Kia ora Leah,
  
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2024035393
  
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
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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: L Wilson <[FOI #25559 email]>;
Received: Mon Jan 29 2024 14:57:05 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Commission and payments for
psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists.

Dear Ministry of Health,

Please give me the total amount of commissions bonuses and perks or any
other form of gain received by psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists
in New Zealand in relation (direct or otherwise) to prescribing
medications (pharmaceutical products) to patients/clients/service users
(pharmaceutical products) from 2015 to 2023.

Yours faithfully,

Leah Wilson

 

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Tçnâ koe Leah 

 

Response to your request for official information 

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora (the Ministry) on 29
January 2024. You requested:  

 

“Please give me the total amount of commissions bonuses and perks or any
other form of gain received by psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists
in New Zealand in relation (direct or otherwise) to prescribing
medications (pharmaceutical products) to patients/clients/service users
(pharmaceutical products) from 2015 to 2023.” 
 

Your request is refused under section 18(g)(i) of the Act, as the
information requested is not held by the Ministry and there are no grounds
for believing it is held by another agency subject to the Act. The
information you have requested may be held by Medicines New Zealand;
however, please note that Medicines New Zealand is not a government agency
and therefore not subject to the Act. You may wish to contact Medicines
New Zealand here: [1]www.medicinesnz.co.nz/ 

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team on:
[email address]. 

 

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. 

 

Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be
published on the Manatû Hauora website at:
[3]www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-information-act-requests.  

 

 

Ngâ mihi 

  

 

OIA Services Team

Manatû Hauora | Ministry of Health

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