AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-03550

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

##Request

_I am wanting to find out the number of medical oncology consultant jobs which have been advertised on the NHS jobs website over the past 12 months. Ideally this would also include locations. If this is possible it would be very much appreciated._

##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.

__Search terms__

__Date range:__ 01/01/2025 to 12/01/2026

__Job title:__ is ‘medical oncology consultant’ or similar

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 ICBs (including the ones provided in the data) can be found at the below web link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/

__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: “NHS Jobs, NHSBSA Copyright 2026” 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 jobs, medical oncology consultant
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03549

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

##Request

_Please can you provide dispensed item figures for a pharmacy that ceased trading in 2024._

_The ODS code was FM796 and I would like to see FP10 dispensed items for the period 1/1/22 to 30/6/24._  

_Pharmacy was trading as Estuary View Pharmacy, 25 Boorman Way, Whitstable, Kent CT6 3SE_

##Response

Under FOIA Section 21, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.  

Dispensing data is publicly available via our Open Data Portal, where monthly datasets are published containing the volume of activity for all dispensing pharmacy and appliance contractors in England. 

You can access this information at the following link: 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/pharmacy-and-appliance-contractor-dispensing-data  

Please note that in 2019, the pharmacy’s ODS code changed from FM796 to FL393.  

The pharmacy’s details are recorded as: 

Estuary View Pharmacy 

25 Boorman Way 

Whitstable 

Kent 

CT5 3SE 

Tags: NHS Prescription Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03555

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

##Request

_Hi, I'm not familiar with the potential sources of data you may have for this request so please redirect me or provide guidance if required.   The data I'd like is captured in the NHS App so I hope that you have access to national level raw data. I am interested in how standardised blood tests are across the NHS.  Could you provide in Excel or CSV format a list of all Labs that perform blood tests for the NHS with their corresponding ICB/ICS?  and in a third column the reference range they use for Normal Testosterone in males, e.g. my locality is 6.7 nmol/L - 25.7 nmol/L  4th column number of tests in the last 12 months?  5th column number below their defined normal range, 6th column number below 12 nmol/L.  I also noticed that my local lab changed its reference range over the last few years (used to be 10.0 nmol/L - 38.0 nmol/L) , I don't know if the ranges are age dependent so if that is the case, please adjust the data to include age ranges as an additional column.  New area of Interest for me so I'd appreciate any guidance or direction_

##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__

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/

Following the announcement on 13 March 2025 regarding the disbanding of NHS England, please be assured that at this time they can be contacted for information as normal.


Tags: blood test
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03266

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

##Request

_Please provide the contract and all schedules for the Future NHS Workforce Solution (including Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Services) awarded to Infosys by NHSBSA. To help you locate the records: Find-a-Tender notice 2022/S 000-023129 (OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032866), award announced 14 October 2025._

##Response

Under Section 21 of 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 on the following weblink:  

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b821bbaf-a658-406c-85cc-827f073b5086?origin=SearchResults&p=1

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21 

Tags: Future NHS Workforce Solution
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03553

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

##Request

_Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request the following information relating to all General Dental Services (GDS) and Personal Dental Services (PDS) contracts managed across all Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in England for the financial year 2024/2025:_ 

_For each NHS dental contract in England during the above financial year, please provide:_

_1. The name and full address of each contract holder (provider)._ 

_2. The total annual contract value (£) for each contract in 2024/2025._ 

_3. The number of UDAs and/or UOAs commissioned per contract._ 

_4. The UDA or UOA rate (£) (i.e. the effective price per unit)._ 

_5. The number of UDAs and/or UOAs delivered per contract in 2024/2025._ 

_6. The value of any clawback (£) (performance recovery) applied by the ICBs or NHS England in respect of underperformance._ 

_If possible, please supply the information in a structured, machine-readable format such as CSV or Excel spreadsheet._

_If it is helpful to do so, please feel free to supply this data by region or by ICB (i.e., a separate sheet per ICB or region). Please include both GDS and PDS contracts where applicable._

_Should any part of this request require clarification, or if the information is already available in full or in part via a public dataset, please do not hesitate to inform me._

##Response

We can confirm that we hold the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached. 

