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Thank you for your request for official information regarding gifts to staff from pharmaceutical companies which was received by Capital Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) on 13 April 2021.

Your request has been received and logged. As required under the OIA, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. You should therefore receive a response on or before 12 May 2021.

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From: N Vaughan <[FOI #15150 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 13 April 2021 11:06 AM
To: OIA [CCDHB] <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Gifts to medical staff from pharmaceutical companies

Dear Capital and Coast District Health Board,

I am a law student and am writing a research paper on gifts given by pharmaceutical companies to medical staff.

I am therefore requesting the following information under the Official Information Act (OIA):

1. Do you keep a central gift register, which records details about what gifts medical staff receive, who they are from, and the gift's value? If not, why not?

2. How many staff in your DHB have accepted gifts (of any form) from pharmaceutical companies? Information from the past 2-year period is preferred, including what these gifts were, and their monetary value.

3. Is there any policy in place that prevents medical staff from accepting some gifts from pharmaceutical companies? If so, please send a copy of this policy.

In relation to disclosure of these gifts (from pharmaceutical companies):

4. When must medical staff disclose these gifts to the hospital or DHB? If there is a related policy, please send a copy.

5. Are medical staff required to disclose these gifts to their patients? If there is a related policy, please send a copy.

If you need any more information from me please let me know as soon as possible.

I understand that a decision on a request for information under the OIA should be made within 20 working days of receiving that request.

Ngā mihi nui

N Vaughan

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