Private Bag 911, Timaru,
New Zealand
Telephone 03 687 2100
Facsimile 03 688 0238
10 April 2015
Tom Sellers
Vi
a www.fyi.org.nz [FYI request #2577 email] Dear Mr Sellers
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act received v
ia www.fyi.org.nz on
Wednesday 12 March 2015. In reply to your questions:
1. How many staff have accepted gifts from the pharmaceutical industry in any form or
nature?
SCDHB have no record of staff accepting gifts from the pharmaceutical industry in the past
five years.
2. What is the level of influence of the pharmaceutical industry on the New Zealand medical
profession?
This question is subjective. SCDHB do not hold information of the level of influence had in
relation to the pharmaceutical industry.
3. What is the relationship between your DHB and the pharmaceutical industry?
SCDHB has a professional relationship with the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceuticals
are an important clinical intervention for patients of SCDHB.
If you have any further questions please contact me.
Regards
Nicola Prue, Communications Manager
On behalf of
Nigel Trainor
Chief Executive Officer
