AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-01943

##Request
‘I would like to request annual Pharmacy Dispensing at presentation level between Jan 2023 - December 2023. Ideally this would include Pharmacy ODS Code, BNF Code, BNF Name, Items Thanks’

##Response
Under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available from web links:

January 2023 – March 2023

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01204  

April 2023

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01240 

May 2023 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01310 

June 2023 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01378

July 2023 

FOI-01424 - Datasets - Open Data Portal BETA (nhsbsa.net)

August 2023 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01502 


September 2023 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01550


October 2023 
 
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01668   


November 2023  
 
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01669     

December 2023 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01756      

Some data sets are over 1 million rows of data and it may be that you will need to use add-ons already existing on Microsoft Excel to enable you to view the data set in its entirety. 
Microsoft PowerPivot add-on for Excel can be used to handle larger data sets.  
 
The Microsoft PowerPivot add-on for Excel is available using the link in the 'Related Links' section below: 
 
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43348   
  
Once PowerPivot has been installed, to load the large files, please follow the instructions below: 
1.	Start Excel as normal  
2.	Click on the PowerPivot tab  
3.	Click on the PowerPivot Window icon (top left)  
4.	In the PowerPivot Window, click on the "From Other Sources" icon  
5.	In the Table Import Wizard e.g. scroll to the bottom and select Text File  
6.	Browse to the file you want to open and choose the file extension you require e.g. CSV  



Tags: Dispensing, ODS code, Pharmacy Dispensing
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01938

#Request

_For each of the last ten calendar years can you please state (i) how many prescriptions for paracetamol (04.07.01) have been issued by the NHS in England and (ii) what has been the cost of those prescriptions, and (iii) the cost per item dispensed._

_If you are in any doubt as to the scope of this question I would ask you to use the same parameters as was used in the following response to a Parliamentary Written Answer._

_https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2017-06-21/327_

##Response

Under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available from the below web link.

Our PCA data shows figures for items dispensed in the community in England and is published in the OPD with calendar year data going back to 2014.
 
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-annual-statistics
 
Note: To look at all Paracetamol in BNF 040701 you need to to filter on the BNF Chemical Substance of Paracetamol and then filter the BNF Paragraph Code to show only 040701.



Tags: BNF, NHS Prescription Services, Paracetamol
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01997

##Request

From April 2020 to End of March 2024, or the most up to date period of time of recording, the total number of applications for ill health retirements for the following group of staff:

* Doctors
* Qualified Nurses
* Allied Professional groups
* Others 
 
With each category of staff, we wish to understand the number that were successful and had their application approved, subdivided into Teir Level and the primary medical reason for the ill health retirement, and if possible, into broad categories such as: 

* Cardiovascular
* Musculoskeletal
* Malignancy
* Mental Health 
* Chronic Pain
* Fibromyalgia/CFS
* Post Covid Syndrome/Long Covid
* Others 
 
If it is not possible to subdivide as above, actual diagnosis of primary condition with numbers for each would be adequate.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 5 June 2024 and on 21 June 2024 you clarified that you are solely interested in AW33E applications from active employments. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

##Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds information meeting the description specified in your request. However, I estimate that the cost of complying with your request would exceed the non-central Government limit of £450. The estimate is as follows:

To answer this FOI, we would need to categorise all ill health retirement applications into the job titles and health conditions specified in the request.

Job titles are captured as free text on the referral form, and categorisation into the four staff groups specified would require manual interrogation of each record. A sample of 20 cases took an average of 45 seconds per case to categorise, and there are over 15,000 cases in the time period specified. Therefore, categorising all applications would take 15,000 x 45 seconds = 187.5 hours minimum.

Categorising the health conditions specified would also require manual interrogation of the records, as they are held in sub-categories. Therefore, this step would also take a minimum of 187.5 hours.

The limit has been specified in The Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 and represents the estimated cost of one person spending 18 hours in determining whether the NHSBSA holds the information, and locating, retrieving and extracting the information. 

Under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, the NHSBSA is not obliged to comply with your request, and I am writing to advise that we will not be processing your request further.

