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Act) to the Ministry of Health-Manatû Hauora on 21 January 2025.

 

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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: SAMCNZ <[4][FOI #29827 email]>; 
Received: Tue Jan 21 2025 15:58:21 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[5][email address]>; OIA
<[6][email address]>; 
Subject: Official Information request - Tonsillectomies in New Zealand

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I would like to know:

1. How many individual's over the age of 18 were referred to
publicly-funded head and neck (otolaryngology) services for tonsillectomy
in each year of 2015-2024? 
2. For the same time periods, how many referrals cited sleep apnea,
diabetes, or asthma as extenuating factors? 
3. For the same time periods, how many tonsillectomies were performed,
grouped by extenuating factors (sleep apnea, diabetes, or asthma ); 

* Please breakdown the responses to questions 1-3 by health district
(formerly district health boards) and age bands 18-19, 20-29, 30-39,
40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. 

Yours faithfully,

SAM C

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