Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Appeals
(asked on 12th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many independent medical assessors have decided claims made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in respect of adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines; whether such assessors are medically qualified; and whether their decisions in respect of claims have been overruled by reviewers in his Department.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
152 independent medical assessors have provided reports to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), who administer the scheme, relating to COVID-19 vaccine claims made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS).
All VDPS claims are medically assessed by an independent medical assessor. Independent medical assessors are General Medical Council registered doctors with a license to practise and at least five years’ experience.
The Department is not involved in processing claims or making decisions on claim outcomes.