Health Geography Population Estimates for 211 CCGs in England

211 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and 151 former primary care organisations (PCOs) in England have population estimates in this dataset. The Office for National Statistics produced these experimental official statistics, which reflect the transition from PCOs to CCGs starting 1 April 2013. The data is available in HTML format under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze population distribution for healthcare planning based on clinical commissioning group boundaries.
• Track demographic changes over time based on the transition from PCOs to CCGs in 2013.
• Model resource allocation for health services based on population estimates for 211 CCGs.
• Compare population figures between historical PCOs and current CCG structures.

Strengths

• Covers 211 distinct clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England.
• Includes estimates for 151 former primary care organisations (PCOs) for historical comparison.
• Produced by the Office for National Statistics as experimental official statistics.
• Has a defined temporal context with the CCG transition date of 1 April 2013.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

Estimates reflect the period around and after the transition from PCOs to CCGs on 1 April 2013.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:42.728866; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, specifically covering the geographies of 211 CCGs and 151 former PCOs.