Health board (Ireland)

Health board
Bord Sláinte
Logo of the Eastern Health Board
Logo of the Eastern Health Board
Publicly funded health service overview
Formed1970
Dissolved1 January 2005
Superseding Publicly funded health service
JurisdictionIreland
Parent departmentDepartment of Health
Key document
  • Health Act, 1970

The health board system of Ireland was created by the 1970 Health Act.[1] This system was initially created with eight health boards, each of which were prescribed a functional area in which they operated. The system was reformed in 1999 from eight to eleven regional bodies.

On 1 January 2005, the health boards were replaced by the Health Service Executive.