You asked
I am wondering if I can ask how many UK Doctors, Nurses and other NHS employees have refused to take the COVID vaccine.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Our weekly Opinions and Lifestyle Survey asks a sample of adults each week a range of questions around their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. This includes a question on whether an adult has received a vaccine for the coronavirus and whether an adult has been offered the vaccine and decided not to be vaccinated.
From this, we publish the number of adults who have been offered and declined the vaccine at a very high level (for example, all adults, and differences by age and sex). In order to provide more detailed breakdowns (by occupation type), we would need to create bespoke analysis, which we are not obligated to do under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Further, even if we were to create this analysis, it would not be suitable for your requirements, due sample sizes in our survey. We therefore consider this to be information not held.
More information about our Opinions and Lifestyle survey can be found here:
Public Health England (PHE) may be better placed to assist further. They can be contacted via email at: wn_coronavirus@phe.gov.uk.