29 October 2021

Miriama Spicer

Email: [FYI request #17188 email]

Dear Miriama

Official Information Act (OIA) request – OIA Y21-1535

Thank you for your request for information dated 14 October 2021.
Your request is acknowledged and has been passed onto me for a
response.

You have requested MidCentral District Health Board (MDHB) provide
you with information to the following questions:

1.
Which PET CT suppliers do you use for your PET CT
referrals?

MDHB uses Pacific Radiology for PET scans.

2.
How are the tenders for these referrals accessed and
when are they put out to tender?

MDHB uses  the MBIE Government Procurement Rules and
process for tendering for services.  This is a regional contract
that is being administered by TAS.

3.
Are any of your PET CT referrals currently under contract
with your suppliers and if so when are the contracts up
for renewal?

The current supply contract is in the process of being renewed
by TAS and will be through to 30 June 2022.

4.
Are there any extra costs to the DHB for providing PET CT
scans to patients, eg travel costs, accommodation?

In addition to the scan, there may be costs to the DHB for travel
and accommodation for PET scanning. Typically, the National
Travel Assistance guidelines are applied to these patients.

Te Uru Mātai Matengau - Cancer Treatment, Screening and Support
MidCentral District Health Board, PO Box 2056, Palmerston North.
[MidCentral District Health Board request email]

Please note that this response, or an edited version may be published
on the MDHB website ten working days after your receipt of this letter.
Please let me know if you have any objections to this as soon as
possible.

I hope this information is what you require.

Yours sincerely


Sarah Fenwick
Operations Executive
Te Uru Mātai Matengau
Cancer Treatment, Screening and Support

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