Southern District Health Board
Dunedin Hospital
201 Great King Street
Private Bag 1921
DUNEDIN 9054
Chief Executive Officer
Phone 03-476 9456 Fax 03-476 9450
5 August 2021
Ms Sacha van den Berg
Email
: [FYI request #15576 email]
Dear Ms van den Berg
Re:
Official Information Act Request 2191
I refer to your Official Information Act request received on 6 July 2021 in which you specifical y requested
the fol owing:
• How many PET CT scans have been referred per year the past 3 years?
2018 – 342
2019 – 412
2020 – 337
Please note that this is per calendar year.
• How many PET CT scans have been referred this year so far?
So far this year 284 patients have been referred.
• What percentage of the patients being referred are Maori?
The Southern DHB referral system does not capture information around ethnicity. We are refusing
this section of the request under section 18(f) of the Official Information Act 1982, as the
information requested cannot be made available without substantial col ation or research.
• What is the average cost per PET CT scan referral?
The average cost per PET scan is $2,028.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of our decision by the Ombudsman. The
Ombudsman's Office can be contacted on 0800 802 602 or on-line at
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.
Yours sincerely
Chris Fleming
Chief Executive Officer
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