NHS strategic health authorities (SHA) were part of the structure of the National Health Service in England. Each SHA is responsible for enacting the directives and implementing fiscal policy as dictated by the Department of Health at a regional level. In turn each SHA area contained various NHS trusts which took responsibility for running or commissioning local NHS services. The SHA was responsible for strategic supervision of these services.
In 2002, the existing NHS health authorities (see List of NHS Health Authorities (1996-2002)) were renamed and merged to form the 28 new strategic health authorities. On April 12, 2006, Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Health, announced that, following an NHS consultation, which ended on March 22, 2006, the SHAs were to be reorganized, reducing to ten in number. This was hoped to produce substantial financial savings.
The SHAs had the board and governance structures common to all NHS trusts.
Strategic health authorities and primary care trusts were abolished on 31 March 2013 as part of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Facilities owned by SHAs will transfer to NHS Property Services.
Read more about NHS Strategic Health Authorities: SHAs After 1 July 2006, Types of Trust Under The Supervision of SHAs, Map of SHAs Before 2006 Reorganisation
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