AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-01942

#Request#
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide full details:  
  
(a) as to the number of citizens who have claimed prepayment certificate when collecting medication who have subsequently been told their certificate had not been renewed by the NHSBSA for each year for the last ten years. 
  
(b)The total monies collected in penalty charges for people turning 60 where the NHSBSA did not renew their prepayment certificate. 

#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 NHSBSA. 
 
The NHSBSA only check to see if there is a valid exemption for the time the treatment took place. These checks do not show if the patient held a previous certificate which had expired or has not been renewed. Therefore, we do not hold figures which will identify patients who have been affected by charges due to autorenewal ceasing. 
 
Since the service first started, the decision has always been not to renew certificates for those turning 60 within the following 9 months. This was to give the opportunity to decide whether a 12-month certificate was required or whether 3-month certificates were more beneficial and cost effective for the applicant. 
 
Advice and assistance 
 
Full terms and conditions on the pre-payment certificates can be found on our website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/help-nhs-prescription-costs/nhs-prescription-prepayment-certificate-ppc/terms-and-conditions 


Tags: Penalty Charges
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01940

#Request#
Hello, thank you for publishing the MIS data files at e.g. https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01587  
  
Could I please request the data for appliance contractors for March 2023? I don't seem to be able to find this file on the opendata portal. Thank you. 

#Response#
Under Section 21 of the FOIA 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 on the NHSBSA Open Data Portal at the following link:  

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01103
Appliance Contractors data within the MIS Report shows data for the following month. The MIS Report named Feb23 holds the March 23 Appliance data. 
  
At the time this was due to a legacy naming convention whereby the monthly appliance data was attached to the file referencing the pharmacy data month and it was this month was used in naming both files. This is no longer the case now and files are named for the month of the data. 
 
If you do not have access to the Internet at home, you may be able to use facilities at your local public library, or you can request a paper copy by contacting the Information Governance team quoting the reference FOI-01940. 


Tags: NHS Prescription Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01959

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, which I received on 23 May 2024 for information about the following: 

I would like to know:

•	How many staff the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority has.

•	How many staff in the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority have died each year for the last 5 years in RTCs.

•	Of those, I would like to know if they were working at the time, commuting to work, or off duty.

•	It would also be good to know what percentage of the total deaths were in a RTC (for the police it was 53%)

I would also like to know if you have a Road safety strategy like the MoD (Defence Road Safety Strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)), and if you have guidance on managing fatigue along the lines of what the ORR are currently consulting on for rial staff (Managing rail staff fatigue: draft version for consultation (orr.gov.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. 

However, it is possible that Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

Email: FoIRequest@hfea.gov.uk 

Web https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/ 

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.

Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02029

#Request#
I am writing to submit a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
  
I am seeking specific information regarding Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued by the NHS Business Authority since the beginning of 2024, with a focus on those related to NHS dental treatments and Income-style Jobseeker’s Allowance benefits. 
  
Please provide the following details: 
  
1.The total number of PCNs issued based initially on Income-style Jobseeker’s Allowance for NHS dental treatments. (Year to date). 
2.Of these PCNs, how many were challenged? (Year to date). 
3.Of the challenged PCNs, how many were successfully overturned for example due to human error? (Year to date). 
4.The total number of PCNs that were rejected. (Year to date). 
5.The total value of rejected PCNs that were collected by the NHS Business Authority year to date. (Based initially on Income-style Jobseeker’s Allowance for NHS dental treatments) — Year to date 
 


#Response#

NHSBSA do not reject PCNs or challenges, so this data is not held. 
  
Question Five 
You asked: The total value of rejected PCNs that were collected by the NHS Business Authority year to date. (Based initially on Income-style Jobseeker’s Allowance for NHS dental treatments) — Year to date. 
 
This data is not held by the NHSBSA. 

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: Penalty Charges
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01898

##Request

You asked us:

‘How many people are on the NHS waiting lists in England for a dentist appointment from 01/05/2019 to 01/05/2024. Please can I have the data broken down by year and region.

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.

We hold some Waiting List data, for some Community Dental Services (CDS) Contracts going back to May 2021, with the following limitations:

•	Providers across the regions have different ways of receiving and processing referrals for assessment and treatment therefore, not all providers have been able to split out their data. Not all contracts deliver all of the services.

•	Not all contracts have completed all required returns, and some may have only provided data for one survey.

We therefore do not hold complete information on how many people are on the NHS waiting lists in England for a dentist appointment from 01/05/2019 to 01/05/2024 data broken down by year and region.

However 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: Waiting Lists, dental activity
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01915

##Request


I would like to know how many people actually paid this fine and also how many people have been sent to court regarding this matter?

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 3 May 2024.

On 10 May you clarified:

The dates I'm requesting are from 2010 to the present day as this was when this current government came into power 

##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested 

•	1,081,286 cases have paid the penalty charge in full

•	219,940 cases have paid both the penalty charge and the 
surcharge in full. 

•	No one has been taken to court.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data:

•	We do not hold data for how many individual people have paid a fine. The data provided is based on the number of cases, rather than the number of individuals, where a fine has been paid.

