Health Authorities (England) Establishment Order 1996

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1996/624
Year1996

1996 No. 624

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Health Authorities (England) Establishment Order 1996

Made 6th March 1996

Laid before Parliament 7th March 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1996

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 8(1), (2) and (3) and 126(4) and (5) of the National Health Service Act 19771and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Health Authorities (England) Establishment Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

S-2 Establishment and names of Health Authorities, and determination of areas of Health Authorities

Establishment and names of Health Authorities, and determination of areas of Health Authorities

2. For each of the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order there is established a Health Authority which shall be known by the name specified in column (1) of that Schedule in relation to that area.

Gerald Malone

Minister of State,

Department of Health

6th March 1996

SCHEDULE

Article 2

HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND AND THEIR AREAS

(1)

(2)

Name of Health Authority

Description of area

Avon Health Authority

The counties of Bath and North-East Somerset, City of Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.

Barking & Havering Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, and Havering.

Barnet Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London borough of Barnet.

Barnsley Health Authority

In the county of South Yorkshire—

the borough of Barnsley.

Bedfordshire Health Authority

The county of Bedfordshire.

Berkshire Health Authority

The Royal county of Berkshire.

Bexley and GreenwichHealth Authority

In Greater London—

the London boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich.

Birmingham Health Authority

In the county of West Midlands—

the city of Birmingham.

Bradford Health Authority

In the county of West Yorkshire—

the city of Bradford.

Brent & Harrow Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London boroughs of Brent and Harrow.

Bromley Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London borough of Bromley.

Buckinghamshire Health Authority

The county of Buckinghamshire.

Bury and Rochdale Health Authority

In the county of Greater Manchester—

the boroughs of Bury and Rochdale.

Calderdale and Kirklees Health Authority

In the county of West Yorkshire—

the boroughs of Calderdale and Kirklees.

Cambridge & Huntingdon Health Authority

In the county of Cambridgeshire—

the city of Cambridge;

the districts of East Cambridgeshire and

South Cambridgeshire;

the district of Huntingdonshire (except the wards of Elton, Farcet, Stilton, and Yaxley).

Camden & Islington Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London boroughs of Camden and Islington.

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority

The county of Cornwall. The Isles of Scilly.

County Durham Health Authority

The county of Durham.

Coventry Health Authority

In the county of West Midlands—

the city of Coventry.

Croyden Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London borough of Croydon.

Doncaster Health Authority

In the county of South Yorkshire—

the borough of Doncaster.

Dorset Health Authority

The county of Dorset.

Dudley Health Authority

In the county of West Midlands—

the borough of Dudley.

Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Hounslow.

East Kent Health Authority

In the county of Kent—

the city of Canterbury;

the borough of Ashford;

the districts of Dover, Shepway, and Thanet;

the borough of Swale (except the wards of Borden, Eastern, Grove, Hartlip and Upchurch, Iwade and Lower Halstow, Kemsley, Milton Regis, Minster Cliffs, Murston, Newington, Queenborough and Halfway, Roman, Sheerness East, Sheerness West, Sheppey Central, West Downs, and Woodstock; and, in the ward of East Downs, the parish of Doddington; and, in the ward of Teynham and Lynsted, the parish of Lynsted and Teynham).

East Lancashire Health Authority

In the county of Lancashire—

the boroughs of Blackburn, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, and Rossendale.

East London and The City Health Authority

In Greater London—

the City of London;

the Inner Temple;

the Middle Temple;

the London boroughs of Hackney, Newham, and Tower Hamlets.

East Norfolk Health Authority

In the county of Norfolk—

the city of Norwich;

the borough of Great Yarmouth;

the districts of Broadland and South Norfolk;

the district of Breckland (except the wards of Conifer, Hermitage, Launditch, Mid-Forest, Nar Valley, Necton, Swaffham, Weeting, and Wissey; and, in the ward of Springvale, the parishes of Fransham, Little Dunham, and Wendling; and, in the ward of Taverner, the parishes of Colkirk, Horningtoft, and Whissonsett);

the district of North Norfolk (except the ward of The Raynhams).