##Advice and assistance

Any categorisation of job titles and medical conditions would require a manual interrogation of our records, as both are free text inputs, and a large variation exists in the data. Unfortunately we are not aware of any ways to refine this request to fall within the 18 hour limit.


Tags: AW33E, Ill-Health Applications, NHS Pensions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02039

#Request#
is it possible to let me know how many people with NHS Pensions have been impacted by the Age Discrimination Case. 
 
#Response#
I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested. 
 
The number of NHS Pension Scheme members affected by the age discrimination case is 1,104,816. The removal of this age discrimination is called the Public Service Pension Schemes Remedy (also referred to as McCloud). 
 
More information about work being done to remedy the discrimination can be found at: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/public-service-pensions-remedy-mccloud

Data Queries 
 
If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact  foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 
 
 
Reusing the data and copyright 
 
If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 
 
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: 
 
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  
 
Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2024” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence. 
 
Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information. 




Tags: NHS Pension Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01954

I am writing to confirm that I have now completed my search for the information which you requested on 21 May 2024. 

##Request 

You asked us: 

‘Please can I request under the Freedom of Information Act:  

* The number of GOS sight tests performed in each ICB in England since the BSA took over responsibility for data collection/publication 

* The spend on GOS sight tests in each ICB in England since the BSA took over responsibility for data collection/publication’ 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 21 May 2024.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.  

##Our response 

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, 

I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority. 

##Advice and assistance 

However, it is possible that Primary Care Support England (PCSE) hold some or all of the information that you require, as they are the responsible data processors for the information you require. PCSE can be contacted by the following: 

https://pcse.england.nhs.uk/contact-us 

Primary Care Support England 

PO Box 350 

Darlington 

DL1 9QN 

Telephone: 0333 014 2884 

Tags: GOS sight tests
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02048

##Request

 
The number of LTA declaration forms received by NHSBSA for each day of April 2023 (so each day individually for 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.) and collectively for the whole of May 2023.   

##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information and notes explaining it is below. 
 
The number of LTA declaration forms received by NHSBSA for each specified day of April 2023 and collectively for the whole of May 2023 was as below:  
 
Date Received 	Volume 
6 April 2023 	 -   1 
24 April 2023 	  -  1 
25 April 2023 	 -   1 
May 2023 	-     5 
 
Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 
 
Dates are only shown if at least one LTA1 form was received on the given date. Each instance of a form being received is counted; members may have submitted multiple forms, and therefore maybe counted multiple times. 
 
Publishing this response 
 
Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at: 
 
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02048  


Tags: LTA, NHS Pensions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02075

#Request#
We are looking for information on successful claims made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in relation to Priorix vaccine (MMR) and 4 in 1 pre school booster (polio/diphtheria/whooping cough/tetanus).  
  
Have any successful claims been made in relation to Priorix and / or the 4 in 1 pre school booster (polio/diphtheria/whooping cough/tetanus)? 
  
If so what series of medical circumstances led to the disability or death? 
 

#Response#
I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested. 
 
The NHSBSA took over the administration of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 1 November 2021.  
 
The data you have requested was not recorded by the DWP. 
 
Since 1 November 2021, there have been no awarded claims for Priorix MMR vaccines or 4 in 1 (polio, diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus) pre-school booster vaccines . 
 
 
Data Queries 
 
If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 
 
Reusing the data and copyright 
 
If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 
 
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: 
 
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  
 
Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2024” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence. 
 
Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information. 


Tags: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01956

##Request

I would like to know how many others fall into this trap, not having their certificate renewed automatically then being issued a penalty notice due to your action in not renewing their certificate and not giving any pre warning.

Please provide me with the number of people who have been issued penalty notices as a result of their certificate not being automatically renewed because they are within nine months of their sixtieth birthday over the past ten years

##Response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records,
I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority. 

This is because we can only check for a valid exemption. The checks do not show any expired certificates that have not been renewed.

Tags: PPC, pre-payment certificate
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02035

##Request

‘I am seeking information collection via the BSA's Community Dental Services (CDS) data collection survey. 

