Health Board Names and Codes for Northern Ireland, December 2003

This file contains the names and codes for health boards in Northern Ireland in 2003. The data was aggregated from the eu_open_data platform by the Government Digital Service and was last updated on the platform in August 2025.

Use Cases

• Historical mapping of public health administrative units based on the listed health board names.
• Linking historical health statistics to specific administrative regions based on the provided codes.
• Validating or standardizing historical records that reference Northern Irish health boards from 2003.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific point in time (December 2003), providing a clear historical snapshot.
• The source is an official government organization (Government Digital Service).

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service via eu_open_data platform.

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative record.

Time Range

December 2003

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-11 08:00:13; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland