Yellowcard reports for all vaccines from MHRA

Summary

The requester asked the Department of Health and Social Care for details on MHRA Yellowcard data sharing agreements and specific vaccine adverse event reports for the Isle of Man. The authority responded that they do not hold the requested information and confirmed there is no existing agreement or process to share Yellowcard data with the MHRA.

Key Facts

• The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold the requested Yellowcard reporting information.
• There is no agreed process or sharing agreement in place between the Department and the MHRA for Yellowcard data from the Isle of Man.
• The requester was advised to re-submit the request to Manx Care or The Cabinet Office (Public Health).
• The response was issued by Chief Officer Paul Richardson on 31 July 2024.
• The request was refused under Section 11(3)a of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data Disclosed

• 3986533
• 2024-07-16
• 2024-07-31
• Section 11(3)a
• 10 years

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3)a of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information not held)

Original Request

Hi there, I understand that there is an agreement with MHRA UK that they collect yellow cards for the Isle of Man postcodes. The vaccine and immunisation committee used to sit under DHSC, therefore I am sending this to you as well as manxcare for the information. 1. In this agreement, does manxcare receive information from MHRA on medicines and vaccines for Isle of Man postcodes? If so, please state how often and in what detail. 2. If not, is there a process in place to get this information from MHRA? 3. Please provide the yellowcard reporting information manxcare holds for all vaccines offered on Island, except covid ones as that information is already available. 4. If there is a lot of data, please restrict to past 10 years. Thanks

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Officer: Paul Richardson Freedom of Information Team First Floor Belgravia House Circular Road Douglas IM1 1AE

Our ref: 3986533 31 July 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 16 July 2024, which states:

"Hi there,

I understand that there is an agreement with MHRA UK that they collect yellow cards for the Isle of Man postcodes. The vaccine and immunisation committee used to sit under DHSC, therefore I am sending this to you as well as manxcare for the information.

1. In this agreement, does manxcare receive information from MHRA on medicines and vaccines for Isle of Man postcodes? If so, please state how often and in what detail.
2. If not, is there a process in place to get this information from MHRA?
3. Please provide the yellowcard reporting information manxcare holds for all vaccines offered on Island, except covid ones as that information is already available.
4. If there is a lot of data, please restrict to past 10 years.

Thanks"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department of Health and Social Care (the Department) is unable to provide the information that you have requested. This is in line with Section 11(3)a of the Act, as a practical refusal reason applies; namely we do not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

You may wish to re-submit your request to Manx Care or The Cabinet Office (Public Health) which are options available on the Freedom of Information request portal, as they may be able to help you.

With regards to your second question, the Department does not have any agreed processes or sharing agreement in place with the MHRA for the sharing of any Yellow card data collected by the MHRA from the Isle of Man.

Please quote the reference number 3986533 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.