Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

How many S2 approved applications were sent by NHSBSA to patients. Across the UK and in Scotland between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023.

Your request was received on 30th September 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 note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at: 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01460

Data Queries 

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