NHS Commissioning Regions in England, Ultra Generalised Boundaries from April 2015

England's NHS commissioning region boundaries as of April 2015, provided as digital vector files. The dataset contains five versions of the boundaries, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), with file sizes ranging from 53 KB to 12 MB. It is published by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property.

Use Cases

• Mapping healthcare service regions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Performing spatial joins with health statistics based on the NHS commissioning region geometry.
• Creating simplified visualizations for dashboards using the ultra generalised (500m) boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, with the ultra generalised version being only 53 KB for lightweight applications.
• Includes specific file sizes for each version, such as 12 MB for the full resolution clipped coastline.
• Contains intellectual property rights information from both Ordnance Survey and the ONS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from April 2015 and may not reflect current NHS commissioning structures.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

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 13:33:17.168588; freshness should be verified

Geography

England