NHSPD - Human Readable Lookup of the NHS UK Postcode Data

Extract Postcode Information from NHSPD dataset (on GOV UK)

Download location Office for National Statistics data - NHS Digital

https://digital.nhs.uk/services/organisation-data-service/data-downloads/office-for-national-statistics-data

V1.0 - 140521 - Sarah Eaglesfield

USAGE

#1. Extract the Data from NHS Postcode Download above
#2. Modify script to suit your needs ensuring paths and lookup tables are correct
#3. Run - it will produce a CSV of the output in the output folder

INSTRUCTIONS

#There are 41 columns of data in the dataset. These are detailed on P27-P40 the User Guide PDF.
#To Add An Additional Column
#1. Download the corresponding lookup table from the above URL
#2. Change the col_type from col_skip to its actual type given in comments on the sam line
#3. Add the file location to the fnames list

TROUBLESHOOTING

#1. Make Sure The Path of the Filename is Set Correctly Relative to the Base Directory for R
#2. Some NHS Lookup Tables have 3 columns - drop the unneeded column on an adhoc basis

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