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Data for both England and Wales.

Data for either the whole of England or Wales.

Data for the nine regions in England, and Wales as a whole.

Each NHS region is responsible for planning local services to provide health and care.

Local health boards in Wales are responsible for planning and delivering NHS services in their areas.

Integrated care boards in England are responsible for developing plans to meet the health needs of the population, they manage the NHS budget and arrange the provision of health services in the area.

Sub integrated care board locations have replaced clinical commissioning groups and are NHS organisations that plan the delivery of NHS services in England.

Upper tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 152 upper tier local authorities in England made up of 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts, 33 London boroughs (including City of London) and 24 counties. In Wales there are 22 upper tier local authorities, made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 309 lower tier local authorities in England made up of 181 non-metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts and 33 London boroughs (including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Areas used to elect a member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons. Once elected, the MP will represent their constituency in the House of Commons.

Middle layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) are made up of groups of Lower layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs), usually four or five. They comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a usually resident population between 5,000 and 15,000 persons.