23 March 2023
Stefan Clausing
Via email:
[FYI request #21900 email]
Tēnā koe Stefan
Request for information: Communication that mentions continuous glucose monitors
Thank you for your request dated 23 February 2023 under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) for information relating to communication that mentions continuous glucose monitors.
You requested:
Can I please request all communications (emails and chat messages) that
mention continuous glucose monitors (e.g. Dexcom, FreeStyle Libre) sent in
2022 either to Ministers or their offices, or that discuss contact with Ministers
or their offices, from the Chief Executive, Director of Operations and Pharmac
communications staff.
We are pleased to provide you with 2 briefings to the Associate Minister for Health. Please
note we have redacted information from the documents as we consider the information out of
scope, or that it is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons (section 9(2)(a)).
As you may be aware, Pharmac is the government agency that decides which
pharmaceuticals and medical devices will be publicly funded. Pharmac operates
independently of the Minister of Health, Associate Ministers of Health and Manatū Hauora
(Ministry of Health). This independence allows the public to have confidence in the
impartiality of funding decisions.
Further response to your request
We have extended the due date for our response to the remainder of your request by a
further 6 working days from today. The new due date for our decision for your request is
31
March 2023. This extension (allowed under section 15A of the OIA) is to allow us to finish
researching and collating documents in scope of your request and to consult about their
release.
Please note, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman about our response
to your OIA, under section 28(3) of the OIA. Details of
how to make a complaint are on the
Ombudsman’s website.
We trust that this information answers your queries. Please get in touch with us if you have
any questions about this.
Nāku noa, nā
Allanah Andrews
Manager, Policy and Government Services
2022-23-105; A1660570
