Kia ora
  
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2023032158
  
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  
  
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
on [2][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account. 

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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 
Ngā mihi
 
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
M[4]inistry of Health information releases 
U[5]nite against COVID-19
 
 

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Tçnâ koe

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatû Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 4 October 2023.

Manatû Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request;
however, I have been advised that this information is more closely related
to the functions of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. For this reason, I
have decided to transfer your request to their agency under section
14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from Te Whatu
Ora ([1][email address]) in due course. 

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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 
Ngâ mihi
 
OIA Services Team
Manatû Hauora | Ministry of Health
M[3]inistry of Health information releases 
U[4]nite against COVID-19
 
 

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Tēnā koe, 

 

Thank you for contacting Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ. This is an automatic
reply to confirm that we have received your email.  Depending on the
nature of your request you may not receive a response for up to 20 working
days.  We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ.

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Kia ora koutou,

I am emailing to revise your current request which was transferred to Te
Whatu Ora on 16 October 2023. Your request was for the following
information made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act): 
 
Could you please advise how many patients received a publicly funded
"FerInject" iron infusion for each year between 2018 and 2022. Of those
patients, please could you advise how many were admitted to hospital
within the same year and what the reason for their admission was.
If this request is too broad, please provide information on the number of
patients who following iron infusion were admitted with low phosphate
(hypophosphotamia), seizure, breathing difficulties or heart issues - even
where the connection to the earlier iron infusion was not made.
I am happy to provide my NIH number via phone or email so that my record
can be viewed as a reference. I received an infusion, was not monitored
per MedSafe guidelines for lowered phosphate and was soon thereafter
hospitalised with a seizure and heart problems.
 
As it is currently worded, your request would require a significant amount
of collation and consultation. In order to provide you with this
information, Te Whatu Ora staff would have to manually review individual
search fields.
 
We can however provide you information by searching the code: 96199-19
[1920] Intravenous administration of pharmacological agent, other and
unspecified pharmacological agent. 
 
Please note this would include other drugs besides iron infusions such as
FerInject so would differ from your original request. 
 
You are under no obligation to amend your request, but requests that
require substantial collation may be refused under section 18(f) of the
Act. We want to work with you to avoid this and ensure we are able to
provide a response that best meets your needs. 
 
Please let us know before close of business 20 October 2023 whether you
are prepared to amend or clarify your request and, if so, how.
 
Please also note, under section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982,
any clarification or amendments made to a request within seven days after
the date it is received, that request may be treated as a new request and
the time limit for the response restarts. 

We look forward to receiving your response.  
 

Ngā mihi nui

Hannah
Government Services

 
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand 
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz 

 

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