Area health authorities were 90 bodies [1] responsible for administering the National Health Service, established in England by the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 in 1974. [2] Each covered a geographical population which matched a Local Government territory. They co-ordinated primary care services and services requiring collaboration with local government. They were abolished in 1982 and their responsibilities transferred to the smaller district health authorities. [3]
Membership of area health authorities: