Kia ora Andrew,
Thank you for your requests for official information received on 24 November 2021. Your first request was for:
“Surveillance guidelines after removal of colorectal adenomatous polyps for CCDHB/Wellington Hospital”
This request asks for information which is more closely connected with the functions of the Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB). For this reason, the Ministry of Health has decided to transfer your request to CCDHB under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from CCDHB in due course.
Your second request for official information received on 24 November 2021 was for:
“The percentage of patients that have been declined referrals from multiple internal and external requests for gastro-intestinal department
-Multiple being more than 3 separate GP/Doctor referrals”
This request asks for information which is more closely connected with the functions of the District Health Boards (DHBs). For this reason, the Ministry of Health consulted with the DHBs with the intention to transfer your request under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. The following DHBs have accepted transfer of your request and will respond in due course:
Northland DHB
Waitemata DHB
Counties Manukau DHB
Bay of Plenty DHB
Waikato DHB
Taranaki DHB
MidCentral DHB
Hawke’s Bay DHB
Wairarapa DHB
Hutt Valley DHB
Capital and Coast DHB
Nelson Marlborough DHB
Canterbury/West Coast DHB
Southern DHB
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at: [email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Ngâ mihi,
OIA Services Team
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health