NHS England Region Local Office Boundaries as of April 2017

April 2017 digital vector boundaries for NHS England (Region, Local Offices) in England. The dataset contains five versions of the boundaries, including full-resolution and multiple generalised versions clipped to the coastline. Contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping healthcare administrative regions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis of health services using the generalised boundary files.
• Integrating NHS regional geography with other demographic or health outcome datasets.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions (full resolution to ultra generalised) for different use cases.
• Specific file sizes are listed for each boundary version, ranging from 72 KB to 15 MB.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for ArcGIS INSPIRE View and Feature Download services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from April 2017; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Formal update of organisation role names by NHS England, processed by the Organisation Data Service (NHS Digital).

Time Range

As at 1 April 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:16.662257; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England