GP Practice Patient Registrations by UK Region, Quarterly Snapshots

Quarterly snapshots of patient registration numbers at GP practices across UK regions, extracted from the GP Payments system. NHS Digital provides this data, which is an accurate snapshot as of each quarterly date. The dataset is licensed under OGL-UK-3.0 and was last updated on July 8, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional trends in GP patient registration numbers based on quarterly snapshots.
• Model healthcare demand and resource allocation based on practice-level demographic data.
• Track changes in patient populations over time based on the quarterly extraction schedule.

Strengths

• Data is described as an accurate quarterly snapshot from an official NHS system.
• Licensed under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset is marked as discontinued, indicating it is no longer actively maintained.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

NHS Digital

Collection Method

Extracted as quarterly snapshots from the GP Payments system maintained by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:03.781992; freshness should be verified as the dataset is discontinued.

Geography

UK regions