FOI-03817

<p><span data-contrast="auto">Thank you for your request for information about&nbsp;the following:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">For the purposes of this request, a 'fit note' means a Statement of Fitness for Work issued by a GP under the current fit note system, as recorded in NHS primary care data systems. 'Consultation modality' means the recorded mode of the consultation at which the fit note was issued: face-to-face, telephone, video, or any other category recorded in NHS primary care systems.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Please provide aggregated management information already held by NHS England for the calendar years 2022 to the the most recent period for which data is compiled)</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">(1) The total number of fit notes issued, broken down by consultation modality and by the fit note outcome (fit for work, not fit for work, may be fit for work with adjustments).</span></em>&nbsp;<br /><em><span data-contrast="auto">(2) The total number of fit notes issued at consultations recorded as 'telephone' or 'video' where the consultation purpose recorded was solely or primarily the issuance of a fit note (i.e. where no other clinical action was recorded in the same consultation), if this field is available in NHS primary care data.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">If consultation modality at the time of fit note issuance is not a compiled management information field, please provide instead the total number of fit notes issued by outcome category for the period requested, and confirm whether modality data is held but not routinely compiled.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">I am requesting aggregate figures only and no information&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;any individual patient, GP, or practice.</span></em>&nbsp;<br /><em><span data-contrast="auto">Please treat each numbered question as severable and provide whatever information can be&nbsp;disclosed&nbsp;in relation to each question independently. Please provide the information in electronic format.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on&nbsp;8 May 2026</span><em><span data-contrast="none">.</span></em><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We have handled your request un</span><span data-contrast="auto">der the&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Our response</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am writing to&nbsp;advise&nbsp;you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have&nbsp;established&nbsp;that the information you requested is&nbsp;not held by the NHSBSA</span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Advice and&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">assistance</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Having reviewed your request, it&nbsp;appears that NHS England may hold some or&nbsp;all of&nbsp;the information you are&nbsp;seeking.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You can contact them using the details below:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">NHS England</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">PO Box 16738</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Telephone: 0300 311 22 33</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Email:&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:england.contactus@nhs.net"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">england.contactus@nhs.net</span></span></a><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Website:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">http://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/</span></span></a><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Following the announcement on 13 March 2025&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the disbanding of NHS England, please be assured that they can still be contacted for information in the usual way.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">NHS England also publishes data that may be relevant to your request. You may find the following resource helpful:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/fit-notes-issued-by-gp-practices"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Fit Notes Issued by GP Practices - NHS England Digital</span></span></a><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p>

Tags: Fit Note
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