Dear Belinda

Thank you for your request for official information, received by Capital & Coast District Health Board on 9 September 2019.

Your request has been received and logged. As required under the Official Information Act 1982, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. You should receive a response on or before 7 October 2019.

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Our reference number for your request is: OIA 2019-176.

Kind regards

Robyn Fitzgerald

Robyn Fitzgerald | Board Administrator | Capital and Coast District Health Board |  Private Bag 7902 |  Wellington South    
DDI: 04 806 2274  |   [email address]

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From: Belinda Hodson <[FOI #11168 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 8 September 2019 11:11 AM
To: OIA [CCDHB] <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Thyroid guidelines/policies, citation lists & monitoring (Capital & Coast DHB)

Dear Capital and Coast District Health Board,

As at 31st March 2019, please provide:

1. Guidelines and/or policy on thyroid diagnosis, testing and treatment issued/used/supported by the District health Board; plus

a) The citation list (NZ and international clinical research studies, other clinical papers and publications including randomised control trials and guidelines) that support these guidelines/policy. Citations are to include those on safety, benefits, efficacy, risk, and risk management;

AND

b). The citation list of all patient survey data that supports these guidelines/policy.

2. From the period 1 January 1990 through to 31 March 2019, all studies carried out by the District Health Board (DHB), referred to or sourced by the DHB (NZ or international studies) that:

a) Monitor the impact of guidelines/policies on thyroid diagnosis, testing and treatment on the health and wellbeing of NZ thyroid patients; and

b) All studies examining thyroid patients' experience of diagnosis and treatment.

Yours faithfully,

Belinda Hodson

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Dear Ms Hodson

 

Please find attached a letter from Delwyn Hunter, Executive Director in
the Surgery, Women & Children’s directorate, in response to your request
for information.

 

This response has been provided under the Official Information Act 1982. 
You have the right to request an investigation and review in accordance
with s 28(3) Official Information Act by complaint being made to an
Ombudsman in writing or orally.

 

Regards

Mary Foley

Executive Assistant to Delwyn Hunter - Executive Director | Surgery, Women
& Children’s Directorate | Capital & Coast District Health Board | Ūpoko
ki te uru hauora

DDI:  +644 806 1470 | M: 0272 014 094 |  [1]www.ccdhb.org.nz |
[2]www.facebook.com/CCDHB 

 

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