FOI-03897

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri,Times New Roman&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}">Request</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">I would like the following information:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Arial" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="auto">Total number of Cambridgeshire patients who are claiming for healthcare travel costs under the&nbsp;</span></em><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/help-with-health-costs/healthcare-travel-costs-scheme-htcs/"><em><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) - NHS</span></span></em></a><em><span data-contrast="auto">. Figures can be either patients registered with a Cambridgeshire GP practice or&nbsp;patients&nbsp;resident in Cambridgeshire for this request, whatever is most readily available. Please give annual figures for the 5 most recent years data are available for.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Arial" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><strong><em><span data-contrast="auto">If you have data for registered patients</span></em></strong><em><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;&ndash; please provide counts by Primary Care Network (or GP Practice if the counts are not too small) for the most recent full year of data.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Arial" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><strong><em><span data-contrast="auto">If you have data for residents of Cambridgeshire</span></em></strong><em><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;&ndash; please provide counts at the smallest geographic area you can without having to suppress small numbers. Lower Super Output&nbsp;Area&nbsp;if possible, to enable us to look at uptake in areas of higher socioeconomic deprivation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Again, for the most recent full year of data.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on&nbsp;9 June 2026</span><span data-contrast="none">.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We have handled your request u</span><span data-contrast="auto">nder the&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Our response</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds&nbsp;some of&nbsp;the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Question 1</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please find attached data showing the number of Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) claims made during the last five&nbsp;financial years.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please note that we are unable to provide the number of individual patients. The data we hold is recorded at case level rather than patient&nbsp;level;&nbsp;therefore,&nbsp;we cannot&nbsp;determine&nbsp;how many unique patients&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;claims.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Question 2</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We do not hold information that links HTCS cases to Primary Care Networks (PCNs) or GP practices.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Question 3</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please find attached data showing the number of Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) cases by outward postcode area (for example,&nbsp;</span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">CB</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">)</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri,Times New Roman&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}">Data Queries</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Please contact&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan&nbsp;on publishing&nbsp;the data.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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