This information is provided across two spreadsheets: 
 
•	FOI_03553_FINAL 

•	FOI_03553_DATA_DICTIONARY_FINAL 

__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 2026” 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 Dental Services, Personal Dental Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03582

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

##Request

_I want to request Information under the Freedom of Information Act, regarding the prescription rates of antidepressants across Care Homes in England over the past five calendar years._
 
_Specifically, I am requesting the following information for each Care Home in England:_
 
•	_The number of patients prescribed antidepressants in each of the calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024_
 
•	_The total number of patients at each home in each of those years_
 
•	_The Care Quality Commission location ID for each of the homes_  
 
_Please provide the information in a data file, preferably in CSV format. 
If my request is too broad or unclear, I would appreciate your guidance on how to refine it._

##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 collect or process information that identifies prescriptions or patients at any specific care home. 
 
Some high-level analysis relating to estimated national prescribing to care home patients aged 65 years and over, including antidepressants, is publicly available at: 
 
__Estimated prescribing patterns for care home patients aged 65 years and over__ 
 
https://nhsbsa-data-analytics.shinyapps.io/estimated-prescribing-patterns-for-care-home-patients/  
 
This publication provides aggregated national insights but does not contain data broken down by individual care home or CQC location. 


Tags: Antidepressants, care home
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03382

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<i>The lady I spoke with on the phone said to me that this has happened to a lot of people, because the move from the old system to universal credits, means that the threshold lowers and you are not formally made aware  

Who else has this happened to? With the freedom of information act, I am sure we can look into this and find out how many other people have been put through this unnecessary trauma. </i>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 15 November 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 

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) may hold some or all of the information you require.  

They can be contacted at: 

Freedom of Information requests <br>
Department for Work and Pensions <br>
Caxton House <br>
Tothill Street <br>
London <br>
SW1H 9NA 

Email: <a href="mailto: freedom-of-information-request@dwp.gov.uk  ">freedom-of-information-request@dwp.gov.uk  </a>

Tags: DWP, PECS, Prescription Exemptions, Universal credit
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-02157

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

Request 

1.	In the last five years [Between April 6 - April 5 2019/2020, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24] How many PCNs have been issued to people claiming free prescriptions or dental treatment they were not entitled to? Broken down by year. 

a.	What is the monetary value of those fines? Broken down by year. 

b) Of these, what is the monetary value of the amount that was recovered? Broken down by year. 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on Thursday 15 August 2024.  

We clarified your request regarding the formatting of the queries on Thursday 15 August 2024. You then replied and confirmed your request on Thursday 22 August 2024.  

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 and a copy of the information with notes explaining this is attached. 

Please read the notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 

•	The data is based on the 1 April - 31 March financial year for the periods of 2019/2020, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24. 

•	Prescription Exemption Checking Service (PECS) and Dental 
Exemption Checking Service (DECS) combined, the below doesn't ask for them to be separated. 

•	Value Issued includes all charge types, Prescription, Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and Standard Charge Notice (SCN) 

•	Value Recovered includes all charge types, Prescription, PCN and SCN 

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-02157 

Your personal details will be removed from the published response. 

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 2024” 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: Penalty Charges
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01811

#Request

_I am currently doing a project looking at the Healthy Start scheme. Would it please be possible to get the uptake percentages for each year since the scheme started?_

##Response

A copy of the information is attached. 

__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.

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 2024” 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: Healthy Start, uptake
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03437

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘I want to know how many complaints you have had regarding PPC and the HRT PPC since these products were first introduced’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 5 December 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our response 

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds some of the information you have requested. 

##Data prior to November 2017 

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.

##Data from 1 November 2017 to 10 December 2025 

We have received 6,304 Pre Payment Certificate (PPC) complaints. 

We have received 40 Hormone Replacement Therapy Pre Payment Certificate (HRT PPC) complaints.  

##Data Queries 

Please contact <a href=mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> 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 <a href=mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. 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: Complaints, HRT PPC, PPC
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01283

Thank you for your request for information about the following:  

Please provide information on the number and average age when general practitioners, hospital doctors and dentists claimed their pension on the basis of age, early retirement, and ill health. Please provide this information for each month from June 2022 to June 2023. 

Your request was received on 6th July and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  
  
##Response  

A copy of the information is attached.

Please be aware that I have decided not to release the full details where the total number of the staff members falls below five. This is because the members of staff 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. This is because it would breach the first data protection principle as: 

a) it is not fair to disclose staff members’ 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 members of staff. 
Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:  

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01283  

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.  

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 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: NHS Pension Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01790

##Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
Please provide your total spend on communications and public relations for the last three financial year's (20/21,21/22,22/23). For each year I would like a breakdown containing the following information:
• Spend on communications and public relations activities.
• Total number of communications and public relations employees.
• Total salary cost for all communications and public relations employees

##Response

A copy of the information is attached. 

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01790



Tags: Financial, spend on communications and public relations
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log