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Tēnā koe Jennifer

 Thank you for your email of 26 June 2024, asking for the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

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|This message constitutes an Official Information Act (OIA) request for |
|information regarding women's reproductive health services in the |
|Tairāwhiti region. |
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|  |
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|• Average wait times for all priority levels for Women's Health |
|appointments categorized by each year(January 2021 - June 2024) |
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|  |
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|Average wait times for gynaecological surgeries, categorized by urgency |
|level categorized by each year(January 2021 - June 2024) |
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|  |
| |
|• Amount of Laparoscopy surgeries performed for Gynaecology patients |
|categorized by each year (January 2021 - June 2024) |
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|  |
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|• Guidelines or protocols in place for referrals to fertility clinics |
|for patients experiencing infertility. |
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|  |
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|• Additionally, information on what factors would make a patient exempt |
|from a referral to a fertility clinic, including the number of |
|miscarriages required for referral. |
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|  |
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|• Local Infertility Treatment: |
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|  |
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|• Guidelines for determining when infertility patients can be seen by |
|local specialists rather than being referred to a fertility clinic. |
| |
|  |
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|• Specialist Availability: |
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|  |
| |
|• The number of fertility specialists currently practicing at Te Whatu |
|Ora Tairāwhiti. |
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|  |
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|• Confirmation of whether there are any Endometriosis specialists |
|currently practicing at Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti. |
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|  |
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|• Endometriosis Specialist Referrals: Data on the number of referrals |
|made from Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti to: |
| |
|  |
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|• Endometriosis specialists outside the region categorized by each |
|year(January 2021 - June 2024) |
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|  |
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|• Discharge Criteria: Information on the circumstances under which a |
|woman experiencing infertility and ongoing Endometriosis symptoms would |
|be discharged from the hospital system without referral to a fertility |
|clinic, endometriosis specialist, or laparoscopy surgery. |
| |
|  |
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|• Clarification on why some women might be offered only birth control |
|options despite it not being suitable of family planning needs and not |
|seeing Improvement in symptoms while on birth control and and multiple |
|denials of a laparoscopy when doctor has made multiple referrals  for |
|suspected Endometriosis over the course of years. |
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Ngā mihi, 
 
Dave
Government Services Team

 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Jennifer <[FOI #27394 email]>; 
Received: Wed Jun 26 2024 16:15:44 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: [Health New Zealand request email]; 
Subject: Official Information request - Official Information Act (OIA)
Request - Women's Reproductive Health Services (Tairāwhiti)

Dear Health New Zealand,

This message constitutes an Official Information Act (OIA) request for
information regarding women's reproductive health services in the
Tairāwhiti region.

I am requesting access to the following information:

• Average wait times for all priority levels for Women's Health
appointments categorized by each year(January 2021 - June 2024)

Average wait times for gynaecological surgeries, categorized by urgency
level categorized by each year(January 2021 - June 2024)

• Amount of Laparoscopy surgeries performed for Gynaecology patients
categorized by each year (January 2021 - June 2024)

• Guidelines or protocols in place for referrals to fertility clinics for
patients experiencing infertility.

• Additionally, information on what factors would make a patient exempt
from a referral to a fertility clinic, including the number of
miscarriages required for referral.

• Local Infertility Treatment:

• Guidelines for determining when infertility patients can be seen by
local specialists rather than being referred to a fertility clinic.

• Specialist Availability:

• The number of fertility specialists currently practicing at Te Whatu Ora
Tairāwhiti.

• Confirmation of whether there are any Endometriosis specialists
currently practicing at Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti.

• Endometriosis Specialist Referrals: Data on the number of referrals made
from Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti to:

• Endometriosis specialists outside the region categorized by each
year(January 2021 - June 2024)

• Discharge Criteria: Information on the circumstances under which a woman
experiencing infertility and ongoing Endometriosis symptoms would be
discharged from the hospital system without referral to a fertility
clinic, endometriosis specialist, or laparoscopy surgery.

• Clarification on why some women might be offered only birth control
options despite it not being suitable of family planning needs and not
seeing Improvement in symptoms while on birth control and and multiple
denials of a laparoscopy when doctor has made multiple referrals  for
suspected Endometriosis over the course of years. 

Thank you for your time and assistance with this request.

Thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,
Jennifer

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Kia ora Jennifer,
 
Thank you for your request for information regarding women's health
appointments on 26 June 2024, extended on 25 July 2024.  Please find
attached our response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address].
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 

Ngā mihi, 
 
Dave
Government Services Team

 

 

 

 
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