AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-02551

##Request

 I am conducting research on the cost-effectiveness of schizophrenia treatment in the UK. I understand that NHS BSA holds prescribing and cost data for medications. I would like to request:
1.	Antipsychotic Medication Usage (ICD F20-29): 
o	The number of schizophrenia patients prescribed typical and atypical antipsychotics in the past 5 years.
o	Breakdown by medication type (if possible).
2.	Cost of Antipsychotic Medications for Schizophrenia (ICD F20-29): 
o	Total annual NHS expenditure on schizophrenia-related antipsychotic prescriptions.
o	Cost per patient (if available).
I appreciate your time and guidance on whether this data can be provided. Please let me know if the request needs refinement to comply with FOI regulations.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 28 January 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##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 at:

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/medicines-used-mental-health-england/medicines-used-mental-health-england-201516-202324

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

The relevant section to access the data can be found in the 'Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders summary tables' tab.
 
Searching under BNF Paragraph Name will pinpoint the Antipsychotic drugs.
 
There is calendar year, financial year and quarterly data available.
 
Both calendar and financial year data goes down to BNF Chemical Substance name for information on medications supplied.
 
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-02551

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.



Tags: NHS Prescriptions, schizophrenia treatment
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02491

##Request

What is the headcount (number) of staff employed in communications, marketing, press and public affairs in your organisation? 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 6 January 2025. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested.

NHSBSA employs 40.6 FTE staff in roles related to communications, marketing, press and public affairs.

##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: Communications
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02503

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

‘Under the FOI Act, I would like to request the two most recent pay settlements accepted by employees of your department. Please provide all pay grades and their respective salary bands, for 23/24 and 24/25.’ 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 8 January 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##Our 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 

Pay settlement decisions are not made by the NHSBSA, they are made at a national level. 

Information on pay scales can be found on the NHS Employers website provided below: 

##2024/25 

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425 

##2023/24 

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202324-archived 

Tags: Pay grades, Pay settlements
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02550

##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 November 2024 data.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 28 January 2025. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##Our 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 which you requested on 4 November 2024, 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.

Any further requests for information made by you before 5 February 2025 would be likely to be refused for the same reason as stated above. If you make no further requests until 5 February 2025 then the full 18 hours will be available to you from that date.

Tags: Appropriate Limit, Section 12
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02638

##Request

Under the freedom of information act could you please let me know the number of people who have received a  pcn who have migrated from legacy benefits to universal credit.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 5 March 2025. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

##Our 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

We do not hold any information regarding which individuals were previously on a legacy benefit then migrated to Universal Credit.

Tags: Penalty Charge Notice
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02534

##Request

‘With regards to FOI-02447, please see the following: I note you have stated that you cannot provide the figure for Tribunal cases which are on going before HMCTS but could you please provide the figure for the ad hoc legal advice you have referred to?’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 16 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 NHSBSA.

In our response to FOI-02447 we couldn’t specify how many Tribunal cases were part of the £50,608 cost between 1 November 2021 and 1 December 2024.  This was because it related to Tribunals which were ongoing with HM Courts and Tribunal Services as well as advice provided in relation to Tribunals on an ad hoc basis. 

You can view our response to FOI-02447 using the following link: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02447    

The invoices we receive are not broken down. We therefore cannot provide the figure for the ad hoc legal advice provided in relation to Tribunals because it is not held. 

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-02534 

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.



Tags: Legal advice, Vaccine Damage Payments
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02544

#Request

_How many members have retired who had a sessional contract in place before 2004 where standard sessions are 11, but actual sessions are 10. This would reflect a 10/11 contract. Please include those who transferred onto the 2003 contract in subsequent years._

_Please use the period of 01/04/2022 to 31/03/2023 and also 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2024._

_Of those members, how many had a full-time service awarded whilst on a 10/11 contract?_

_Of those members, how many had part-time service awarded whilst on a 10/11 contract?_

_Of those members where a contract of 10/11ths is present, how many have different service on their record to what was authorised at retirement._

##Response

The NHSBSA does hold the requested information; however, we estimate that the cost of compliance with the request would exceed the appropriate limit under section 12 of the FOIA. 

