FOI-01873

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

‘Just trying to establish have filled a claim for the same side affects? And how many if any where awarded anything.’

Your request was received on 18 April 2024, and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

##Response

All data as of 30 April 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.We have searched our records for “nosebleeds” and “runny nose”.

All figures provided relate to COVID-19 vaccine claims.  

Fewer than five

Please be aware that I have decided not to release the full details where the total number of individuals falls below five. This is because the individuals could be identified, when combined with other information that may be in the public domain or reasonably available. This information falls under the exemption in section 40 subsections 2 and 3 (a) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This is because it would breach the first data protection principle as:  

a - it is not fair to disclose individual’s personal details to the world and is likely to cause damage or distress. 

b - these details are not of sufficient interest to the public to warrant an intrusion into the privacy of the individual.  
Please click the below web link to see the exemption in full.   
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/40

Question 1

The claimant can tell us what happened after vaccination on the claim form. 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. This can sometimes be a mixture of conditions. The condition recorded against each claim may therefore be different to the condition initially stated by the claimant on their original claim form. All data provided relates to the conditions listed by the independent medical assessor in the assessment report.

17 nosebleed claims have been received by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS).

Fewer than five runny nose claims have been received by the VDPS. Therefore, as detailed above in accordance with section 40 (2) and section 41 of FOIA we are unable to provide figures.

Question 2

No claimants with nosebleeds or runny noses listed by the independent medical assessorin their assessment reports have been notified that they are entitled to a Vaccine Damage Payment.

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01873 

Data Queries

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