Bord Sláinte | |
Publicly funded health service overview | |
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Formed | 1970 |
Dissolved | 1 January 2005 |
Superseding Publicly funded health service | |
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Parent department | Department of Health |
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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.