AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FOI-01200

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

The qualifications of the independent assessor 

Your request was received on 18 May 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

##Response 

I am writing to advise you that I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority. This is because this is because this managed by the independent medical assessor supplier. 

All claims are assessed on a case-by-case basis by an independent medical assessor. Medical assessors are General Medical Council (GMC) registered doctors with a license to practise and at least 5 years' experience.   

##Data Queries 

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data please contact nhsbsa.foirequests@nhs.net 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: VDPS, Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01148

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, which I received on 2 May 2023 for information about the following:

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.
Powered and Non-Powered Wheelchairs, Specialist Seating and Associated Repairs:
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/N...
The details we require are:

1. Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

2. Usage Figures for Lot No's. 1 to 15

##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.

However it is possible that Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL) may hold some or all of the information you require. 

They can be contacted at:
 
Supply Chain Coordination Limited

Equinox House

City Link

Nottingham, NG2 4LA 

Email: foi@supplychain.nhs.uk 

Tags: No information held
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01145

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

‘Please can I repeat my FOI request [15917] set out below but adding in new data also covering the years 2020-21, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023?’ 

Your request was received on 28 April 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

##Response 

##Years 2020-2022 

Under Section 21 of the Act, 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 from web link: 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-25528 

##Year 2022-2023 

Please note this data is not yet complete and will not be available until later in the year. 

##Data Queries 

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data please contact nhsbsa.foirequests@nhs.net 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 nhsbsa.communicationsteam@nhs.net. 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 2022” 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. 

Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01140

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

I am currently running a survey about printing within the public sector to get an understanding of the attitudes towards print, the types of technology used, and also any trends in ownership of print.  I am making the following Freedom of Information Request to gather the relevant data.

1. How many employees do you have? 

2. How many printers (A4, A3 single function or multi-function) do you have?

3. How many print servers do you have?

4. Do you use any print management software (Equitrac, SafeQ, PaperCut, PrinterLogic etc)?

5. If so, which do you use?

6. Who supplies your printers and print management software?

7.  What is the job title of the person responsible for printers within your organization?

Your request was received on 27th April and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  
  
##Response

1. We have approximately 4300 members of staff
2. We have 68 printers

3. We have 3 printer servers managed by the BSA

4. Yes, we do use Print Management software

5. We use Equitrac

6. Xerox

7. Infrastructure Manager/IT User Services Manager

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:  
  
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01140  
  
##Data Queries 

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data please contact nhsbsa.foirequests@nhs.net 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 nhsbsa.communicationsteam@nhs.net. 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: IT
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01138

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 
 
To whom it may concern,
I would be grateful if you could send us information regarding the development of the MyESR mobile device application. In particular, please provide details of initial specifications and quote provided by the developer, a development timeline and details of the individuals (along with relevant qualifications) involved in reviewing the completed app and subsequent release of funding.

Your request was received on 26th April 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
 
##Response 
  
The MyESR App was developed in house by the NHSBSA ESR team.
The specification was:

* to configure an App, using a no-code App builder tool, that provides URL links only to the ESR Portal application.
* The URL links were to be contained within a Mobile App that can be downloaded via a user's device App Store. 
The ESR App was not tied to a development timeline. Using the configuration software, the development was Agile.
Please be aware that I have not released full details of the staff involved in the development and their qualifications, as this information falls under the exemption in Section 40 40 subsections 2 and 3A (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 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 staff.

Please click the below web link to see the exemption in full.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/40 
 
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: ESR, software
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01586

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Following receipt of my FOI request 9995 received in October 2023 I would like to request the same information for the period July 2023 to September 2023 by month.

Your request was received on 5 December 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

##Summary of Response

Under Section 21 of the Act, 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 from web link

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01537 

The below paragraph in the response explains how to filter the data to the requested criteria:
 
"For data for items dispensed in Appliance contractors filter the column AC_FLAG to where it says "AC". This matches the criteria of the previous request FOI01228, for all dispensing in English Appliance Contractors."

Year_month will also have to be filtered as the time period for FOI-01537 is April 2023 to September 2023.


Tags: Reasonably Available
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01121

#Request

_Thank you for responding to my previous FOI request ID 25502 (at https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-25502). Could I please request an update on this to cover any additional months for which data is available i.e. GP CPCS figures from April 2022 up to the most recent month for which data is available._

##Response

A copy of the information is attached.

GP CPCS referrals by month

##Data Source

The data source was the NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse.

##Time Period	

April 2022 to February 2023 inclusive

##Organisation Data
	
Column header disp_code provides the dispenser code.  We do not hold the Prescriber code but do hold the GP name, address and Post Code which are given as we hold them.

##Request_count

The number of requests in month, not the number of unique patients. This data has been calculated using our current methodology for counting referrals based on the data as it is received. 

Since this is GP CPCS only, no items were supplied as a result of these referrals.

