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Public knowledge of communication

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From: A L.C

Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,

Under the OIA I seek copies of all correspondence between Pharmac and Diabetes New Zealand for the period between 2022 - 2024.

This could be in the form of email correspondence/letters and or meetings notes.

With DNZ being a charitable trust, to have full transparency on the dealings between government and charity should be provided to the public.

Yours faithfully,

A L.C

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From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency

Kia ora

Thank you for your request for official information, which Pharmac received on 29 August 2024. The reference number for your request is: 2024-25-025

You should receive a response from us on or before 26 September 2024. This is within the 20 working day limit set out in the Official Information Act.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Ngā mihi,

Government Services | Pharmac
___________________________________________________________________
Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/

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From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency

Kia ora

 

I am contacting you regarding your request for official information under
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You requested:

 

Under the OIA I seek copies of all correspondence between Pharmac and
Diabetes New Zealand for the period between 2022  - 2024.

 

This could be in the form of email correspondence/letters and or meetings
notes.

 

As currently worded, your request is for a very large volume of
information. Your request would require collating hundreds of documents. A
significant portion of these are emails, which also require individual
assessment of each piece of correspondence to discern its contents. This
would place an unreasonable degree of strain on the team responsible and
would interfere with the day-to-day workings of Pharmac. This may lead to
your request being refused under section 18(f) of the Act because
providing the information you have requested requires substantial
collation or research.

 

You may wish to refine your request by reducing the timeframe or by
specifying a topic that you are interested in.

 

Please respond by 9 September 2024 so that we can consider your refined
request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Reuben

 

Government Services | Pharmac

___________________________________________________________________
Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
[1]www.pharmac.govt.nz

 

 

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From: A L.C

Dear Web Enquiry,

I appreciate your response and willingness to look into this matter.

I believe there is a conflict of Interest with DNZ as they are in a business partnership with one of the suppliers that was in the tendering process with Pharmac during that time period.

To fund continuous glucose monitors for thousands of people with type 1 diabetes is a huge milestone.

The topic/subject that I believe needs to be public is DNZ involvement around this procurement process and information on devices proposed to Pharmac, in particular Dexcom and Libre options.

As you have indicated there is already a large amount of correspondence between both parties. Apart of this correspondence I believe will be information sharing on this subject around advice, data analysis and the devices on which DNZ support.

I look forward to hearing a response.

Yours sincerely,

A L.C

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From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency

Kia ora

 

Thank you for your refinement. We have had a look at the correspondence
that may be in scope of your refined request and there is still a very
high volume. I note that in your original request you stated that you were
also interested in meeting notes. Are you happy to refine your request to
meeting notes only?

 

Ngā mihi

 

Government Services | Pharmac

___________________________________________________________________
Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
[1]www.pharmac.govt.nz

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From: A L.C

Dear Web Enquiry,

Thank you for your acknowledgement that their is a large amount of correspondence on this subject. In this instance I will accept meeting notes.

Yours sincerely,

A L.C

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From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency

Attachment 2024 25 025.pdf
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Attachment 2024 25 025 Appendix A.pdf
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Attachment 2024 25 025 Appendix B.pdf
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Kia ora

 

Please find attached a response to your request for official information.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Government Services | Pharmac

___________________________________________________________________
Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
[1]www.pharmac.govt.nz

 

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