AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-01101

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Please provide data on the total number of NHS dentists recorded as delivering NHS care in the 2022/23 financial year (1/4/22-1/4/23).

Your request was received on 17/04/2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

##Response

A copy of the information is attached.

This report contains the details from FP17s processed for the period stated Reporting Year 2022/2023 (202204-202303) in England & Wales. All contracts paid by NHSBSA. The information within the report includes the data items and descriptions listed below. Only Performers who were active delivering UDA/UOA during the period.	
											
_Country Name:_ This is the name associated with the Country where the contract is located.			
									
_Reporting Year:_ The financial year which the activity relate to. Year-end methodology will include all activity data (including amendments) collected from FP17s scheduled in any of the fifteen schedule months from April to June, where the date of completion is on or between 1 April and 31 March of the year. For example 2019-20 will include all activity data (including amendments) collected from FP17s scheduled in any of the fifteen schedule months from April 2022 to June 2023, where the date of completion is on or between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. Where FP17s do not have a date of completion, e.g. where the patient has failed to return to complete the treatment, the date of acceptance is used. 		
										
_Number of Performers:_  The number of Dentists as recorded on CoMPASS.

##Data Queries

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact nhsbsa.foirequests@nhs.net 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 nhsbsa.communicationsteam@nhs.net. 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: Dental activity, FP17, UDAs
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01104

##Request

-	The number of General Practitioners who were awarded pension benefits in each of the following years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 
-	The number of General Practitioners who claimed payment of their benefits on Actuarially Reduced Early Retirement (ARER) grounds in each of the following years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23

Would you recommend a different wording in order to find out how many GPs retire ever year (since 2018)?

On 25 April 2023 you clarified the following:
We asked: Could you please confirm that we are to go ahead with the following wording:
Please may you provide me with:
-             The number of General Practitioners who were awarded pension benefits in each of the following years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 
-             The number of General Practitioners who claimed payment of their benefits on Actuarially Reduced Early Retirement (ARER) grounds in each of the following years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
You answered: Thank you so much, yes, I’m happy for you to go ahead with that wording.

##Response

A copy of the information is attached:

•	Each Scheme claimed from is counted individually – i.e. if a member claims 1995 Scheme benefits in 2018, and then 2015 Scheme benefits in 2021, they are counted in both data sets.

•	Data is based on the date NHS Pensions implemented the award, not the payable date – depending if the award is applied for late or early, the year of payable date may not match the year we processed the award.

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01104



Tags: ARER, NHS Pensions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01091

##Request

Could I please get the most current list of Pharmacy F Codes with LPC code/LPC name assigned, in csv or excel format.

##Response

A copy of the information is attached.

NHS Prescription Services process prescriptions for Pharmacy Contractors, Appliance Contractors, Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration with information then used to make payments to pharmacists and appliance contractors in England for prescriptions dispensed in primary care settings (other arrangements are in place for making payments to Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration). This involves processing over 1 billion prescription items and payments totalling over £9 billion each year. The information gathered from this process is then used to provide information on costs and trends in prescribing in England and Wales to over 25,000 registered NHS and Department of Health and Social Care users.
	
Data Source	

NHSBSA DPC Database
	
Time Period
	
Current as of 28/04/2023
	
Organisation Data	

The data shows a list of English Pharmacies and their associated Local Pharmaceutical Committee Code (LPC) and Name as of 28th April 2023.

This information is provided by the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and is keyed into the Local Payment Application on their behalf. 
Please note, the information is not static i.e. a pharmacy can move LPC and therefore any extracted data will be ‘as of the date stated'
	

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01091


Tags: F codes, NHS Prescriptions, Pharmacy codes
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01118

##Request


Please can we obtain a list of Band 5 vacancies in Administration Manager roles or IT service desk/helpline roles, from 1 September 2021 to present for the following Trusts:
•	North East London NHS Foundation Trust
•	Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
•	Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
•	Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
 
We would be grateful if you could kindly include the information set out below in any table complied:
•	Name of organisation 
•	Vacancy reference number 
•	Job title 
•	Staff group 
•	Salary 
•	AfC banding 
•	Hours per week
•	Date published 
•	Date closed 
•	Duration (i.e. permanent/fixed term for X months) 
•	Vacancy site (i.e. the hospital/site the position was held)

##Response

A copy of the information is attached.

