Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Commons · Question 110218 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (i) whether Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) claims are matched to assessors with condition-specific expertise, (ii) whether the Department for Health and Social Care holds audits or quality as
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Feb 2026
Each claim to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) is assessed on a case-by-case basis by a medical assessor. All medical assessors are General Medical Council registered doctors, who have undertaken specialised training in vaccine damage and disabili...