Local Health Boards in Wales: Names and Codes as of December 2023
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Description
Local health boards in Wales are defined by three text fields: LHB23CD, LHB23NM, and LHB23NMW. This dataset, provided by the Government Digital Service, contains the official names and codes for these administrative units as of 31st December 2023. The data is available in multiple formats, including CSV and GEOJSON.
Use Cases
Mapping health service boundaries in Wales based on the provided geospatial file formats (GEOJSON, KML).
Joining health statistics using the standardized health board codes (LHB23CD) mentioned in the description.
Creating bilingual (English/Welsh) data visualizations or reports based on the name fields (LHB23NM, LHB23NMW).
Strengths
Data is current as of a specific snapshot date: 31st December 2023.
Includes bilingual naming fields (LHB23NM, LHB23NMW) for English and Welsh.
Available in multiple interoperable formats, including CSV and GEOJSON.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
Government Digital Service
Collection Method
Official administrative register.
Time Range
Snapshot as of 2023-12-31.
Freshness
Last updated 2023-11-22 06:45:53.347000; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Wales, United Kingdom.
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