Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

‘Could you please advise on the total number of claims received in respect of Covid-19 vaccine (including Covid-19 booster).

Could confirm the total number of claims approved in respect of the above claims

Please provide the information in the form of a txt message or spreadsheet.’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 12 July 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

Our response

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.

The NHSBSA actively publishes information on COVID-19 vaccine claims on the Open Data Portal.

You can find the Open Data Portal here:
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/vdps-covid-19

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

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 2025” 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.

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