1990 No. 1756
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990
Made 23rd August 1990
Laid before Parliament 24th August 1990
Coming into force 17th September 1990

The Secretary of State for Health, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
1977 c. 49; section 8 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 1(7) and Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 28 and section 8(1) was extended by section 1(2) of the Health Services Act 1980. The National Health Service Act 1977 was extended to the Isles of Scilly by the Isles of Scilly (National Health Service) Order 1981 (S.I.1981/1473).

1 Citation and commencement
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 Interpretation
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.
S.I.1981/1837: relevant amending instruments are S.I.1982/344, 1983/30, 336, 1984/328, 1985/25, 370, 1988/407 and 1990/1755.

3 Continuation of Authorities in England
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.
S.I.1981/1836.

4 Continuation of Authorities in Wales
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 Abolition of Authorities
The Authorities known as Bloomsbury Health Authority and Islington Health Authority are hereby abolished.

6 Establishment and name of new Authority
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”.
SeeS.I.1990/1755, article 2(3).

7 Revocation and saving
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 1990
David Hunt Secretary of State for Wales 23rd August 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
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 AUTHORITIES IN YORKSHIRE REGION
(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 AUTHORITIES IN TRENT REGION
(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 AUTHORITIES IN EAST ANGLIAN REGION
(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 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH WEST THAMES REGION
(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 AUTHORITIES IN NORTH EAST THAMES REGION
(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 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH EAST THAMES REGION
(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 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 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 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 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 AUTHORITIES IN OXFORD REGION
(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 AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH WESTERN REGION
(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 AUTHORITIES IN WEST MIDLANDS REGION
(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 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 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 DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN WALES
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 REVOCATIONS
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

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order continues (in articles 3 and 4) the constitution of the District Health Authorities originally constituted by the Orders revoked by article 7(1). To that extent, it is made as a consequence of the new provisions for membership of District Health Authorities under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19). The Order also abolishes the Bloomsbury Health Authority and the Islington Health Authority (article 5) and establishes a new District Health Authority to be known as the Bloomsbury and Islington Health Authority (article 6).