondda South Taf Ely

Powys Teaching Health Board Mid Powys North Powys South Powys Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Cardiff East Cardiff South East City & Cardiff South Cardiff North Cardiff South West Cardiff West Central Vale Eastern Vale Western Vale Swansea Bay University Health Board Afan BayHealth CityHealth Cwmtawe Llwchwr Neath Penderi Upper Valleys Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Blaenau Gwent East Blaenau Gwent West Caerphilly East Caerphilly North Caerphilly South Monmouthshire North Monmouthshire South Newport North Newport East Newport West Torfaen North Torfaen South

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