ɐ dˈɪstɹɪkt hˈɛlθ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi wʌz ɐn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl ˈɛntᵻɾi ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl hˈɛlθ sˈɜːvɪs ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd wˈeɪlz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst baɪ ðə nˈæʃənəl hˈɛlθ sˈɜːvɪs ɹɪˌoːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən ˈækt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː.
A district health authority was an administrative territorial entity of the National Health Service in England and Wales introduced by the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973.