Chris Seeks VDPS Medical Report Wait Times

WQ VDPS 11SEP23

Chris Seeks VDPS Medical Report Wait Times

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Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, of the claims made to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to covid-19 vaccinations, how many requests for medical documents have been made as of 6 September 2023; and, of those requests, how many have been outstanding for more than three months.

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Maria Caulfield The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

Data up to 6 September 2023 is not currently available. As of 1 September 2023, the NHS Business Services Authority is awaiting the provision of medical records for 2,706 COVID-19 related claims. Of these cases, 1784 claims have been outstanding for over three months.

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