Corporate Services
8 September 2020
Sacha van den Berg
Email: [FYI request #13399 email]
Dear Sacha
YOUR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT (1982) REQUEST HBDHB REF: OIA2020104
I refer to your Official Information Act request dated 28 July 2020 where you requested information from Hawke’s
Bay District Health Board (HBDHB). Your questions and HBDHB’s response is provided below:
1. How many PET CT scans have been referred per year the past 3 years?
Patients requiring a PET CT scan are referred directly to outsourced providers as the DHB does
not offer this service in-house. Referral numbers are:.
2017-2018
154
2018-2019
188
2019-2020
220
Note: The data provided is based on financial years 01 July – 30 June.
2. How many PET CT scans have been referred this year so far?
Total referred since 1 July 2020:
11
3. What percentage of the patients being referred are Māori?
Year
Percentage Māori
2017-18
18.8
2018-19
22.3
2019-20
21.0
4.
What is the average cost per PET CT scan referral?
Hawke’s Bay DHB pays, on average, $2,200 per PET CT scan (cost of scan and report).
I trust this information meets your needs. If you would like any further information or clarification please phone me.
If you are not satisfied with this response you may contact the Office of the Ombudsman, phone 0800 802 602.
Please note this response, or an edited version of this response, may be published on Hawke’s Bay DHB’s website
after your receipt of this response.
Yours sincerely
Chris Ash
Chief Operating Officer, Provider Services
TE PUNI RATONGA
cc:
Ministry of Health via email: [email address]
[Hawke's Bay District Health Board request email]
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