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Number and cost of wrist and toe surgeries

Dave Body made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

The request was successful.

From: Dave Body

Dear Ministry of Health,

I would be grateful if you would provide the following information to me:

1. Number of total and partial wrist replacement surgeries undertaken annually in New Zealand over the last 3 years and the total cost of prostheses used in these surgeries.

2. Number of toe joint (MTP) replacement surgeries undertaken annually in New Zealand over the last 3 years and the total cost of prostheses used in these surgeries.

3. Number of toe joint fusion surgeries undertaken annually in New Zealand over the last 3 years.

Yours faithfully,
Dave Body

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Ministry of Health

Dear Mr Body

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 13 February 2014.

Your request has been received and logged.  As required under the Official
Information Act 1982, the Ministry will respond to your request within 20
working days.  You should receive a response on or before 13 March 2014.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201400415.

Yours sincerely
 
Government Relations
Corporate Services
Ministry of Health
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Dear Mr Body

Thank you for your email dated 12 February 2014, requesting official
information on the numbers and costs of wrist replacement, toe joint
replacement and toe joint fusion surgeries.

Please find attached a cover letter in response to your request.

Kind regards,
Mary Kearns
Mary Kearns
Group Administrator
Classification and Terminology
National Collections and Reporting
Information Group
National Health Board
Ministry of Health
DDI: 04 816 2830
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From: Dave Body

Dear Ministry of Health,

Thank you very much for your response to my information request.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Body

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