This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.

PLEASE NOTE: Following the consultation on the proposal to stop producing this report, it has been confirmed that this report will continue to be produced by NHS Digital albeit in a revised format and on a monthly basis. Quarterly publications in January, April, July and October will include Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) populations and a topic of interest. Data are extracted each month as a snapshot in time from the GP Payments system maintained by NHS Digital. This release is an accurate snapshot as at 1 May 2017. Since April 2014, geographical references have been taken from 2011 census information. GP Practice; Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG); NHS England Region and NHS England Commissioning Region level data are released in single year of age (SYOA) and 5-year age bands, both of which finish at 95+, split by gender. Additional guidance has been included in this publication to show how the new datasets can be used. New Health Geography structure: Please note that this publication reflects NHS England's health geography structure as at 1 April 2017. This includes the move of 32 practices from NHS Cumbria CCG (01H) to NHS Lancashire North CCG (01K). In addition, NHS Lancashire North CCG is changing its name to NHS Morecambe Bay CCG (01K) and NHS Cumbria CCG to NHS North Cumbria CCG although the CCG codes will remain the same. Roundwell Medical Centre (D82023) GP practice is changing its CCG parent from NHS South Norfolk CCG (06Y) to NHS Norwich CCG (06W). NHS Central Manchester (00W), NHS North Manchester (01M) and NHS South Manchester (01N) combined to form NHS Manchester CCG with a new code of 14L. UPDATED 17 November 2017 These ONS CCG codes have been updated to reflect changes that took place on 1 April 2017 (No data have been affected) NHS North Cumbria E38000041 to E38000215 NHS Morecambe Bay CCG E38000093 to E38000216 NHS Norwich CCG E38000131 to E38000218 NHS South Norfolk CCG E38000159 to E38000219