Request

• Details of all cases that have been paid where Pulmonary Embolus has been caused. (with redaction in line with GDPR)

• Details of cases involving immune thrombocytopemia claims (with redaction in line with GDPR)

• Details of cases resulting in a immune response to vaccine (with redaction in line with GDPR)

You subsequently clarified your request as follows:

This Freedom of Information request is a secondary request relating to payouts for the named conditions as a result of the Covid 19 vaccine that commenced in 2020/21.

I am only seeking details of those claims that DID receive a payout.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received clarified your request on 23 October 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.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

All data as of 30 September 2024. All data relates to claims received by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and those transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 1 November 2021. All figures provided for questions 1 to 3 relate to COVID-19 vaccines.

Fewer than five

Please be aware that I have decided not to release the full details where the total number of patients falls below five. This is because the patients 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 claimant 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 claimant.  

Please click the below web link to see the exemption in full.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/40

Breach of Patient confidentiality

Please note that the identification of claimants is also a breach of the common law duty of confidence. A claimant who has been identified could make a claim against the NHSBSA for the disclosure of the confidential information.  

The information requested is therefore being withheld as it falls under the exemption in section 41(1) ‘Information provided in confidence’ of the Freedom of Information Act.  

Please click the below web link to see the exemption in full.  

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/41

The claimant can tell us what happened after vaccination on the claim form. At the medical assessment stage, the independent medical assessor provides a description of the assessed conditions they have been able to identify from the claimant's medical records. This can sometimes be a mixture of conditions. The condition recorded against each claim may therefore be different to the condition initially stated by the claimant on their original claim form.

All data provided relates to the conditions listed by the independent medical assessor in the assessment report.

Question 1 - Details of all cases that have been paid where Pulmonary Embolus has been caused. (with redaction in line with GDPR)

Fewer than five claimants have received a Vaccine Damage Payment where the medical assessment report contains the search term ‘pulmonary embolus’.

Question 2 - Details of cases involving immune thrombocytopemia claims (with redaction in line with GDPR)

Five claimants have received a Vaccine Damage Payment where the medical assessment report contains the search term ‘immune thrombocytopenia’.

Question 3 - Details of cases resulting in a immune response to vaccine (with redaction in line with GDPR)

Fewer than five claimants have received a Vaccine Damage Payment where the medical assessment report contains the search term ‘immune response’.

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 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.