Dear N Vaughan

 

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Kind regards

Anna

 

Anna Monastra I Senior Administration Assistant

Communications I Waitematā DHB

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From: N Vaughan [[2]mailto:[FOI #15151 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 13 April 2021 11:12 a.m.

To: Matthew Rogers (WDHB)

Subject: Official Information request - Gifts to medical staff from
pharmaceutical companies

 

Dear Waitematā District Health Board,

 

I am a law student and am writing a research paper on gifts given by
pharmaceutical companies to medical staff. 

 

I am therefore requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act (OIA):

 

1.            Do you keep a central gift register, which records details
about what gifts medical staff receive, who they are from, and the gift's
value? If not, why not?  

 

2.            How many staff in your DHB have accepted gifts (of any form)
from pharmaceutical companies? Information from the past 2-year period is
preferred, including what these gifts were, and their monetary value.

 

3.            Is there any policy in place that prevents medical staff
from accepting some gifts from pharmaceutical companies? If so, please
send a copy of this policy.

 

In relation to disclosure of these gifts (from pharmaceutical companies):

 

4.            When must medical staff disclose these gifts to the hospital
or DHB? If there is a related policy, please send a copy.

 

5.            Are medical staff required to disclose these gifts to their
patients? If there is a related policy, please send a copy.

 

If you need any more information from me please let me know as soon as
possible.

 

I understand that a decision on a request for information under the OIA
should be made within 20 working days of receiving that request.

 

Ngā mihi nui

 

N Vaughan

 

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Dear N Vaughan,

Please see the attached Waitematā DHB response to your recent Official
Information Act request regarding gifts to medical staff from
pharmaceutical companies.

 

Regards

Anna

 

 

Anna Monastra I Senior Administration Assistant

Communications I Waitematā DHB

Level 2, 15 Shea Terrace, Private Bag 93-503, North Shore 0740

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