•	We have included any cases that are classed as fully paid and have paid either the penalty charge or both the penalty charge and surcharge.

•	This data is correct as of 20th May 2024. 

•	The Prescription Exemption Checking Service started in 2014. The data provided is therefore from 2014 to 20th May 2024.
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-01915


Tags: Loss Recovery, PECS
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01947

#Request

_I am following up on the FOI request for Islington. If the request hasn’t been processed yet, can I request that the uptake data from April 2024 be included? This would be very helpful._

##Response

A copy of the information is attached.

__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.

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” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ 

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: Healthy Start, Islington
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01944

#Request#
Can I request a updated list of Pharmacy Contractors that are indicated as Distance Selling on your database 

#Response#
I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested, and a copy of the information is attached. 
 
Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 
 
NHS Prescription Services process prescriptions for Pharmacy Contractors, Appliance Contractors, Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration with information then used to make payments to pharmacists and appliance contractors in England for prescriptions dispensed in primary care settings (other arrangements are in place for making payments to Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration). This involves processing over 1 billion prescription items and payments totalling over £9 billion each year. The information gathered from this process is then used to provide information on costs and trends in prescribing in England and Wales to over 25,000 registered NHS and Department of Health and Social Care users. 

Data Source       
NHSBSA MDR organisation data base     

Time Period        
Current as of 03/06/2024 

Organisation Data           
The data shows a list of Open (active) pharmacies indicated as distance selling (DSP) on MDR. 


Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01946

##Request

You asked us:

This request is in relation to free dentral treatment and ESA benefit. 
I would like to know how many Penalty Charge Notices have been issued to claimants of Employment and Support Allowance benefit (please note I am only interested in ESA benefit) that have claimed free treatment. I would also like data on how many of the PCNs have been challenged, and how many of the challenges were sucessful.
Time scale: 01/01/2021 - 19/05/2024

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 19 May 2024. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

##Our response

###PCNs issued to claimants of ESA

71,862 

###Total Challenges 

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 do not record the total number of unsuccessful challenges to PCNs, as we do with successful where we record this by a case being closed.

###Successful Challenges

17,502

##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” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ 

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: Dental charges, Penalty Charges
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01963

#Request

_I am requesting information on relocation and travel expenses claims made by paediatric trainees (post graduate doctors in training) within the East of England region since the policy implementation in November 2020._

_Policy reference: Health Education England Relocation and Travel Expenses - Arrangements for Doctors & Dentists in Training & Public Health Trainees, November 2020._

_(1)Total number of claims paid or rejected under the relocation and travel expenses policy by paediatric trainees within the East of England region each year since 2020._

_(2)Breakdown of these claims, specifying the number of claims for excess mileage and the number of claims for relocation expenses each year since 2020._

_(3)Breakdown of these claims value, specifying the value of claims (in pounds) for excess mileage and the value of claims (in pounds) for relocation expenses each year since 2020._

_(4)Total number of paediatric trainees by grade within the East of England region each year since 2020._

##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.

However 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: Travel expenses
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01934

##Request

Ward level sign up figures for the Healthy Start scheme for the Borough of Halton for April.
Wards are as follows:
Appleton, 
Bankfield, 
Beechwood & Heath, 
Birchfield, 
Bridgewater, 
Central & West Bank, 
Daresbury Moore & Sandymoor, 
Ditton Hale Village & Halebank, 
Farnworth, 
Grange, 
Halton Castle, 
Halton Lea, 
Halton View, 
Highfield, 
Hough Green,
Mersey & Weston, 
Norton North, 
Norton South & Preston Brook.

##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested, and a copy of the information is attached.

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-01934


Tags: NHS Healthy Start Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02033

##Request

You asked us:

‘Many thanks for this information, I wonder if it is possible for the information to be broken down a little further. I am interested in knowing from the data provided, which prescriber type has issued those prescriptions and therefore request the following information:
 
a dataset that separates out the number of each drug within each quarter by who the prescriber was i.e. community practitioner nurse and nurse independent.’

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

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 via the dataset from your previous FOI:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01945
 
Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (legislation.gov.uk) 

##Advice and assistance

The requested data can be generated by opening FOI-01945 and creating a PivotTable in Excel. For guidance on how to create a PivotTable, please see the following link:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-pivottable-18fb0032-b01a-4c99-9a5f-7ab09edde05a 

You need rows: Quarter, Prescriber Sub Type, BNF Presentation and Values as Sum of Items. This will provide the number of items for each presentation split by the two prescriber types per quarter.



Tags: NHS Prescription Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02145

##Request


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-01953 and we would like a re-run of this for the latest data, i.e. for the months of April 2024 to June 2024.

##Response

Section 21 – Information Already Reasonably Accessible 
 
Under Section 21 of the FOIA 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 at: 

April 24 was already released under FOI-02008   https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02008

May 24 was already released under FOI-02060  https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02060

June 24 has just been provided under FOI-02143  https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02143

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (legislation.gov.uk) 
 
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-02145



Tags: NHS Prescriptions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log