Strategic Health Authorities: Names and Codes for England in February 2004

Former Strategic Health Authorities (SHA) in England as recorded on 9 February 2004. This file contains names and codes for these administrative bodies. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service and was last updated on the platform in August 2025.

Use Cases

• Historical mapping of NHS administrative boundaries based on the listed authority names and codes.
• Joining with other historical health datasets using the provided SHA codes as identifiers.
• Analyzing changes in health authority structure over time by comparing this 2004 snapshot with later data.

Strengths

• Provides a specific historical snapshot dated 9 February 2004.
• Data originates from the authoritative Government Digital Service.
• File size is explicitly noted as 1 KB, indicating a lightweight, focused dataset.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a specific historical period and may not reflect current administrative structures.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative record.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 9 February 2004.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-11 08:00:14; freshness should be verified

Geography

England