The support special health authorities are now provided for under section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006.
World Health Organization | National Institutes of Health | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Site of Special Scientific Interest | Special Air Service | National Health Service | Special Olympics | Special Operations Executive | United States Department of Health and Human Services | Harvard School of Public Health | Special Broadcasting Service | NHS | Special Branch | Nigerian Television Authority | United States Public Health Service | television special | Health | Tennessee Valley Authority | public health | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Palestinian National Authority | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Secretary of State for Health | Best Special Effects | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Discovery Health Channel | Coalition Provisional Authority | New York City Housing Authority | Financial Industry Regulatory Authority |
The organisation was created as a special health authority on 1 April 2005 by a merger of parts of the Department of Health, parts of the NHS Information Authority, and the Prescribing Support Unit.