AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-01738

#Request

_I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding the N H S Shared Business Services contract for Intelligent Automation (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e2dd4146-a289-4d44-8482-4787fb69831e?origin=SearchResults&p=1)_

_This has procurement reference SBS10137 and was published on 16 December 2023 to Contract Finder._

_This is a framework agreement that allows NHS organisations and other public sector bodies to purchase Intelligent Automation. This contract was awarded to 25 suppliers, but I have specific interest in the activity of Infosys._

_I would like to request the following:_

_Details of which lots that Infosys will supply, inclusive of requirements to fulfil the contract specification?_

_How many orders for Infosys' services and to what cost to date?_

_How many orders for Infosys' services are expected and to what projected cost?_

_What is the maximum cost for Infosys' services per financial year and across the entire contract?_

##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.
 
NHS Shared Business Services may hold some or all of the information you require. However, NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) is a private company created by a joint venture between Sopra Steria Limited and the Department of Health supporting NHS organisations. As a private company, they are not listed as a public authority within the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 



Tags: NHS Shared Business Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01495

##Request


You have recently implemented Flexible retirement options for people who belong to the 1995 pension scheme. Please could I be provided with the Equality Impact Assessment document for that policy change. 

Could I also be provided with the management papers and documents that were written and considered as part of agreeing the new option. 

Please include papers that considered or made decisions on the policy of the operation of the scheme.

##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 the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) may hold some or all the information you require. The NHSBSA are the administrators of the Scheme and policy related queries should be directed to the DHSC. They can be contacted at:

Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0300 790 4007
Email: dhsc.publicenquiries@dhsc.gov.uk
Web https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care


Please note that this response will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://applications.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/FOI/foiRequestDetail.do?bo_id=01495



Tags: 1995 Pension Scheme, NHS Pensions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01782

#Request#
Thank you for explaining that you don’t collect data on the number of abandoned applications. Alternatively, please could you share the website analytics which shows the number of visitors to each webpage, from this information we can compare against form completion rates and if there is a particular drop in traffic on certain pages/questions? 

#Response#
A copy of the information is attached. Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 

 

Attached is raw data covering individual page hits from 19 February 2024 to 17 March 2024.  

 

Please be advised that our Data Analysts have viewed the Google analytics for the Healthy Start website pages, and despite the search options including country, regions and town or city, the data provided within these fields is an approximation and cannot be guaranteed as a true location of a user.  

We believe that Google analytics geo location capabilities are based on IP (Internet Protocol) addresses which may not resolve to a true location, and instead could be based off the users ISP (Internet Service Provider) server location. Therefore, please be aware that this raw data is not reliable. 

Tags: Healthy Start
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01817

#Request#
‘Please provide a breakdown of the numbers of living EIBSS beneficiaries, who fall into the following categories, by County: 
  
HIV 
Co-infected (stage 1 and HIV) 
Co-infected (SCM and HIV) 
Co-infected (stage 2 and HIV) 
  
You do not need to breakdown each category, it would be one number per county, for example: Avon 5, Bedford 4, Bristol 0, etc’ 


#Response#
A copy of the information is attached. 
 
Fewer Than 5 
 
Please be aware that I have decided not to release the beneficiary details where the total number of beneficiaries falls below 5. This is because the beneficiaries could be identified, when combined with other information that may be in the public domain or reasonably available. 
 
This information falls under the exemption in section 40 subsections 2 and 3A (a) of the Freedom of Information Act. 
 
This is because it would breach the first data protection principle as: 
 
a) it is not fair to disclose a beneficiary’s personal details to the world and is likely to cause damage or distress. 
 
b) these details are not of sufficient interest to the public to warrant an intrusion into the privacy of the patients. 
 
Please click the below web link to see the exemption in full. 
 
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/40 
 
Breach of Patient confidentiality 
 
Please note that the identification of beneficiaries is also a breach of the common law duty of confidence. A beneficiary who has been identified could make a claim against the NHSBSA for the disclosure of the confidential information. 
 
The information requested is therefore being withheld as it falls under the exemption in section 41(1) ‘Information provided in confidence’ of the Freedom of Information Act. 
 
Please click the below web link to see the exemption in full. 
 
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/41 


Tags: England Infected Blood Support Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01803

##Request

1) Of the 163 awards made from the VDPS regarding a Covid 19 vaccine (as of 14th Feb 2024), how many have waited over 12 months, 18 months and 24 months for a decision?

2) Of the 303  claims (as of 14th Feb 2024) following a Covid 19 vaccine that were unsuccessful even though the claim met the criteria for causation but did not meet the 60 % threshold, how many have waited  over 12 months, 18 months and 24 months for an outcome?

