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/

-----Original Message-----
From: A L.C <[FOI #28238 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 8:59 PM
To: Web Enquiry <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Public knowledge of communication

[You don't often get email from [FOI #28238 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #28238 email]

Is [PHARMAC request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Pharmaceutical Management Agency? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This e-mail message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message.

hide quoted sections

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

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Web Enquiry <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, September 2, 2024 9:45 AM
To: [FOI #28238 email]
Subject: Acknowledgement of your request for official information -
2024-25-025

 

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
[2]www.pharmac.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: A L.C <[3][FOI #28238 email]>

Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 8:59 PM

To: Web Enquiry <[4][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Public knowledge of communication

 

[You don't often get email from
[5][FOI #28238 email]. Learn why this is
important at [6]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

 

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

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[7][FOI #28238 email]

 

Is [8][PHARMAC request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Pharmaceutical Management Agency? If so, please contact us
using this form:

[9]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[10]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This e-mail message and any accompanying attachments may contain
confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do
not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or
attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the
sender immediately and delete this message.

References

Visible links
1. http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/
2. http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/
3. mailto:[FOI #28238 email]
4. mailto:[PHARMAC request email]
5. mailto:[FOI #28238 email]
6. https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific...
7. mailto:[FOI #28238 email]
8. mailto:[PHARMAC request email]
9. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
10. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

hide quoted sections

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

-----Original Message-----
From: A L.C <[2][FOI #28238 email]>
Sent: Saturday, September 7, 2024 4:38 PM
To: Web Enquiry <[3][email address]>
Subject: Re: Refinement of your request for official information -
2024-25-025

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

-----Original Message-----

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][4]www.pharmac.govt.nz

  

  

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[5][FOI #28238 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[6]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This e-mail message and any accompanying attachments may contain
confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do
not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or
attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the
sender immediately and delete this message.

References

Visible links
1. http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/
2. mailto:[FOI #28238 email]
3. mailto:[PHARMAC request email]
4. http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/
5. mailto:[FOI #28238 email]
6. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

hide quoted sections

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

 

-----Original Message-----
From: A L.C <[2][FYI request #28238 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 4:12 PM
To: Web Enquiry <[3][email address]>
Subject: RE: Refinement of your request for official information -
2024-25-025

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

-----Original Message-----

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][4]www.pharmac.govt.nz

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[5][FYI request #28238 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[6]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This e-mail message and any accompanying attachments may contain
confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do
not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or
attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the
sender immediately and delete this message.

References

Visible links
1. http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/
2. mailto:[FYI request #28238 email]
3. mailto:[PHARMAC request email]
4. http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/
5. mailto:[FYI request #28238 email]
6. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

hide quoted sections