AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-03176

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘Please tell me how many HC2 were issued in 2024.</i></p>

<p><i>Please tell me what data is kept of the numbers of each nationality with HC2.’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 10 September 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.

##Question 1 - Please tell me how many HC2 were issued in 2024. 

154,864 

##Question 2 - Please tell me what data is kept of the numbers of each nationality with HC2. 

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. 

When applying for an HC1 form, applicants are not required to provide their nationality. 

##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: HC2
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03134

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘I am writing to request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 all guidance, correspondence, or communications issued by NHS England between 1 June and 1 November 2018 concerning cannabis-based medicinal products. Specifically, I seek documents directed to NHS Trusts or clinicians regarding:</i></p>

<p><i>The Government Expert Panel on Cannabis-Based Products for Medicinal Use in Humans</i></p>

<p><i>Application procedures for unlicensed cannabis-based medicines</i></p>

<p><i>Requirements for Trust-level governance or internal policies prior to submission</i></p>

<p><i>Any advice to defer commentary or applications during this period</i></p>

<p><i>This request is made in light of DHSC’s recent FOI response (Ref: FOI-1623511), which indicated that NHS England may hold relevant guidance not retained by DHSC.’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 29 August 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##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 NHS England 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/  

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.  

More information can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/  

Tags: Cannabis, NHS England
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03125

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.</i></p>

<p><i>The purpose of this request is to gather data on the number of children referred to weight management services.</i></p>

<p><i>Please provide the following information for your ICB area for the period 1 January 2024 to the most recent month available in 2025 (up to and including August 2025 if held):</i></p>

<p><i>The number of children and young people (under 18) referred to specialist (Tier 3) paediatric weight management services commissioned by your ICB.</i></p>

<p><i>If held, the number of referrals into other NHS-commissioned lifestyle/prevention services for children, such as diabetes prevention or healthy lifestyle pathways.</i></p>

<p><i>If available, a breakdown by age group (e.g. 0–4, 5–10, 11–15, 16–17).’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 29 August 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##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 

The NHSBSA is an Arm’s Length Body of the NHS providing back office support. We are not an ICB. You will need to contact each ICB individually to receive the information you require. 

Tags: Weight management services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03011

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

##Request
<i>
Is it possible under freedom of information request to ask how many substitute pensions have been completed and how many remain to be done as I retired over 3 years ago now and still have not had my pension revised as per McCleod . 
</i><br><br>
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 17 July 2025. 

We requested clarification on 24 July 2025:<br><br>
<i>
I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. This is because we need further details from you in order to identify and locate the information. 
 
Therefore I would be grateful if you could answer the below queries. 
 
1. Please can you confirm the date that you want this information from. 
 
2. Please can you confirm if you are interested in in all substitute awards in the period, or only McCloud related sub awards. 
</i><br><br>
You responded on 18 August 2025 with the below:<br><br>
<i>
1) From April 1  2024

2) McCloud please
</i><br><br>
We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).  

##Our response

As of 21 August 2025, 1,328 members have had their McCloud Immediate Choice enacted, and revised award implemented. This is out of 394,289 members requiring an Immediate Choice, which means 392,961 remain.

##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: McCloud, NHS Pension Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03084

##Request##
<p><i>Ill health retired nhs pensioners who came out of retirement to assist in the covid 19 pandemic as employees then further down the line lost tier2 payment reduced to tier 1 and have to pay back tax owed.  

Date Range: 1 December 2020 – 31 December 2022 </i></p>

##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. 

 

<strong>Advice and assistance </strong>

 

We do hold information on the number of staff who claimed their award under ‘Ill Health’ Tier 2 in a specific pension year and subsequently received a Tier 1 Ill Health award. However, the information does not necessarily indicate the reason the individual returned to work. Therefore, it cannot be determined whether their return was to assist during the COVID period.  

 

Please find the below links to helpful sites regarding returning to work after ill health retirement. 

 

Returning to work after ill health retirement is mentioned on this page and directs to the re-employment webpage - https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/member-hub/applying-ill-health-pension-benefits  

 

You can find the ‘Returning to work following ill health retirement’ factsheet on this page - https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensioner-hub/re-employment  

Tags: Ill health retirement, NHS Pensions, Tier 2 Payment
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03184

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘I would like to find out how many patients were admitted into UK hospitals with viral infections in one year. Also, how many patients contracted airborne viruses whilst being in hospital’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 15 September 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##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 

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 

PO Box 16738 

Redditch 

B97 9PT 

Telephone 0300 311 22 33 

Email: <a href=mailto:england.contactus@nhs.net>england.contactus@nhs.net</a>   

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.  

More information can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ 

Tags: NHS England, Viral Infections
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03063

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  <p>Thank you for your request for information about the following:</p>

  <p><strong>Request</strong></p>

  <p><em>I am wondering if you might be able to help me. I am in the middle of trying to think of improved ways for patients to access NHS dental services and the information, it’s not an easy task on your website is probably the main portal for people to seek information. I am not entirely sure how big an issue this is and I thought one of the interesting things would be how the public users the NHS find a dentist platform. I would be really interested in any data that you have in terms of Daily user statistics for the platform and also potentially broken down by region searched or any other kind of data you may have in regards to this. I’m working in the north east of England and I’m really interested in trying to support the information available to patients and any kind of data for my write up would be useful.</em></p>

  <p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 7 August 2025.</p>

  <p>We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).</p>

  <p><strong>Our response</strong></p>

  <p>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.</p>

  <p><strong>Advice and Assistance</strong></p>

  <p>Having reviewed your request, the website https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist/ is managed by NHS England. I believe that it is possible that NHS England may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:</p>

