AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-03757

<p>Thank you for your request for information about the following:</p>
<p><strong>Request</strong></p>
<p><em>Ward level sign up figures for the Healthy Start scheme for the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley from 1st December 2025 to 31st January 2026. Broken down by month. For all wards in Knowsley - Cherryfield, Halewood North, Halewood South, Northwood, Page Moss, Prescot North, Prescot South, Roby, Shevington, St Gabriels, St Michaels, Stockbridge, Swanside, Whiston and Cronton, Whitefield.</em></p>
<p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 20 April 2026.</p>
<p>We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).</p>
<p><strong>Our response</strong></p>
<p>I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.</p>
<p><strong>Publishing this response</strong></p>
<p>Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:</p>
<p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03757">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03757</a></p>
<p>Your personal details will be removed from the published response.</p>
<p><strong>Data Queries</strong></p>
<p>Please contact <a href="mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk">foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.</p>
<p><strong>Reusing the data and copyright</strong></p>
<p>If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href="mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk">communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.</p>
<p>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:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/</a></p>
<p>Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: &ldquo;NHSBSA Copyright 2026&rdquo;. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.</p>
<p>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.</p>

Tags: Healthy Start
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03810

##Request

_Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information held by the NHSBSA regarding clinical billing and activity volumes associated with my professional services at Woodthorpe Hospital (Ramsay Health Care)._  

_Between March 2016 and July 2017, I was the treating Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon for clinics and injection lists delivered under an NHS contract held by Ramsay Health Care. While my credentialing was held by Ramsay, I understand the financial administration was routed through a third-party intermediary, Nottingham Spine Care Limited._ 

_I require a breakdown of the following data for the period of 1st March 2016 to 30th July  2017:_ 

_The total volume of NHS-funded outpatient clinics billed and processed by the NHSBSA for services provided at Ramsay Woodthorpe Hospital, where I was the identified lead clinician._

_The total volume of NHS-funded injection procedures/theatre lists billed for services where I was the identified lead clinician at the same facility._ 

_Confirmation of the total gross value (excluding VAT) of the NHS payments made to the provider (Ramsay Health Care) specifically for the clinical activities I personally performed._ 

_I require this information to audit the transparency of payment chains between the head provider (Ramsay) and the payment intermediary (Nottingham Spine Care)._

##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.

__Advice and assistance__

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that NHS England or each Integrated Care Board (ICB) may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

__Integrated Care Board (ICB)__

You can find each local ICB at: 

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/find-your-local-integrated-care-board/

__NHS England__

NHS England

PO Box 16738

Redditch

B97 9PT

Telephone 0300 311 22 33

Email: <a href="mailto: england.contactus@nhs.net"> england.contactus@nhs.net</a>

Web http://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/ 

Following the announcement on 13 March 2025 regarding the disbanding of NHS England, please be assured that at this time they can be contacted for information as normal.



Tags: NHS Prescription Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03876

##Request 

<p><i>‘Kindly provide a summary of the responses received incorporating all of the questions posed.</i></p>

<p><i>Kindly note that the survey closed on Friday 29th May 2025.  Link below for your ease of reference:</i></p>

<p><i>https://online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/03c0ffa1-396e-49e8-966e-7e1688377acf’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 3 June 2026.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our 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. 

The data provided consists of the summary tables report for the Pension Employer survey for the most recent quarter (covering April, May, June 2026). 

Where respondents were asked to provide a score on a scale between 1 and 10, 10 is ‘completely satisfied’ and 1 is ‘completely dissatisfied’.  

__Data Queries__

Please contact <a href=mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data. 

__Reusing the data and copyright__

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href=mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. 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 2026”. 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, Pensions survey
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03884

##Request

_Please provide the total number of active dental EDI/WebEDI provider accounts registered with the NHSBSA, broken down by the software vendor/Practice Management System (PMS) used to submit FP17 data during the NHS's last financial year 2025-2026. For each NHS GDS and PDS contract held in England, please also provide the contract number, number of contracted UDAs, the associated PMS software product recorded for EDI transmission and practice name and location (or locations for individual contracts delivered at more than one site)._

##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached. Some cells are blank in the software column as submissions were directly submitted via our Compass system. Some contracts may appear more than once because the changed software during the year.

__Data Queries__

Please contact <a href=mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

__Reusing the data and copyright__

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href=mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. 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 2026” 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, edi, webedi
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03883

##Request 

*1. How many Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) were issued to patients who incorrectly claimed free prescriptions, per month from May 2025 to May 2026?* 

*2. What number of these were identified through the Real Time Exception Checking Service (RTEC), (per month from May 2025 to May 2026)?* 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 4 June 2026.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our response 

##Question 1: How many Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) were issued to patients who incorrectly claimed free prescriptions, per month from May 2025 to May 2026? 

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached. 

##Question 2: What number of these were identified through the Real Time Exception Checking Service (RTEC), (per month from May 2025 to May 2026)? 

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 requested information is not held in a format that would enable a reliable response to be provided. 

