ɐ dˈɪstɹɪkt hˈɛlθ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi wʌz ɐn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv jˈuːnɪt ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl hˈɛlθ sˈɜːvɪs ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd wˈeɪlz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
A district health authority was an administrative unit of the National Health Service in England and Wales from 1982 to 2000.