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01121

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data, please contact foidata@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 nhsbsa.communicationsteam@nhs.net. 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 Information Services Data Warehouse, NHSBSA Copyright 2022”, 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: GP CPCS, NHS Prescription Services
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01103

##Request

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 
 
Hello, thank you for fulfilling my previous request (number 11591) Could I please request the same data, but for any newer months for which data is available? i.e. December 2022 and January 2023 
 
Your request was received on 17 April 2023 and has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
 
##Response 
 
A copy of the information is attached. 
 
NHS Prescription Services process prescriptions for Pharmacy Contractors, Appliance Contractors, Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration with information then used to make payments to pharmacists and appliance contractors in England for prescriptions dispensed in primary care settings (other arrangements are in place for making payments to Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration). This involves processing over 1 billion prescription items and payments totalling over £9 billion each year. The information gathered from this process is then used to provide information on costs and trends in prescribing in England and Wales to over 25,000 registered NHS and Department of Health and Social Care users. 
 
Data source  
Source System - ISP (National MIS Files) 
 
Time period  
December 2022, January 2023, February 2023 
 
The month refers to the month of the report. Please note Appliance Contractors data within the MIS Report shows data for the following month. (E.g. MIS Report for December 2022 will show January 2023 Appliance Contractor data). 
 
This dataset 
FOI 01103 has 6 files –December 2022, January 2023 & February 2023 MIS Pharmacy and December 2022, January 2023 & February 2023 MIS Appliance Contractor. 
 
This report consists of a management information file detailing monthly Community Pharmacy and Appliance Payments by type of payment and contractor account. Payments include all drug costs, fees, patient charges, locally authorised payments, etc. Other details such as the numbers of items dispensed, patient’s charges collected are also included. 
 
The management information file reflects the contractor's payment and prescription data associated with the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) structure at the relevant payment date. 
 
The data contained within the files can be interpreted correctly by using the ‘MIS Glossary’ available under ‘Management Information Spreadsheet (MIS) Report’ at https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-services-portal-isp/isp-report-information . 
 
Disclosure Control 
The data in columns METHADONE PAYMT and ADD FEE-2E within the Pharmacy dataset have been removed following Information Governance policy. 

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at: 
 
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01103  

Tags: NHS Prescriptions, Pharmacy Contractors
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01160

In response to your request for information about the following: 

Q1. A copy of all relevant privacy notices and Data Protection Impact Assessments relating to your activities in sending 'enquiry letters' such as your letter dated 13 April 2023; 

Q2. A detailed explanation of NHSBSA's purported authority to issue Penalty Charge Notices to individuals in the absence of any credible evidence of wrongdoing;  

Q3. Details of the controls, processes and procedures that NHSBSA has in place to check and confirm the accuracy of the information on which it relies when making allegations such as those set out in the letter (including copies of any documents where such controls, processes and procedures are in writing); and  

Q4. A copy of any and all terms and conditions, contracts, policies and other documents that govern the relationship between NHSBSA and the third party or parties that may have provided you with the false information that prompted you to make the Allegations.  

##Response 

Question 1 

Under Section 21 of the Act, 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 from web link https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/our-policies/privacy  

Question 2 and 4 

Enquiry letters and PCNs are issued in line with The National Health Service (Penalty Charge) Regulations 1999 which can be found at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2794/contents/made 

Question 3 

When a prescription is received which has been signed as the patient being exempt from prescription charges a data matching exercise is instigated. If no exemption is found through this search / exercise for that patient an enquiry letter is issued to the patient which invites them to contact us to confirm the exemption, they have in place.  

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at: 
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01160  

Tags: Penalty Charges
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01094

##Request

Could I please request an updated list of Pharmacy Contractors that are indicated as Distance Selling on your database.

##Response
A copy of the information is attached.

NHSBSA	

NHS Prescription Services process prescriptions for Pharmacy Contractors, Appliance Contractors, Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration with information then used to make payments to pharmacists and appliance contractors in England for prescriptions dispensed in primary care settings (other arrangements are in place for making payments to Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration). This involves processing over 1 billion prescription items and payments totalling over £9 billion each year. The information gathered from this process is then used to provide information on costs and trends in prescribing in England and Wales to over 25,000 registered NHS and Department of Health and Social Care users.
	
Data Source	

NHSBSA MDR organisation data base	

Time Period	

Current as of 02/05/2023
	
Organisation Data
	
The data shows a list of Open (active) pharmacies indicated as distance selling (DSP) on MDR.

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01094



Tags: Distance selling, NHS Prescriptions, Pharmacy Contractors
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
FOI-01116

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, which I received on 19 April 2023 for information about the following:

I require the following information from the time period of Jan 2022 till the latest date available. Please provide it to me at the earliest.

•	Name of all private hospitals in the UK

•	Address & postcode of private hospital

•	If part of a private healthcare group e.g. Nuffield , Bupa etc

•	Main hospital phone number

•	Pharmacy email or phone number (if available)

•	No of specials ordered

##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. However, it is possible that the Care Quality Commission may hold some or all of this information. They can be contacted at:

Information Access

Legal Services & Information Rights 

Care Quality Commission 

Citygate 

Gallowgate 

Newcastle upon Tyne 

NE1 4PA

email: information.access@cqc.org.uk 

Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log