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Orthopaedic knee replacements

Jack Thompson made this Official Information request to Southern District Health Board

The request was successful.

From: Jack Thompson

Dear Southern District Health Board,

I am writing to request the following information under the OIA.

1. How many qualified doctors at invercargill hospital are there that can preform a knee replacement?

2. How many knee replacements have the team completed to this date in 2019

3. What criteria a patient needs to meet to be eligible for a knee replacement.

4. The cost on average of a knee replacement

5. What information do you gather from a patient before you decline or approve a request for a knee replacement.

Information requested from southland hospital invercargill

Yours faithfully,

Jack

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From: OIA
Southern District Health Board

Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office and will return on Tuesday 17th September. I will respond to your email upon my return.　 　

Kind regards,
Yasmin

Yasmin Seymour, OIA Coordinator

Internal Ext: 55454 | DDI: 03 476 9454 | Email: [email address]<mailto:[email address]>　

Southern District Health Board

Kind – Manaakitanga | Open – Pono | Positive – Whaiwhakaaro | Community - Whanaungatanga

Please note that my usual hours of work are Tues - Fri, 8.45am - 2.15pm

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From: OIA
Southern District Health Board

Dear Mr Thompson,

 

Please accept this as an acknowledgement of your Official Information Act
request.

 

I will have a response to you on or before 15 October 2019.

 

Kind regards,

Yasmin

 

 

Yasmin Seymour, OIA Coordinator

Internal Ext: 55454 | DDI: 03 476 9454 | Email:
[1][email address] 

Southern District Health Board

Kind – Manaakitanga | Open – Pono | Positive – Whaiwhakaaro | Community -
Whanaungatanga

Please note that my usual hours of work are Tues - Fri, 8.45am - 2.15pm

 

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Southern District Health Board

Attachment 1835 Jack Thompson 08.10.2019.pdf
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Dear Jack,

 

Attached is our response to your Official Information Act request.

 

Please note that Southern DHB has begun a process of proactive disclosure,
which means that some OIA responses (with personal details removed) will
be publically available on our website, in due course, after they have
been released. Please let us know if you have any objection to the
publishing of your OIA response.

 

Kind regards,

Yasmin

 

 

Yasmin Seymour, OIA Coordinator

Internal Ext: 55454 | DDI: 03 476 9454 | Email:
[1][email address] 

Southern District Health Board

Kind – Manaakitanga | Open – Pono | Positive – Whaiwhakaaro | Community -
Whanaungatanga

Please note that my usual hours of work are Tues - Fri, 8.45am - 2.15pm

 

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