On Wednesday 12 April Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, announced a reorganisation of Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) in England.
The number of SHAs will be reduced from 28 to 10 on 1 July 2006. The number of PCTs in England will be reduced from 303 to 152. This is anticipated to happen in October 2006.
Visit the Department of Health's website for further information including maps of current and new PCTs