Official Information Act Request: Annual volumes for Nuclear medicine Gastric Emptying Studies
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From: Mark Haycock
Dear Ministry of Health,
I am writing to request information regarding the number of Nuclear Medicine Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy (gastric emptying studies) performed annually in New Zealand.
Specifically, I request the following data for the most recent three financial years (e.g., 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25), broken down by region (District) where possible:
If available, a breakdown of these totals between publicly funded (performed in public hospitals) and privately funded procedures reported to the National Minimum Dataset (NMDS).
If this request is too broad or if the data is held by a different department, please let me know as soon as possible so I can refine the scope. I prefer to receive the information in an electronic format (such as an Excel or CSV file).
Thank you for your assistance.
Kind regards,
Mark
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Kia ora,
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OIA Services Team
Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora
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Tēnā koe Mark,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora on 23 December 2025. You
requested:
"I am writing to request information regarding the number of Nuclear
Medicine Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy (gastric emptying studies)
performed annually in New Zealand.
Specifically, I request the following data for the most recent three
financial years (e.g., 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25), broken down by
region (District) where possible:
If available, a breakdown of these totals between publicly funded
(performed in public hospitals) and privately funded procedures reported
to the National Minimum Dataset (NMDS)."
Your request asks for information which is more closely connected with the
functions of Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora). For this reason, the
Ministry has decided to transfer your request to Health New Zealand under
section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from their agency
in due course. Their contact email is: [1][email address].
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review the Ministry’s decision to transfer your request. The Ombudsman may
be contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling
0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi,
OIA Services Team
Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora
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