This covers survey data for the following 4 completion dates: 

June 2023

September 2023

December 2023


March 2024

Please provide national headlines for England these 4 dates:

- Number of patients waiting for a first assessment (Adults) 
- Number of patients waiting for a first assessment (Paediatrics)
- Number of patients assessed and waiting for a first appointment for treatment (Adults) 
- Number of patients assessed and waiting for a first appointment for treatment (Paediatrics) 
 
AVERAGE WAITING TIMES 

- Average waiting time for patients first treatment appointment for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic (Adults) for the specified dates
- Average waiting time for patients first treatment appointment for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic (Paediatrics) for the specified dates

% BEGINNING TREATMENT WITHIN 18 WEEKS OF REFERRAL 

- Percentage of patients who receive and begin treatment within 18 weeks of referral for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic (adults) for the specified dates
- Percentage of patients who receive and begin treatment within 18 weeks of referral for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic (paediatrics) for the specified dates

WAITING TIMES 

- The waiting time for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic at each CDS site (Adults) for the specified dates
- The waiting time for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic at each CDS site (Paediatrics) for the specified dates

CAPACITY 

- The estimated average proportion of pre-pandemic clinical capacity for each CDS site currently providing these procedures for the specified dates

Date Range: 01/01/23 to 01/04/24

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 24 June 2024. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

##Our response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is no longer held by the NHSBSA. NHS England are now the data controllers.

##Advice and Assistance

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that NHS England may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

NHS England

PO Box 16738

Redditch

B97 9PT

Telephone 0300 311 22 33

Email: england.contactus@nhs.net    

Web http://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/ 


Tags: No information held
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01953

I am writing to confirm that I have now completed my search for the information which you requested on 21 May 2024. 

##Request 

You asked us: 

‘I am writing in relation to a previous Freedom of Information request which you have kindly responded to. I would like to make a new request under the Freedom of Information Act, for the following data: The reference number for the previous request is FOI-01757 and we would like a re-run of this for the latest data, i.e. for the months of January 2024 to March 2024.’ 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 21 May 2024.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.  

##Our response 

We have considered this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA 2000) and are issuing a refusal notice under section 17 of the FOIA.  

The NHSBSA does hold the requested information; however, we consider that this information is exempt from disclosure under section 21 of FOIA. This provides an exemption from the duty to disclose information where this is reasonable accessible to an applicant by other means. 

This information is already available in the public domain and can be accessed at: 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01931 

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (legislation.gov.uk) 

Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02081

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

‘Also, exercising my rights under the freedom of information I require you to provide information relating to: 

How many people have been fined  

How many people have complained 

How many complaints have been upheld’ 

##[On 15 July 2024 you clarified your request as follows] 

‘From 20th September 2019. The reason for this day is that was when a report had been published identifying problems with the NHSBSA services being confusing and hence patients being fined.’ 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 9 July 2024, with clarification received on 15 July 2024. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##Our response 

All data relates to Dental Exemption Checking Service fines. Data is from 20 September 2019 to 24 July 2024. 

Please note, we have no way of identifying individuals within our data so the below relates to cases. It is possible that individuals have had multiple cases or made multiple complaints within this time period. 

The complaints data relates to how many complaints were received during the time period. These complaints will not all relate to the number of fines issued within the requested time period, some may relate to cases issued prior to this date. 

##Question 1 

525,405 fines were issued. 

##Question 2 

7,212 complaints were received. 

##Question 3 

464 of the complaints were upheld. 

##Data Queries 

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 

##Reusing the data and copyright 

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: 

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2024” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence. 

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information. 

Tags: Complaints, Dental Exemption Checking Service
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01967

##Request

I was wondering if you could send me a list of all GP Federations within UK?

Response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority.

Advice and assistance

However, it may be possible that NHS England may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at: 
 
NHS England 
PO Box 16738 
Redditch 
B97 9PT 
Telephone 0300 311 22 33 
Email: england.contactus@nhs.net     
Web http://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/  


Publishing this response

Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01967


Tags: GP Federations
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log