FOI-03902

<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="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">I am&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;a Freedom of Information (FOI) request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">I am requesting disclosure of the following information held by the organisation in relation to NHS staff absence management:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ol>
<li><em><span data-contrast="none"> Absence Management Formulas &amp; Weighting</span></em></li>
</ol>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">Please provide:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">All formulas, calculations, scoring systems, or trigger mechanisms used to&nbsp;monitor, assess, or escalate staff absence</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">The weighting applied to&nbsp;short</span></em>‑<em><span data-contrast="none">term&nbsp;absence compared with&nbsp;long</span></em>‑<em><span data-contrast="none">term&nbsp;absence</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">Any&nbsp;points</span></em>‑<em><span data-contrast="none">based&nbsp;or&nbsp;trigger</span></em>‑<em><span data-contrast="none">based&nbsp;systems used within the organisation&rsquo;s absence management process</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">Any internal HR or managerial guidance explaining how these formulas are applied in practice</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ol start="2">
<li><em><span data-contrast="none"> Recent NHS Policy Change &ndash; Informal to Formal Review Process</span></em></li>
</ol>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">Please provide:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">A copy of the recent communication issued to managers instructing them to&nbsp;depart&nbsp;from the&nbsp;previous&nbsp;process of three informal absence reviews before formal action, and instead move to a system of one informal review followed by formal action</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">Any supporting documents, guidance, or rationale provided to managers&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;this change</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ol start="3">
<li><em><span data-contrast="none"> Equality Impact Assessment (EIA / EHIA)</span></em></li>
</ol>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">Under NHS England&rsquo;s Equality &amp; Health Inequalities Impact Assessment (EHIA) requirements, any policy change that may disproportionately affect staff with disabilities or&nbsp;long</span></em>‑<em><span data-contrast="none">term&nbsp;health conditions should undergo an Equality Impact Assessment.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">Therefore, please provide:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">The Equality Impact Assessment (EIA/EHIA) completed for the above policy change</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">Any internal discussions, reports, or assessments relating to the potential impact on staff with&nbsp;long</span></em>‑<em><span data-contrast="none">term&nbsp;health conditions or disabilities</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">If no EIA/EHIA was completed, please provide:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">A written explanation outlining why an Equality Impact Assessment was not undertaken</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="none">Any documentation or reasoning used to justify&nbsp;proceeding&nbsp;without one</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on&nbsp;11 June 2026.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We have handled your request under the&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"><strong>Our&nbsp;</strong><strong>response</strong></span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds&nbsp;some of&nbsp;the information you have requested.&nbsp;Please note that there has not been a recent policy change, meaning that much of the information requested is not held. Please see below for further details.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">1. Absence Management Formulas &amp; Weighting</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">All formulas, calculations, scoring systems, or trigger mechanisms used to&nbsp;monitor, assess, or escalate staff absence</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Any&nbsp;points</span></strong>‑<strong><span data-contrast="none">based&nbsp;or&nbsp;trigger</span></strong>‑<strong><span data-contrast="none">based&nbsp;systems used within the organisation&rsquo;s absence management process</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The&nbsp;NHSBSA&nbsp;Sickness&nbsp;Absence&nbsp;Policy does not apply any&nbsp;scoring,&nbsp;weighting or formulas when managing absence, and neither is a&nbsp;points&nbsp;or&nbsp;scoring&nbsp;system adopted. Therefore,&nbsp;this information is not held&nbsp;by the NHSBSA.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The requested information&nbsp;on triggers&nbsp;is&nbsp;held by the NHSBSA. Information on triggers is&nbsp;contained within the NHSBSA Sickness Absence Policy.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The policy sets out the following absence trigger points:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Three&nbsp;or more absences&nbsp;periods&nbsp;in a rolling 12-month period.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Eight&nbsp;or more days&rsquo; absence in a rolling 12-month period (pro-rata if&nbsp;you&rsquo;re&nbsp;part time).</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Any unusual timing or identifiable pattern of absence (such as the day after a bank holiday).</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Further details&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the management of sickness absence are available within the&nbsp;Sickness&nbsp;Absence&nbsp;Policy document,&nbsp;which is&nbsp;found on the My Hub page (staff intranet).</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">T</span></strong><strong><span data-contrast="auto">he weighting applied to&nbsp;short</span></strong>‑<strong><span data-contrast="auto">term&nbsp;absence compared&nbsp;with&nbsp;long</span></strong>‑<strong><span data-contrast="auto">term&nbsp;absence</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Any internal HR or managerial guidance explaining how these formulas are applied in practice</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am writing to advise you that&nbsp;the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">There is no weighting applied to&nbsp;short-term or long-term absence, and&nbsp;no formulas are used when it comes to staff absence.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">2. Recent NHS Policy Change &ndash; Informal to Formal Review Process</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Please provide:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">A copy of the recent communication issued to managers instructing them to&nbsp;depart&nbsp;from the&nbsp;previous&nbsp;process of three informal absence reviews before formal action, and instead move to a system of one informal review followed by formal action</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am writing to advise you that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The NHSBSA Sickness Absence Policy was last updated in 2019&nbsp;and t</span><span data-contrast="auto">here ha</span><span data-contrast="auto">ve</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;been no recent change</span><span data-contrast="auto">s</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Communication was issued to line managers</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;to clarify the&nbsp;Sickness&nbsp;Absence&nbsp;Policy and how this should be applied&nbsp;when staff absence arises.&nbsp;No instruction has been issued to managers to&nbsp;change or&nbsp;depart&nbsp;from the requirements set out within the Sickness Absence Policy.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Any supporting documents, guidance, or rationale provided to managers&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;this change</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am writing to advise you that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA,&nbsp;as there has been no recent&nbsp;change to the NHSBSA&nbsp;Sickness&nbsp;Absence&nbsp;Policy</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The guidance&nbsp;available to line managers can be found on the My Hub page (staff intranet).</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">3. Equality Impact Assessment (EIA / EHIA)</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Under NHS England&rsquo;s Equality &amp; Health Inequalities Impact Assessment (EHIA) requirements, any policy change that may disproportionately affect staff with disabilities or&nbsp;long</span></strong>‑<strong><span data-contrast="none">term&nbsp;health conditions should undergo an Equality Impact Assessment.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Therefore, please provide:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">The Equality Impact Assessment (EIA/EHIA) completed for the above policy change</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Any internal discussions, reports, or assessments relating to the potential impact on staff with&nbsp;long</span></strong>‑<strong><span data-contrast="none">term&nbsp;health conditions or disabilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am writing to advise you that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">As outlined above, there has been no recent&nbsp;Sickness Absence Policy change.</span><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">The most recent&nbsp;EIA&nbsp;was a Wellbeing and Inclusion Analysis, completed when the policy was last revised&nbsp;on&nbsp;Wednesday&nbsp;11 December 2019.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">If no EIA/EHIA was completed, please provide:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">A written explanation outlining why an Equality Impact Assessment was not undertaken</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Any documentation or reasoning used to justify&nbsp;proceeding&nbsp;without one</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Please see the above explanation as to why the requested information is not held.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Data Queries</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&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;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Reusing the data and copyright</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">If you plan&nbsp;on producing&nbsp;a press or broadcast story based upon the&nbsp;data&nbsp;please contact&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto">. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright.&nbsp;This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence&nbsp;detailed at:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement:&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">&ldquo;NHSBSA Copyright 2026&rdquo;.</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>

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