NHS Commissioning Regions in England, April 2015 Boundaries

April 2015 digital vector boundaries for NHS commissioning regions in England. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra generalised, with file sizes ranging from 53 KB to 12 MB. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping regional healthcare administrative structures based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Performing spatial joins with health outcome data based on the NHS commissioning region geometries.
• Creating simplified visualizations for dashboards using the generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary versions.
• Analyzing coastal and offshore jurisdiction for health services based on the 'extent of the realm' vs. 'clipped to coastline' boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, from 8 MB full extent to 53 KB ultra generalised, catering to different use cases.
• Includes specific file sizes for each version, allowing for precise download planning.
• Contains boundaries for a specific snapshot in time (April 2015), useful for historical analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from April 2015; its freshness for current analysis should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from authoritative sources.

Time Range

April 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:36.934377; freshness should be verified

Geography

England