East and North Hertfordshire Health Authority

In the county of Hertfordshire—

the boroughs of Broxbourne and Stevenage;

the districts of East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire, and Welwyn Hatfield.

East Riding Health Authority

The counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and the city of Kingston-upon-Hull.

East Surrey Health Authority

In the county of Surrey—

the boroughs of Epsom and Ewell, and Reigate and Banstead;

the districts of Mole Valley and Tandridge;

the borough of Elmbridge (except the wards of Hersham North, Hersham South, Oatlands Park, St. George’s Hill, Walton Ambleside, Walton Central, Walton North, Walton South, Weybridge North, and Weybridge South).

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health Authority

The county of East Sussex.

Enfield & Haringey Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey.

Gateshead and South Tyneside Health Authority

In the county of Tyne and Wear—

the boroughs of Gateshead and South Tyneside.

Gloucestershire Health Authority

The county of Gloucestershire.

Herefordshire Health Authority

In the county of Hereford and Worcester—

the city of Hereford;

the district of South Herefordshire;

the district of Leominster (except the wards of Bayton and Mamble, Kyre Vale, Lindridge, Tenbury Town, and Valley of the Teme; and, in the ward of Hatfield, the parish of Bockleton);

the district of Malvern Hills (except the wards of Baldwin, Broadheath, Chase, Hallow, Kempsey, Langland, Laugherne Hill, Leigh and Bransford, Link, Longdon, Martley, Morton, Powyke, Priory, Ripple, Temeside, The Hanleys, Trinity, Upton upon Severn, Wells, West, and Woodbury; and, in the ward of Butterley, the parish of Lower Sapey).

Hillingdon Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London borough of Hillingdon.

Isle of Wight Health Authority

The county of Isle of Wight.

Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority

In Greater London—

the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea;

the city of Westminster.

Kingston and Richmond Health Authority

In Greater London—

the Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames;

the London borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham.

Leeds Health Authority

In the county of West Yorkshire—

the city of Leeds.

Leicestershire Health Authority

The county of Leicestershire.

Lincolnshire Health Authority

The county of Lincolnshire.

Liverpool Health Authority

In the county of Merseyside—

the city of Liverpool.

Manchester Health Authority

In the county of Greater Manchester—

the city of Manchester.

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority

In Greater London—

the London boroughs of Merton, Sutton, and Wandsworth.

Morecambe Bay Health Authority

In the county of Lancashire—

the city of Lancaster.

In the county of Cumbria—

the districts of Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland.

Newcastle & North Tyneside Health Authority

In the county of Tyne and Wear—

the city of Newcastle upon Tyne;

the borough of North Tyneside.

Northamptonshire Health Authority

The county of Northamptonshire.

North Cheshire Health Authority

In the county of Cheshire—

the boroughs of Halton and Warrington.

North Cumbria Health Authority

In the county of Cumbria—

the city of Carlisle;

the boroughs of Allerdale and Copeland;

the district of Eden.

North Derbyshire Health Authority

In the county of Derbyshire—

the borough of Chesterfield;

the borough of High Peak (except the wards of All Saints, Gamesley, St. Andrews, St. Charles, St. James, St. Johns, Simmondley and Tintwistle); the districts of Bolsover, and North-East Derbyshire;

the district of Derbyshire Dales (except the wards of Ashbourne, Brailsford, Brassington and Parwich, Clifton and Bradley, Doveridge, Hartington and Dovedale, Hulland, Norbury, and Wirksworth).

North and East Devon Health Authority

In the county of Devon—

the city of Exeter;

in the borough of West Devon, the ards of Bridestowe, Courtenay, Chagford, Drewsteignton, Exbourne, Hatherleigh, Lew Valley, North Tawton, South Tawton, and Okehampton; the districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, and Torridge;

in the district of Teignbridge, the wards of Dunsford, Kenn Valley...

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