Date range is September 2021-date

Organisation is:
•            North East London NHS Foundation Trust
•            Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
•            Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
•            Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Job title includes ‘Administration Manager’ or ‘IT’

Pay Band is 5

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 Clinical Care Groups (CCGs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) (including the ones provided in the data) can be found at the below web link:

http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx 

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01118



Tags: Band 5, nhs jobs
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01071

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, which I received on 1 April 2023 for information about the following:

I would like to request links to, if any exist, the documentation provided that led Southampton University Hospital Trust to mandate covid vaccinations for staff in 2021/22.

I would like to read any documentation from meetings or between board members that involved this decision and ultimately led to them making it

I am aware this may appear a very broad request but any documentary evidence to support the implementation of this vaccine mandate would be appreciated

##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 University Hospital Southampton Trust may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

freedomofinformation@uhs.nhs.uk 

Freedom of Information officer

Mailpoint 180 

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/contact 

Tags: covid vaccinations
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI 27664

##Request

‘Please provide copies of all email correspondence between the English Infected Blood Support Scheme and DHSC regarding interim infected blood compensation payments during the period 1st Aug 2022 - 20th Aug 2022.’

##Response

A copy of the information has been provided to the requester. 

Unfortunately, this disclosure log does not currently support the file type which the requested information has been provided in. If you wish to request the information which was disclosed in response, please contact nhsbsa.foirequests@nhs.net quoting the above reference number. 

Please be aware that I have decided not to release full details of all staff as this information falls under the exemption in Section 40 subsections 2 and 3(A)(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 these people’s personal details to the world and is likely to cause damage or distress to staff.
b) These details are not of sufficient interest to the public to warrant an intrusion into the privacy of those staff.

Please click the below web link to see the exemption in full.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/40 

###Data Queries

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data please contact nhsbsa.foirequests@nhs.net 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 nhsbsa.communicationsteam@nhs.net. 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:
“EIBSS, NHSBSA Copyright 2022” 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: EIBSS, England Infected Blood Support Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI 27701

I am writing to confirm that I have now completed my search for the information which you requested on 14 September 2022 as outlined below:

It would be great if you had any statistics on some or all of the following, which I need to include in my feature (NHS Digital press office suggested I contact you). 

•	The prevalence of sight loss in the UK among older people - the most recent stats.

•	How much more do older people have to see their optometrist/ophthalmologist compared to those who are younger with less health issues?

•	What percentage of appointments are for older people on average per week/month/year compared to patients of other ages?

•	Any stats about the cost to the NHS across the UK or economic impact of treating and managing older age groups’ eye health?

##Response

A copy of the information is attached. 

We have provided you with a breakdown of the number of sight tests carried out from April 2021 to March 2022. 

Please note, the NHSBSA does not hold statistics about the economic impact of treating and managing older age groups’ eye health, or recent statistics on the prevalence of sight loss in the UK among older people.

##Data Queries

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data please contact dataandinsightsupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk / nhsbsa.foirequests@nhs.net 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 nhsbsa.communicationsteam@nhs.net. 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 2022” 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: Health Records department
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01839

#Request#
Provide legal representatives details.


#Response#


All data as of 3 April 2024. 
 
The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme has procured a contract with Capsticks LLP for the provision of legal services. 
 
Capsticks LLP is not involved in the medical assessment of claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.  
 
Each claim is looked at by an independent, third-party medical assessor. For more information about the claims process, visit: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/vaccine-damage-payment-scheme-vdps-claim-process 
 


Tags: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01869

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Please could you send details of interview questions & assessment questions/tests for HR Manager/HR Business Partner/Workforce Business Partner level for the past 2 years.

Your request was received on 15 April 2024 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

##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 NHSBSA have not recruited any of these roles within the last 2 years.

For information, the job titles listed were last recruited: 

HR Manager – approximately 5 years ago

HR Business Partner – approximately 3 years ago

Workforce Business Partner – No role with this job title exists within NHSBSA


Tags: Jobs
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01848

#Request#
I am looking to see how much the NHS pays companies for specific items of Gluten Free food which it provides patients on prescription. Food items including but not limited to Genius white bread, Juvela cereal, Juvela pasta. What do the companies charge the NHS to provide this food.

