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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Asked by Sir Christopher ChopeConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 March 2025UIN 33848

The question

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.

Answered by 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 Act 1979, the number of medical assessors assessing claims has significantly increased.

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