from 1947 to 1965 nhs services in hampshire were managed by south-west metropolitan regional hospital board. in 1965 a new board was formed for wessex which covered hampshire. in 1974 the boards were abolished and replaced by regional health authorities. hampshire came under the wessex rha. regions were reorganised in 1996 and hampshire came under the south and west regional health authority. hampshire had an area health authority from 1974 until 1982 when it was divided into four district authorities for basingstoke and north hampshire, southampton and south west hampshire, winchester and portsmouth and south east hampshire. basingstoke and north hampshire and winchester were amalgamated into north and mid hampshire district in 1994. regional health authorities were reorganised and renamed strategic health authorities in 2002. hampshire was part of hampshire and isle of wight sha. in 2006 regions were again reorganised and hampshire came under nhs south central until that was abolished in 2013. there were three primary care trusts for the area: nhs southampton city, nhs hampshire, and nhs portsmouth.