Strategic Clinical Networks: Names and Codes for England, December 2021

England's Strategic Clinical Networks (SCN) names and codes as of 31 December 2021. The dataset is published by the Government Digital Service on the Open Geography portal and contains three text fields. It is a small lookup file with a size of 12 KB.

Use Cases

• Joining clinical network identifiers to other health datasets based on the SCN21CD code field.
• Mapping or analyzing the distribution of Strategic Clinical Networks based on their listed names.
• Creating a reference lookup for data validation and standardization processes in healthcare systems.

Strengths

• Specific snapshot date of 31 December 2021 provides temporal clarity.
• Field definitions are provided, clarifying the purpose of the FID column.
• Small file size (12 KB) indicates straightforward structure and fast processing.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics for SCN21CD and SCN21NM must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Publication process for the Open Geography portal.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-11 08:00:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England