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Authorized form of name
King's College Hospital and Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Area Health Authority (Teaching)
Description area
History
When the first reorganisation of the National Health Service took place in April 1974, Hospital Groups were replaced by Health Districts grouped under Area Health Authorities, which were responsible to Regional Health Authorities. The King's Health District (Teaching) was formed as one of the four districts in the Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Area Health Authority (Teaching). The other three districts were based on the catchment areas of Guy's, St Thomas' and Lewisham Hospital Groups.