fingertips_data function for GP profiles

[stephshadwell]

We are trying to run the fingertips_data function for the gp profiles?

df <- fingertips_data(ProfileID = 20, AreaTypeID = 7)
however this returns the following error message:
Error: object 'Indicator Name' not found

i have tried running no specifying the AreaTypeID
df <- fingertips_data(ProfileID = 20)

but this then returns a dataframe with 0 obs of 26 variables.

I have tried running for other profiles such as PHOF & Local Health but don't seem to be having the same issue.

I an currently using version 0.2.6 of the package (which i believe is the latest version)

[sebastian-fox]

Hi @stephshadwell, having spoken to the Fingertips developer team I can provide their response to you regarding the first issue (df <- fingertips_data(ProfileID = 20, AreaTypeID = 7)):

The issue is due to the amount of data being returned. If the server returned that data as a CSV then it would be a file of 1.7GB. The application on the server is throwing an OutOfMemory exception.

The answer to why df <- fingertips_data(ProfileID = 20) returns 0 records is because the default AreaTypeID is 102, which doesn't exist in the GP Profiles.

I think it is worth leaving this issue open so others can see that it is unresolved if they come across the same issue...

Thanks for raising it.
Seb

[stephshadwell]

thanks @sebastian-fox

[stephshadwell]

@sebastian-fox is there any update on this. Josh has raised the same question on our East of England slack channel this week, as he is having issues in Norfolk

[sebastian-fox]

@stephshadwell - apologies for the delay, I've been away. I've spoken with the developers and they have some ideas for how to proceed. They've created a ticket for it and will try to look at it in the next few weeks