4 November 2014

Julie Hands

Email c/o: [OIA #1349 email]

Dear Ms Hands

Re: Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request for information

Thank you for your request for information received via email on 4 November 2014.
The information you requested was specifically for:

Relating to Hip Revision Surgeries:
1) Procurement Policy for medical devices
2) Funding Policies for medical devices including when manufacturers will get paid
(ie before surgery, upon receiving implant) with specific reference to custom devices
3) How many hip revision surgeries involving an acetabular component for each year
for last 5 years 2012 in region? If not available just 2012.
4) How many patients received a re-revision surgeries in the past five years? (ie it
was their second or third + revision surgery).
4) How much was spent on acetabular implants in revision surgeries over each year
for last five years? If not available just 2012.
5) What is the average costs of running an operating theatre per hour (minus staffing
costs)?
6) Total operating theatre costs for revision surgeries in 2012?
7) How long on average how long does a revision hip arthroplasty take?
8) How much was spent on rehabilitation after hip revision in 2012?
9) What is the cost of a day of rehabilitation for a hip surgery?

We are dealing with your request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982
and will provide you with a response as to what information we hold by 3 December
2014 (within 20 working days of receipt of your request).

If the request is for a large quantity of information or necessitates an extensive
search, it may be necessary to charge for the supply of this information in
accordance with the Ministry of Justice “Charging Guidelines for Official Information
Act 1982 Requests”. When an information request may incur costs, these charges
will be broken down and forwarded to you for acceptance.

Yours sincerely,

Carole Heatly
Chief Executive Officer

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Dear Ms Hands

 

Please find attached response to your Official Information request.

 

Regards

Tash

 

 

Tasha Bambry | CEO Office Administrator| Southern DHB

Private Bag 1921, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand |DDI 03 4769456 ext 5456

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