  <p>
    NHS England<br>
    PO Box 16738<br>
    Redditch<br>
    B97 9PT<br>
    Telephone: 0300 311 22 33<br>
    Email: <a href="mailto:england.contactus@nhs.net">england.contactus@nhs.net</a><br>
    Web: http://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/
  </p>

  <p>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.<br>
  More information can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/</p>
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Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03071

<p><strong>Thank you for your request for information about the following:</strong></p>

<p><strong><em>Request</em></strong></p>

<p><em>For each complete year, from January 2019, and year to date, please could you list the number of penalty charges arising from pharmacies where the postcode of the pharmacy is in the 'WF10', 'WF6', 'WF8' or 'WF11' postcode areas, broken down by individual pharmacy.</em></p>

<p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 11 August 2025.</p>

<p>We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).</p>

<p><strong>Our response</strong></p>

<p>I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.</p>

<p><strong>Data Queries</strong></p>

<p>Please contact <a href="mailto:foirequests@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.</p>

<p><strong>Reusing the data and copyright</strong></p>

<p>If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href="mailto:communicationsteam@nhs.uk">communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.</p>

<p>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:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/</a></p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>


Tags: Penalty Charge Notice
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03091

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘clarification on the contractual terms between NHSBSA and Boots Pharmacy'</i></p>

##[On 25 August 2025 you clarified your request as follows] 

<p><i>‘I am interested in understanding the contractual terms under which Boots the Chemist receive payments from the NHS or the Government. Please provide this information in general terms, rather than detailed, clause-by-clause specifics.’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 5 August 2025, with clarification received on 25 August 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our response 

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 

PO Box 16738 

Redditch 

B97 9PT 

Telephone 0300 311 22 33 

Email: <a href=mailto:england.contactus@nhs.net>england.contactus@nhs.net</a>

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.  

More information can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ 

Tags: Boots, Boots Pharmacy, DHSC
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03055

<p>I am writing to confirm that I have now completed my search for the information which you requested.</p>

<p><strong>Request</strong></p>

<p>You asked us:</p>

<p><em>I would like to request data on the use of biologic medications across the NHS, specifically:</em></p>

<ul>
    <li><em>The name of the biologic drug used</em></li>
    <li><em>The quantity used or prescribed</em></li>
    <li><em>The period (monthly or quarterly, if possible)</em></li>
    <li><em>The location, ideally at the level of GP practice or hospital trust</em></li>
</ul>

<p><em>I would be grateful if this data could be provided for the last three years, from 2023 to the present, or the most recent available period.</em></p>

<p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 6 August 2025.</p>

<p>We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.</p>

<p><strong>Our response</strong></p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>We can confirm that the information you are seeking is publicly available via the English Prescribing Dataset (EPD), which is published monthly by NHS England and can be accessed through the Open Data Portal:</p>

<p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-prescribing-data-epd">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-prescribing-data-epd
</a></p>

<p>The EPD provides:</p>

<ul>
    <li>The name of the drug (chemical substance or presentation)</li>
    <li>The quantity prescribed</li>
    <li>A monthly breakdown</li>
    <li>Data at the GP practice level</li>
</ul>

<p>This dataset covers the period from 2023 to the present and meets the criteria outlined in your request.</p>

<p>Regarding your query about identifying biologic medications within the dataset: we do not hold a definitive list or classification of what constitutes a biologic medicine. To extract relevant data, you would need to filter the dataset by the specific chemical substances or presentations you are interested in. If you have a list of biologic drugs, you can use that to filter the EPD accordingly.</p>

<p>Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - 
<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21">www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21
</a></p>


Tags: NHS Prescription Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03077

##Request##
<p><i>Can you please provide me with details of approved indications of all medicines and medical devices in England. 
 
Ideally the data should include BNF code, SNOMED code, BNF presentation name and text of the approved indications of the medicine / medical device.</i></p>

##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. 

The following link includes all of the BNF and SNOMED codes that we hold: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/prescription-data/understanding-our-data/bnf-snomed-mapping

However, we do not maintain an indications dataset and therefore we are unable to provide a link between drug codes and clinical indicators.

<strong>Advice and Assistance</strong>

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

National Insitute for Health and Care Excellence
3rd Floor
3 Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BN
Email: nice@nice.org.uk   
Web: https://www.nice.org.uk/freedom-of-information 


Tags: BNF Code, BNF Presentation, SNOMED CODE
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-03106

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  <p><em>I am writing to request the following information:</em></p>

  <p><em>Please could you confirm the number of basic rate, higher rate, and additional rate taxpayers who are part of the NHS pension scheme, who are currently still working and accumulating their pensions for the latest tax year? Please could this include the total number of members.</em></p>

  <p><em>Please could this be presented in a table format, such as the below:</em></p>

  <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
    <tr>
      <td><em>Basic rate taxpayers</em></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><em>Higher rate taxpayers</em></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><em>Additional rate taxpayers</em></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><em>Total</em></td>
    </tr>
  </table>

  <p><em>Any additional information or breakdown that you feel are relevant would also be useful.</em></p>

  <p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request Wednesday 20 August 2025</p>

  <p>We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).</p>

  <p><strong>Our response</strong></p>

  <p>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.</p>

  <p><strong>Advice and assistance</strong></p>

  <p>While employers may be aware of their employees’ tax brackets, NHS Pensions does not hold payroll information. Our records only reflect pensionable pay — the earnings on which pension contributions are calculated — which is not the same as taxable earnings.</p>

  <p>As such, we are unable to provide details about a member’s overall earnings or tax position. This information falls outside the scope of what NHS Pensions maintains.</p>

  <p><strong>Publishing this response</strong></p>

  <p>Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:</p>

  <p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03106">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03106</a></p>

  <p>Your personal details will be removed from the published response.</p>

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Tags: NHS Pension Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log