We estimate that the cost of complying with your request would exceed the non-central Government limit of £450. The limit has been specified in The Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3244/contents/made and represents the estimated cost of one person spending 18 hours in determining whether the NHSBSA holds the information, and locating, retrieving, extracting and checking the information. 
Please see the following calculations which sets out the estimated cost for compliance with this request:

568 member records would need to be manually interrogated at 10-15 minutes per case, this would involve reviewing the historical documents, employment histories and award information held on the file to ascertain if it meets the criteria, this would total Approximately 5680 – 8520 minutes.

Please see the following link to view the section 12 in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/12



Tags: nhs pensions, sessional contract
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02614

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

‘My advice is that under the Withdrawal Agreement Section 15 .3 an S1 was not due for cancellation until the five years had expired   

It appears that the S1 request is subjected to further rules and information requirement other than what is laid down in the Withdrawal Agreement signed by the British Government  

I therefore formally require Under The Freedom of Information Act the complete process and protocols being implemented under Section 15.’ 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 21 November 2024.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. 

##Our response 

The S1 certificate is a healthcare entitlement which is legislated by EC regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009. The relevant articles in the Withdrawal Agreement are contained in Title III “Coordination of Social Security Systems”.  

Article 15 of the Withdrawal Agreement covers “The right of permanent residence”. This article is not relevant to the healthcare related S1 certificate issued by the UK and relates to S2 certificates.  Therefore, no protocols or procedures are implemented by the NHSBSA Overseas Health Service (OHS) under Article 15.  

Information on EC regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009 can be found via the below links: 

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/883/contents 

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/987/contents 

Please see the below link for the relevant articles within the Withdrawal Agreement: 

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eut/withdrawal-agreement/part/TWO/title/III 

##Data Queries 

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 

##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: S1, Withdrawal agreement
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02598

##Request

Please supply procedure and complaints information. 

##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested 

This information is already available in the public domain and can be accessed at: 

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/contact-us/complaints

Please also find attached a copy of our complaints policy.

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-02598

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: EIBSS
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02561

##Request

What department pays for childrens eye tests and glasses vouchers? Can you share the details

##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested.

The department responsible for making payments for children’s eye tests and glasses vouchers is Primary Care Support England. 

https://pcse.england.nhs.uk/ 

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-02561 

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.


Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02626

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to obtain details about your workforce safety policies, particularly in relation to dealing with flooded roads and Ford Water Crossing
 
As Rufford Ford ( for example ) has now been closed due to safety concerns, I would like to request information regarding:
 
1) Workforce Policies on Water Crossings:
 
Does Field Staff have an official policy or guidelines regarding the use of water crossings ( RAMS ) for your employees?
 
If so, please provide copies of relevant policy documents, training materials, or risk assessments related to employees crossing fords or working in areas with water hazards.
 
2) Risk Assessments for crossing water in a vehicle.
 
Were any formal risk assessments conducted specifically for water crossings.
 
If available, please provide copies of such risk assessments, including those assessing potential hazards for field based staff.
 
3) Workforce Training & Safety Measures:
 
Are your employees, including maintenance or emergency response teams, given specific training on assessing the safety of water crossings?
 
If so, please provide details on what training is provided and any internal policies regarding vehicle use in flooded or hazardous conditions.
 
Were any concerns raised about NHS Drivers staff or contractors potentially being at risk while using the crossings.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 1 March 2025. 

We have handled your request under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004. 

##Our response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the NHSBSA hold no Risk Assessment for crossing a ford or water crossing for our sector of the business. Currently this is not something our staff require or are asked to do as part of their work day.

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-02626 

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.

Tags: HR
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02508

##Request

Under The Freedom of Information Act I would request then that you tell me how many sub awards have been sorted since April1st 2024 and now and how many are still to be sorted and I will do the maths myself. I look forward to your time limited response

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 10 January 2025. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

##Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested. All data as of 15 January 2025.

The volume of substitute awards completed since 1 April 2024 is 38,636.

The volume of substitute awards currently awaiting completion is 27,598.

##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: NHS Pension Scheme, Pensions awards
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log