
1 
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 
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 

(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 
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 
The Authorities known as Bloomsbury Health Authority and Islington Health Authority are hereby abolished.
6 
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 

(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.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Stephen Dorrell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
23rd August 1990David Hunt
Secretary of State for Wales
23rd August 1990
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3
PART 1

(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
PART 2

(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
PART 3

(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
PART 4

(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
PART 5

(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
PART 6

(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
PART 7

(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
PART 8

(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
PART 9

(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
PART 10

(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
PART 11

(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
PART 12

(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
PART 13

(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

(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
Article 4


(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
Article 7(1)


(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