AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-02597

##Request

I am requesting your assistance under the Freedom of Information Act and hope that this request is able to be fulfilled reasonably easily.

I would like the same query as in FOI Request reference FOI-02364 , however I would like this for October, November and December 2024 data - so each of those data months

##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.

In determining that your request has exceeded the cost threshold we have considered previous requests received by you on a similar theme within the previous 60 working days. 

The previous request, FOI-02364, was requested on 4 November 2024. We wrote out for clarification on 25 November 2024 and this was received on 4 December 2024. 

This FOI took the full 18 hour limit given that new bespoke code had to be written and tested to extract the analysis required. 

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.

Please see the below web link which shows the full exemption:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/12

Advice and assistance

It may be more efficient to request these each quarter, as this would likely avoid you reaching your limit in the amount of time it takes us to produce the data. By asking for the data less frequently you are reducing the proportion of your 18 hour limit which is spent supplying updates.

This may be useful if more bespoke code needs to be written and tested when your analysis of our data leads to more questions.

Please advise if you would you like to resubmit your request as of the date of your reply now that the 18 hour threshold has passed?

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-02597 

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.




Tags: NHS Prescriptions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-2591

##Request##
Could you send me a copy of the code of practice the Assessor is governed by.

##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

All claims are claim assessed by a General Medical Council (GMC) registered doctor. The GMC is an independent body that regulates doctors to ensure they meet the standards for good medical practice and protect the public.    

To practise in the UK, doctors must meet the following requirements:  

•	be registered with the GMC    
•	have the right knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience    
•	continue to meet the professional standards set by the GMC     
•	demonstrate competence     
•	keep their knowledge and skills up to date   
 
The full set of standards a GMC register doctor must comply with are available on the GMC website at: 

https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards



Tags: Claims, GMC, VDPS
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02584

#Request

_Is there an agreement or contract in place with any pharmaceutical company/supplier to supply weight loss injections, E.G; Ozempic, Mounjaro, Saxenda, Wegovy to any NHS Trust in the UK? Who is the contact person to speak to to discuss the supply of such medication to the NHS at a cost that would save them money?_

##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 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: weight loss
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02579

#Request

_Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am formally requesting full and unredacted disclosure of all information held by the NHS regarding the selection process of COVID-19 vaccine doses and batches administered to patients. Specifically, I require:_

_Clarification on whether patients were pre-selected prior to their vaccination day to receive a specific dose, batch, or type of COVID-19 vaccine._

_Details of any criteria, protocols, or algorithms used to assign specific vaccine doses or batches to individuals._

_Copies of any internal correspondence, guidance, emails, meeting notes, or policies that relate to the allocation and pre-selection of vaccine doses for individuals, including but not limited to batch assignments._

_Any documentation regarding whether certain individuals were assigned particular vaccine batches for reasons beyond general supply and distribution logistics._

_Full disclosure of any exemptions, special considerations, or internal NHS policies relating to batch selection and pre-determined vaccine administration._

_I expect this information to be provided in full, without redaction or omission_

##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 the following Government departments may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

##Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

__Freedom of Information__

MHRA Freedom of Information Team

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 4PU

United Kingdom

Email - foi.request@mhra.gov.uk

FOI contact form - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mhra-freedom-of-information-foi-disclosure-log

##Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC)

__Freedom of information (FOI) requests__

Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit

Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

United Kingdom

Email - dhsc.publicenquiries@dhsc.gov.uk

##UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

__Freedom of information requests__

Information Rights Team

UKHSA

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 4PU

United Kingdom

Email - InformationRights@UKHSA.gov.uk




Tags: COVID-19 vaccine doses, covid-19, selection process
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02574

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

‘1 The number of Mounjaro prescriptions issued each month (please provide month by month) over the past 12 months in the districts of Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and Calderdale respectively. 

If available, please break down if the prescriptions were for diabetes treatment or weight loss 

2 Has there been any recorded shortage of Mounjaro in any of the following areas: Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale or Wakefield? 

3 Has there been any changes in NHS prescribing policies regarding Mounjaro for non-diabetic patients in the past 12 months? 

4 Please provide the number of Mounjaro prescriptions issues each month over the past 12 months across England 

5 If available, could you provide the data on the prescription rate per 100,000 people at the national level and for West Yorkshire (or Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and Calderdale individually)? 

If my request is too broad or will exceed time limits I can refine my questions.’ 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 7 February 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##Our response 

##Question 1 & 4 

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. 

We do not hold data by ‘district name’. The current NHS structure allows us to publish the data by Integrated Care Board (ICB). This data is available by the link below, where you can filter by chemical substance ('tirzepatide') or on the BNF Presentation Name ('Mounjaro'): 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-monthly-data 

Alternatively, if you would like the data Primary Care Organisation (PCO) level, this can be found at the below link: 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-prescribing-data-epd 

We also do not hold the reason for which a prescription was administered. 

##Questions 2 & 3 

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. 

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/ 

##Question 5 

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. 

Our data is not held in a format in which we are able to answer this question. 

