FOI – 2023-000374 - Vaccines for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (HTML)

Date received – 09 October 2023 | Date responded – 13 October 2023

Request

1.  How many vaccines have been administered to children for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in last 10 years. Please provide this data broken down by calendar year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 so far). 

2. How many RSV vaccines NHS Scotland currently has in stock. 

Response

I refer to your freedom of information request that we received on 09 October 2023 requesting the following information.

1. How many vaccines have been administered to children for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in last 10 years. Please provide this data broken down by calendar year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 so far).

2. How many RSV vaccines NHS Scotland currently has in stock.

I can advise you that we have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

1. Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act an organisation does not require to provide information if it does not hold that information. NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) does not hold this information. I would advise contacting Public Health Scotland (PHS) at PHS.FOI@phs.scot who may be able to assist in providing the requested information.

2. Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act an organisation does not require to provide information if it does not hold that information. NSS does not hold this information. I would advise contacting the individual health boards at the address listed below who may be able to assist in providing the requested information.

E-mail addresses are as follows:

• Ayrshire and Arran - foi@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
• Borders – foi.enquiries@borders.scot.nhs.uk
• Dumfries and Galloway – dg.feedback2@nhs.scot
• Fife – fife.foirequestfife@nhs.scot
• Forth Valley – fv.freedomofinformation@nhs.scot
• Grampian – gram.foi@nhs.scot
• Greater Glasgow & Clyde – foi@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
• Highland – nhsh.foirequestshighland@nhs.scot
• Lanarkshire – foi@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
• Lothian – foi@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
• Orkney – ORK.FOIrequests@nhs.scot
• Shetland – shet.foi@nhs.scot
• Tayside – tay.informationgovernance@nhs.scot
• Western Isles – wi.foi-requests@nhs.scot
• NHS24 – foi@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk
• NHS National Waiting Times Centre – FOI@gjnh.scot.nhs.uk
• Scottish Ambulance Service – sas.foi@nhs.scot
• Healthcare improvement Scotland - his.foi@nhs.scot
• Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland - mwc.enquiries@nhs.scot
• NHS Education for Scotland - foidp@nes.scot.nhs.uk
• State Hospital Board for Scotland - tsh.info@nhs.scot

I trust you will find the information of assistance and if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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