1994 No. 680
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1994
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:
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 the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 1(1).

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.
S.I.1994/681.

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;
S.I.1994/683.
(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.
S.I.1990/1756, as amended by S.I.1991/325, 2040, 1992/119, 366, 2164, 2752, 1993/572 and 2218.
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
Article 2
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
Article 3
(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
Article 4

“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”

(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).