OIA REQUEST
Received:
02 December 2021
Due:
20 January 2022
Response Date:
22 December 2021
Subject:
Declined Referrals
In response to your request under the Official Information Act partially transferred from the
Ministry of Health, please find our response below:
Request
The percentage of patients that have been declined referrals from multiple internal
and external requests for gastro-intestinal department (multiple being more than 3
separate GP/Doctor referrals).
Timeframe is from 1 January 2010 to 1 November 2021.
Between January 2010 and 1 November 2021,
1.63% of referrals to Gastroenterology services
had been declined more than 3 times.
Bay of Plenty DHB supports the open disclosure of information to assist the public
understanding of how we are delivering publicly funded healthcare. This includes the
proactive publication of anonymised Of icial Information Act responses on our website. Please
note this response may be published on our website.
Official Information Act | Bay of Plenty
District Health Board | Hauora a Toi | BOPDHB
You have the right to request the Ombudsman investigate and review our response.
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
DEBBIE BROWN
Senior Advisor Governance and Quality