Kia ora,

 

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Dear Andrew

 

Can you please provide a time frame for your request please? 

 

Kind regards

 

Kathleen Smitheram

 

Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board

Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding

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Christchurch 8140

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Dear Andrew

 

Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act request
WCDHB 9640.

Kind regards

 

Kathleen Smitheram

 

Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board

Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding

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Dear Andrew,

 

Please find the response to your Official Information Act request
attached.

 

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

 

Kind regards,

Rachael

 

Rachael McCallum, OIA Coordinator

Internal Ext: 55454 | DDI: 03 476 9454 | Email:
[1][email address] 

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Dear Andrew

 

Please find attached the response letter to your recent OIA request.

 

Thank you for your interest in Wairarapa DHB.

 

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Ingrid Rodgers | OIA Coordinator | Wairarapa DHB
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From: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 2 December 2021 8:29 AM
To: [email address]
Subject: Your request for official information (ref: H202116682)

 

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

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Good afternoon Andrew

In relation to your OIA request below that was transferred from the
Ministry of Health, please find attached a response from Taranaki District
Health Board.

Regards

Lisa

 

 

Lisa Varga

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Taranaki District Health Board

Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth

Phone 06 753 7781

 

 

 

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From: Andrew McGregor <[1][FOI #17688 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 24 November 2021 09:57
To: OIA Requests <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - The percentage of patients that
have been declined referrals from multiple internal and external requests
for gastro-intestinal department

 

Dear Ministry of Health,
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

Yours faithfully,

Andrew McGregor

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Dear Andrew

 

Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act request
CDHB 10770.

 

Kind regards

 

Kathleen Smitheram

 

 

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Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding

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Dear Andrew

 

Please find the attached letter in response to your Official Information
Act request dated 24 November 2021. This was partially transferred to
Waikato DHB by Ministry of Health on 2 ^ December 2021.

 

We trust the information provided covers your request.

 

Kind regards

 

Kezia Geange | Administrator to Executive Director, Hospital and Community
Services | Waikato District Health Board |e
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