Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 33848

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Tabled: 26 February 2025

Answered: 5 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Sir Christopher Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) medical assessors are in post; and how many assessors have left since the roll-out of the VDPS to covid-19 vaccinations.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The number of medical assessors is managed by a third-party supplier and varies depending on the volume of claims received, as well as the volume of medical records received from healthcare providers. Since COVID-19 was added to the Vaccine Damage Payment...

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