Any information produced from such a comparison would therefore be incomplete.   

###Data Queries 
Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data. 

###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 2026”. 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 Penalty Charges, Prescription Exemption Checking Service
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03724

##Request

_Local NHS Dentist with availability for new patients_

##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 does not capture information on which dentists are accepting new patients.

__Advice and assistance__ 

The information you have requested is publicly available via the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist/




Tags: dentist
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03748

##Request

You asked us:

<i>I would like to request a re-run of 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 2000 for the following data.
 
The reference number for the previous request is FOI-03464 and I would like to request data for the calendar month November 2025.
 
This is the full request:
 
Please provide, for the calendar month November 2025, information on reimbursed prescriptions by dispenser code for everything dispensed in England.
I understand that controlled drugs may be omitted from the response.
 
Please note that this request intentionally does not require both dispenser and prescriber code.
 
The following fields only are required:

* Date (Dispensed YEAR_MONTH)<br>
* Dispenser code<br>
* BNFID<br>
* Quantity<br>
* Items<br>
* NIC
 
Please provide the information in CSV format, in the same structure used for FOI-03464 where possible.
 
If any part of this request is considered unclear or would engage any cost or scope concerns, please treat this email as a request for advice and assistance under section 16 FOIA so that I may refine the request to the narrowest form you can provide, rather than refusing it outright.</i>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 15 April 2026.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##Our 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 website.

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

##Advice and assistance

Data for November 2025 is available at the following link:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03536 

Tags: NHS Presciption Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03704

##Request

You asked us:

<i>Can you please provide me a list of and “safeguarding” roles advertised within 20 miles of Manchester from July 23 to present.
 
I will need details of:
 
Job Title<br>
Pay<br>
Contract type e.g. Perm/Fixed term/ bank<br>
Employer<br>
Location</i>

We requested clarification on 9 April 2026:

<i>I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. This is because we need further details from you in order to identify and locate the information. 
 
Unfortunately we are not able to locate adverts within a distance radius of a specific location from the back-end data.
 
For this instance we could instead offer:

* all vacancies published within Manchester OR
* all vacancies published within the NHS England region of the North West
 
Please let me know which of these you wish to use.</i>

You responded on 9 April 2026:

<i>Could you provide all vacancies within Manchester please</i>

##Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.

##Search terms

Vacancies from 1 July 2023 to 23 March 2026 where:
 
* Job title contains ‘Safeguard’ or ‘Safeguarding’
* Post Town has been set to Manchester

The post code field confirms the location of the vacancy.

The information provided is limited to what the recruiting organisation supplies us with. For more detail on each position you may wish to write to each trust directly. A directory of trusts and ICBs (including the ones provided in the data) can be found at the below web link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/

##Data Queries

Please contact <a href="mailto: foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk"> foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

##Reusing the data and copyright

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href="mailto: communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk">communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. 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: “NHS Jobs, NHSBSA Copyright 2026” 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 Jobs
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03768

##Request

_Dear NHS Business Services Authority,_

_Seeing as there is no way to contact NHS England I assume your dept will be able to handle or direct this request._

_Subject: Freedom of Information Request – Handling of Evidence Submissions (Ref: 2510-2267299 / NHS:686422)_

_Dear NHS England,_

_This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000._

_I refer to correspondence dated 28 October 2025 linked to NHS England reference 2510-2267299 and case reference NHS:686422 . NW London ICB responsible._

_Please provide the following information:_

_Confirmation of whether correspondence submitted to NHS England in relation to an existing case is routinely logged upon receipt_

_The standard process for logging and recording additional evidence submitted to an ongoing case_

_The systems used to record such submissions (e.g. case management systems or databases)_

_Standard timeframes for reviewing additional evidence submitted to an existing case_

_The process followed where submitted evidence is not acted upon_

_Policies or guidance governing the handling of new evidence in long-running or historical cases_

_Whether NHS England has any audit or oversight mechanism to ensure submitted evidence is reviewed_

_The procedure for identifying and addressing situations where relevant evidence has not been incorporated into a case_

_In addition:_

_Please confirm whether correspondence dated 28 October 2025 linked to the above references was received and logged_

_If it was received but not progressed, please confirm the applicable process or category under which it would fall_

_Please provide the information in electronic format._

##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 is a separate organisation from NHS England. The information you have requested relates to NHS England’s internal case handling, systems, and processes, and is not information held by NHSBSA.

__Advice and assistance__

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that NHS England or each Integrated Care Board (ICB) may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

__Integrated Care Board (ICB)__

You can find each local ICB at: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/find-your-local-integrated-care-board/

__NHS England__

NHS England

PO Box 16738

Redditch

B97 9PT

Telephone 0300 311 22 33

Email: <a href=mailto:england.contactus@nhs.net>england.contactus@nhs.net</a>

Web http://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/

Following the announcement on 13 March 2025 regarding the disbanding of NHS England, please be assured that at this time they can be contacted for information as normal.



Tags: NHS England
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log