3) What is the average processing time of all claims following a Covid 19 vaccine that have received an outcome as of 14th Feb 2024?

##Response

All data as of 14 February 2024. All data relates to claims received by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and those transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 1 November 2021. All figures provided relate to COVID-19 vaccines.

Question 1

103 claims were awarded more than 12 months after they were received. Of these 103 claims, 37 claims were awarded more than 18 months after they were received. Of these 37 claims, eight claims were awarded more than 24 months after they were received.
As part of the process of the scheme, we need a full set of medical records for each claimant, and it can take time for the claimant’s healthcare providers to gather and securely supply copies of these records.
Once sent for assessment, the time it takes for the independent medical assessor to review a claim can vary from case to case depending on the individual circumstances of each claim.
Question 2 

170 claims were rejected more than 12 months after they were received. Of these 170 claims, 74 claims were rejected more than 18 months after they were received. Of these 74 claims, 17 claims were rejected more than 24 months after they were received.
As part of the process of the scheme, we need a full set of medical records for each claimant, and it can take time for the claimant’s healthcare providers to gather and securely supply copies of these records.
Once sent for assessment, the time it takes for the independent medical assessor to review a claim can vary from case to case depending on the individual circumstances of each claim.
Question 3

As of 14 February 2024, the average number of days it took from receiving a claim to communicating an outcome was 295 days.

The time it takes for each claim to reach a conclusion can vary from case to case depending on the individual circumstances of each claim and can be affected by a number of factors. For example, the length of time it takes to receive full medical records for the claimant from their healthcare providers.    

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01803



Tags: Vaccine, Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, covid-19
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01678

##Request

We are instructed to represent Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in defence of an Employment Tribunal Claim.
 
In order to support the Trust’s defence, we write to make a Freedom of Information request for the following information:
 
Records of all non-clinical roles (between bands 6 and 8B) advertised by NHS Jobs between 15 July 2022 and 20 March 2023 within a 40 mile radius of SN2 7SU.
 
The Trust is required to disclose any supporting evidence (including the above records) by 16 February 2024 and therefore we would be grateful for this information as soon as possible.

Your request was received on 19 January 2024 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

On 22 January 2024 you clarified the following:

Please could the search be carried out in respect of the following areas: Somerset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.


##Response

A copy of the information is attached.

The criteria that has been applied to our data is:
•	Date range of job adverts: 15 July 2022 – 20March 2023
•	Staff Groups: Admin & Clerical, Estates & Ancillary (Non-clinical groups)
•	AFC Bands 6, 7, 8a and 8b
•	Postcode prefix for the following areas: Somerset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire:
 

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01678


Tags: admin and clerical, nhs jobs
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01722

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

‘I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following:  

The number of requests received for pension estimates for partial retirement between March 2023 and January 2024, broken down by calendar month.  

The average number of days it took to send the estimate to the person requesting it for each month between March 2023 and January 2024, broken down by calendar month.’ 

Your request was received on 6 February 2024, and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

##Response 

A copy of the information is attached. Please read the below notes for a full understanding of the data. 

Please note, for March 2023, while 6,903 estimates were completed, none flag up as partial retirement because this pre-dates the partial retirement triage process. 

Members may be counted multiple times if they have submitted multiple estimate requests.  

Cases may not have been completed and received in the same month. Cases completed may not have been received on or after 1 March 2023.  

Average is only calculated and based on completed cases, based on the average calendar days elapsed between Received Date and Completion Date.  

##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 2023” 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: NHS Pensions, Partial retirement, Pension estimate
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01657

#Request#
Can I please have a copy of the latest 2023 HM Government Actuary tables for non-club transfers in to the 2015 NHS Pension Scheme as the revised 2023 documents for non-club transfers in are still not available on the NHSBA website.  I was previously advised on 6th October 2023 in FOI-01457 response from Chris Gooday that this information would be available at the end of October 2023. Can you therefore send me this information as soon as possible. 
 
Can you also please provide a copy of the latest available technical guidance for staff entitled Non-Club Transfers In [CETVs] Factors and Guidance or similar wording that contains detailed technical guidance on how non-club transfer in CETVs are calculated for non-club transfers in to the NHSPS. 
 

#Response#
A copy of the information is attached. Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 
 
Please find attached the latest 2023 factors for calculating the transfer credit on a non-Club transfer into the 2015 NHS Pension Scheme as requested. 
 