#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 NHS England or Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL) 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/ 
 
Supply Chain Coordination Limited 
Equinox House 
City Link 
Nottingham 
NG2 4LA  
Email: foi@supplychain.nhs.uk 


Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01829

#Request#
Can you provide data on English and/or UK spend (in £GBP) on the following branded medicines for the last full year for which data is available (stating year): Revolade (eltrombopag),Cerdelga (eliglustat), Vyndaqel (tafamidis), Opsumit (macitentan), Ocaliva (obeticholic acid), Uptravi (selexipag), Esbriet (pirfenidone), Kalydeco (ivacaftor), Adempas (riociguat) 



#Response#
Under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The net ingredient cost (NIC) is available at chemical substance and product level from the following web links. The files can be filtered by product name to locate the information you require: 
 
Prescription cost analysis (PCA) for the calendar year 2023: 
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-annual-statistics
 
PCA for the latest 12 months Jan 23 - Jan 24. For this you will need to extract each month separately 
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-monthly-data
  
The English prescribing dataset (EPD) contains information on prescriptions issued in England that have been dispensed in England, Wales, Scotland, Guernsey, Alderney, Jersey, and the Isle of Man.  
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-prescribing-data-epd
 


Tags: NHS Prescriptions
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01791

#Request#
could you please provide me with information relating to version control of the VDPS claim form below: I would like to know all changes made to this form and the instructions with it from November 2021 onwards. 
 
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme application form - U16 and UMOA (V2.6) 11.2023 

#Response#
A copy of the information is attached. 
 
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) took over the administration of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) from the Department for Work and Pensions on 1 November 2021. 
 
The claim form for the VDPS was transferred to us from DWP. We updated this claim form with NHSBSA branding. 
 
In March 2023 we separated the claimant journey by creating three claim forms: 
 
1.	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme - self-claimant 
 
2.	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme - on behalf of someone who has died 
 
3.	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme - on behalf of someone under 16 (U16) or unable to manage their own affairs (UMOA) 
 
Three versions of the ‘Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme – U16 and UMOA’ claim form have been made available on our website: 
 
1.	'Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme - U16 and UMOA (V1) 03.2023'. 
 
2.	'Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme - U16 and UMOA (V2) 05.2023' was created because of a change to the VDPS's email address. 
 
3.	'Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme - U16 and UMOA (V2.6) 11.2023' was created because additional information had to be added to the form. This included more information about power of attorney, instructional information to support with completion of the form, information about how we communicate with claimants, and additional information about consent. 
 
The claim forms are named based on the following: [file name] [version number] [month and year created]. 


Tags: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01794

#Request#
I would like two pieces of information please: 
 
1/ What is the total number of claims to date made to VDPS specifically relating to COVID vaccinations? 
2/ How many of the above claims have so far been resolved? 

#Response#
All data as of 8 March 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 for questions 1 and 2 relate to COVID-19 vaccines.   
 
Question 1 
 
10,546 claims relating to COVID-19 have been received by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). 
 
Question 2 
 
4,228 claimants have been notified of an outcome and a further 412 did not meet the eligibility criteria for medical assessment in accordance with the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.  


Tags: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01773

##Request

Are there any cases of Motor Neurone Disease associated with COVID vaccinations at present?

##Response

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is not responsible for capturing data about suspected side effects to medicines or vaccines. The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) collects this data through their Yellow Card reporting site. 
 
However, we do administrate the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). The VDPS provides a one-off tax-free payment to successful applicants where, on very rare occasions and on the balance of probabilities, a vaccine has been assessed to have caused severe disablement.
 
All data as of 15 February 2024. All data relates to VDPS claims received by the NHSBSA and those transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 1 November 2021. 

Each claim is assessed on a case-by-case basis by an independent medical assessor.

At the medical assessment stage, the independent medical assessor provides a description of the assessed conditions they have been able to identify from the claimant's medical records.

Where a claim relates to a COVID-19 vaccine, no claimants have been notified they are entitled to a Vaccine Damage Payment where Motor Neurone Disease is a listed condition.

The MHRA can be contacted at:

Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom

Telephone: 020 3080 6000
Email: info@mhra.gov.uk
Web https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-mhra

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=01773



Tags: Vaccine Damage Payments
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log