| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision with respect to the national health service in England and Wales and amendments of the enactments relating to the national health service in Scotland; and for purposes connected with those matters. |
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| Citation | 1973 c. 32 |
| Introduced by | Lord Aberdare |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 July 1973 |
| Repealed | 28 June 1995 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the act was to reorganise the National Health Service in England and Wales. Separate legislation was passed a year earlier for Scotland. This was the first time the NHS had been reorganised in the UK since it was established in 1948.[1] The next major reorganisations would be the Health Services Act 1980 and the Health Authorities Act 1995 which repealed the 1973 Act.
It created a two-tier system of area health authorities (AHAs) which answered to regional health authorities (RHAs).[2] It also created family practitioner committees, community health councils and a Health Service Commissioner for England and for Wales.
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- ^ "NHS Reorganisation Act 1973". The Health Foundation. Retrieved 29 July 2024.