Private Bag 911, Timaru,
New Zealand
Telephone 03 687 2100
Facsimile 03 688 0238
17 June 2015
Rosemary Lynch
Via www.fyi.org.nz
By em
ail: [FYI request #2767 email]
Dear Ms Lynch
Thank you for your request on 25 May 2015 transferred from the Ministry of Health under the Official
Information Act. In reply to your request as follows:
1. How much money is spent annually on the purchase of hollow-bore needles for use at SCDHB,
and who is the provider of these supplies
Approx. $63,400. Suppliers are BD via Onelink in Dunedin & Onelink (HSL) Auckland
2. What are the numbers and types of hollow bore needles purchased annually for use in the DHB
Hypodermic needles, 23,080
Blunt Fill Needles, 49,386
Blunt Fill Needles with Filter, 88,500
Drawing Up Needles, 1,900
Dental Needles, 1,500
If you have any further questions please contact me.
Regards
Nicola Prue
Communications Manager
On behalf of
Nigel Trainor
Chief Executive