Tags: Mounjaro, Prescibing, Prescriptions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02537

##Request

‘Under the freedom of information act, I would be grateful if you could share the following information with me:

- The number of claims submitted to the VDPS every year, up to the end of 2024, since the year 2000.’

##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 is based on the date the claim was received.

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 is for all eligible vaccines under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme. More information on the eligibility criteria can be found on GOV.UK at: 

https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/eligibility 

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-02537 

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.

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 2025” 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-02528

##Request

You asked us:

This is a follow up request to the request to provide the NHS Business Services Authority's submission to Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index for 2023 which resulted in the NHSBSA coming 4th in the Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2023 which was subject to ICO decision  IC-272367-R1F8 .

Please can you provide this document with redactions only as allowed by the ICO in that decision.

Please confirm that that the disclosure is in compliance with that notice and  includes information that does not engage section 43(2) , 36(2)(b)(ii) , 36(2)(c) , 40(2) of FOIA,  and also includes all the information NHSBSA advised ICO it is now prepared to disclose.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 19 January 2025 

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. 

Question three of FOI-01299 contains all information relevant to your request including the exemptions used. The web page was updated following IC-272367-R1F8, and remains in compliance with the ICO decision notice.

The attachments at the end of the web page are available to download under the ‘Data and Resources’ section.

The information you requested is available from:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01299 

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - 

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

Tags: Section 21
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02523

##Request

Under the FOIA can I please request the following information:
 
1 Physiotherapy night on call (NOC) stand by rate
2 Pharmacy NOC stand by rate
3 Radiography NOC stand by rate
 
Per each category 1-2-3 could you also let me know:

A- When was this rate of pay last reviewed?
B- Does this increase yearly and by how much?
C- What is the rate of pay for being called into the hospital per hour?
D- Does this vary by Agenda for Change Banding?

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 17 January 2025. 

##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 contacting the appropriate NHS Trust could provide you with some or all the information you require. 
 
On-call pay calculations are not nationally agreed, instead payments are agreed locally so each NHS trust will likely have their own on-call policy. 
 
If your request concerns information from St Georges NHS Trust, they can be contacted at:
 
St Georges University Hospitals’ NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Grosvenor Wing
Room 1.026
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
 
Website: https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/about/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-02523 

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.



Tags: NHS Jobs
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02516

#Request

_Please supply:_

_1. The 2023/24 Dental and Medical dynamisation factors in force for the NHS Scheme (England and Wales only)._

_2. Both yearly and monthly factors please._

_3. The whole table please so that we can dynamise practitioner earnings from any year to 2024._

_4. If they are available, the same for 2024/25_

##Response

__2023 - 2024__

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.

__2024 – 2025__

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. The tables for 2024/25 have yet to be confirmed. We anticipate they will be available by March 2025.

__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:
“Dental Services, NHSBSA Copyright 2025” 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 and Medical Dynamisation Factors, Dental and Medical dynamisation, dynamisation
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02519

#Request

_The name and email address of the Chief Executive_
##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested.

Michael Brodie is the CEO of the NHSBSA

Email: ceo@nhsbsa.nhs.uk

Please note that the above named does not consent to their contact details being used for the purposes of direct marketing.

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 2025” 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: ceo
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02511

##Request##

‘Thank you for your response of 22 November 2024 [FOI-02341]. 

In your response you state: "The payment file is sent by secure electronic mail to NHS England to approve and then to Primary Care Services England" 

1.	Can you confirm that it is actually NHS England that make the payments to the PCNs?

2.	What role does Primary Care Servies England play in the remuneration process?’


##Response##

Question 1 - Can you confirm that it is actually NHS England that make the payments to the PCNs? 
 
Question 2 - What role does Primary Care Servies England play in the remuneration process? 
 
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 
 
Having reviewed your request, it is possible that NHS England may hold some or all 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 https://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/    
 


Tags: NHSE, PCNs, Primary Care Services, eg. economy, government, mental health
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02497

##Request##

‘I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am interested in understanding the volume and status of Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV) requests handled by your organisation over the past five years.
 
Specifically, I would like to request the following information
 
Monthly Breakdown of CETV Requests
 
The number of CETV requests received each month from January 2020 to December 2024.
 
Outstanding CETV Requests
 
The number of CETV requests from each month that are still outstanding as of the date of this request.’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 8 January 2025.

We requested clarification for the below on 10 January 2025:


Where your request mentions ‘CETV requests’, do you mean Transfer Out CETVs, Pensions on Divorce CETVs, or both? 
 
Does your request concern the actual payment of the CETV (not applicable for Pensions on Divorce), or the provision of a CETV estimate?

You responded with the following on 10 January 2025:

We are looking for Pensions on Divorce CETVs and the provision of a CETV estimate

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##Response##

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information and notes explaining it is attached.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

Outstanding volumes are based on the work having been identified as a Pensions on Divorce CETV. It is possible a request may have been received, but not yet identified as a CETV request, as it is awaiting allocation for processing.

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 2025” 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: cash equivalent transfer value, cetv, nhs pensions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log