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Official Information Act request - Deaths from misdiasgnosis

Alecia Bailey
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OIA requests at MOH
21/09/2012 11:47 a.m.
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Dear Ministry of Health,

How many people have died in New Zealand because their burst
appendix has gone undiagnosed?

How many people have died in New Zealand because their appendicitis
was misdiagnosed?

How many people in New Zealand have died from peritonitis?

Yours faithfully,

Alecia Bailey

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Dear Ms Bailey

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 21 September 2012.

Your request has been received and logged.  As required under the Official
Information Act 1982, the Ministry will respond to your request within 20
working days.  You should receive a response on or before 19 October 2012.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in Section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201203205

Yours sincerely
 
Government Relations
Corporate Services
Ministry of Health
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Hi

Please find attached the response to your above OIA request:

Regards

Tina Berkett
Senior Advisor
National Health Board
Ministry of Health
DDI: (04) 816 3691
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