Please also find attached the relevant technical guidance from the scheme actuary. The updated actuarial factors from 2023 have superseded the factors reported in the guidance notes 
 


Tags: NHS Pensions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01582

#Request

_Please could you tell me the number of dentists who were providing ONLY NHS dental care for their patients? To be clear, this is the number of dentists who carry out no (or little, less than 10%) private work for their patients._

_Date range 1/4/2022 – 31/3/2023_

##Response

This data is derived from CoMPASS for England & Wales for the financial year 2023.

We only hold data on contracts that have a percentage of Private/NHS delivery, not individual Dental Performers. 

__England__: 3,456 delivered more than 90% NHS activity. 

__Wales__: 260 delivered more than 90% NHS activity.

Note: In 2023 3,555 contracts in England and 268 in Wales requested business rates re-imbursement due to notified Private activity.

The total number of contracts paid by NHS Business Services Authority delivering activity: 

__England__: 8,135

__Wales__: 535

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:
“Dental Services, NHSBSA Copyright 2023” 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: NHS Dental Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01462

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

This is a FOIA request from NHSBSA. How many single-handed GMS GP practices are there in West Midland? I would like to know the names of the practices and the total number of patients each practice have currently.

Your request was received on 2 October 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

##Summary of Response 

Data Source:  NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse 

Contents:  List of all current GP practices with General Medical Services contracts in the Midlands Region and list size 

Time Period: Correct on the day the data was run, 15/11/2023 

Organisation Level: The data is shown for all GP practices in Midlands Region (Y60).  Limited to open GP practices with a General Medical Services contract 

List Size:  The number of patients registered with the practice (including temporary residents and over 65s).  List size is recorded monthly, and at practice level.   

Exclusions: Note this request is correct according to the data provided to NHSBSA by 15/11/2023.  All data is reliant on timely and accurate updates  from the practices. 

Please be advised that this information is publicly available should you wish to obtain this data directly yourself. To do this, please see the link below to Catalyst - our public insight portal where you can log in as a guest user: 
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/access-our-data-products/catalyst 

To log into Catalyst you will be required to input an ID and password, they are: 
 
ID – NHSBSAGuest 
Password – Password1234 

Once logged in, GP count information is available under: 
-Reports 
-Organisational & Demographic Information (Beta) 
-Practice List Size and GP Count (RF2) 
-Filter by region: MIDLANDS (Y60) and click apply 

This will provide data which includes GP count for practices in the Midlands, and can be filtered down by practice. Please be advised that we do not hold a specific region or SICBL for West Midlands. 

Please note that this response will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01462  

Tags: NHS GP
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01084

##Request

I would like to make a new request for information under the Freedom of Information Act, and would like to request the following information:

Please provide information on the number and average age when general practitioners and hospital doctors claimed their pension on the basis of age, early retirement, and ill health. Please provide this information for each year from 2007/08 to 2022/23.

I have previously been supplied with these data for 2007/08 to 2021/22. I would like comparable data for 2022/23. I have therefore asked for data for the full period in one request so that I can ensure the data for the different periods can be fairly compared.

I am replying to your response to my previous request as I thought that might help you locate the information more quickly. Do let me know if you need any more details to help with this request.

If this information is not yet collected for 2022-23, please could you respond once it is available.

##Response


A copy of the information is attached.

Please take account of the following;

•	Disregard the column head ‘2015’ as these will be 2015 NHS Pension Scheme members who are also members of the 1995 or 2008 Section and should not be counted twice.  
•	Medical doctor - ‘specialist’ and ‘non-specialist’ refer to hospital doctors. 
•	Medical doctor - ‘Principal Practitioner’, ‘Assistant Practitioner’ and ‘GP Locum’ refers to GPs. 

Whilst the figures indicate the numbers of staff who claimed their NHS pension in a specific pension year, they do not necessarily indicate the number who actually retired.  This is because some of them will have returned to the NHS after claiming their NHS pension, albeit maybe in a reduced capacity. The NHSBSA does not hold data in respect of the number of staff who retire from non-pensionable posts. 

There are three parts to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) referred to as the 1995 Section, the 2008 Section, and the 2015 Scheme. More information can be found our website.   

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01084



Tags: Early retirement, NHS Pensions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01089

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, which I received on 11 April 2023 for information about the following: 

‘What percentage and numbers of contact by email/contact form/phone calls about the GHIC card relate to adding a new card holder (for example, adding a baby to an existing family who already have cards)?’ 

##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 do not separately categorise emails, contact forms or phone calls within the team that processes new GHIC applications. 

Tags: GHIC
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log