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RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9369
I refer to your email, dated 4 November 2019, requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
1. The number of staff currently employed in each discipline by the WCDHB at Grey Hospital (ie registered nurses, doctors, district nurses, allied health), expressed as both a raw number and as FTEs please.
2. The number of staff expected to be employed in each discipline when the new hospital opens, expressed as both a raw number and as FTEs.
3. The annual staff cost for the hospital in the year to June 30, 2019.
4. The expected annual staff cost for the hospital after the new hospital opens.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9370
I refer to your email, dated 4 November 2019, requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
Please may I see the DHB site master planning report-minutes from the DHB meeting on Friday (1 November 2019)?
Official Information Request WCDHB 9373
I refer to your email dated 11 November 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding Manaakitanga mental health inpatient unit.
I understand the Manaakitanga mental health inpatient unit building’s warrant of fitness issued by the Grey District Council is due to expire next year. Please provide the following information:
1. Any engineering reports for the unit produced in the last five years.
2. Any reports/documents on whether the unit meets earthquake code/reports on bringing it up to code.
3. The building’s warrant of fitness or other certification issued by Grey District Council in 2019 and 2018.
4. Any applications for 2020.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9375
I refer to your email, dated 31 October 2019, to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently partially transferred to us on 22 November 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1.The number of people who presented to a hospital emergency department with dental issues in 2014, 2015,2016,2017,2018 and 2019. Please itemise per year, and, where possible, per hospital.
The number of recorded presentations at Grey Base Hospital Emergency Department for dental issues and related matters (inclusive of dental trauma and injury during accidents) during the financial periods 1 July to 30 June, between 2014 and 2019 were as follows:
• 2014/15 – 71
• 2015/16 – 86
• 2016/17 – 107
• 2017/18 – 99
• 2018/19 – 87
2.What is the standard procedure when someone presents to the emergency department with a dental problem? Please explain standard procedure for cases where treatment is refused, and where treatment is administered.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9366
I refer to your email, dated 30 October 2019, requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
1. The number of staff currently employed in each discipline at Buller Health (i.e. registered nurses, doctors, district nurses, allied health), expressed as both a raw number and as FTEs please.
2. The number of staff expected to be employed in each discipline at Buller Health when the new health centre opens, expressed as both a raw number and as FTEs.
3. The annual staff cost for Buller Health in the year to June 30, 2019.
4. The expected annual staff cost for Buller Health after the new health centre opens.
I refer to your email, dated 16 October 2019, requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
1. The total amount of debt incurred by the District Health Board in treating ineligible patients or those from overseas for the financial years of 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018/19.
2. A breakdown of the number of patients who incurred these debts, (the totals as above) for the financial years of 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19.
Board Papers for the West Coast DHB Board meeting Friday, 13 December 2019 meeting
Tatau Pounamu Advisory Group meeting papers for 6 December 2019 meeting at Board Room, Corporate Services, Grey Base Hospital
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9368
I refer to your email, dated 31 October 2019, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding Granger House.
1. Details of any recent complaints, including reports on them, and any audits, from the past
six months.
RE Official Information Act request CDHB 10203 and WCDHB 9361
I refer to your email, dated 16 October 2019, requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB.
The budgeted cost of the following clinical codes covering procedures for breast reconstruction:
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RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9359
I refer to your email, dated 14 October 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding the number of persons on the West Coast DHB’s Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC) waiting list for aged home support. Specifically:
1. The total number of people in the West Coast DHB area receiving aged home-based support services as at 30 September 2019.
2. The total number of people referred to the West Coast DHB NASC for assessment for home-based aged support services, as at 30 September 2019, where the referral/non-referral to HCSS services is yet to occur.
3. The total number of people, with a completed assessment for home-based services, referred for service to a HCSS provider during the month of September 2019.
4. The total number of people, with a completed assessment for home-based services during the month of September 2019, where no referral is to be made for such services.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9354
I refer to your email dated 3 October 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB, (this being a follow-up request to our response to your original request WCDHB 9329). This request pertains to vaccination and immunisation rates among staff.
All serious adverse events are reviewed through a formal process in order to analyse our existing health practices and systems. The purpose of reviewing these is to provide sufficient feedback to patients and families so they are aware of any contributing factors and causes of the event and how the DHB intends to make our systems safer.
Health Workforce New Zealand Hauora Maori Fund 2020 Application Form – PDF format
Health Workforce New Zealand Hauora Maori Fund 2020 Brochure
In preparation for the demolition needed to make way for construction of the new Buller Health facility, we are relocating a number of services to other areas of the
facility over the weekend starting Friday 22 November 2019.
From Monday 25 November, our Cobden Street entrance will become the single point of entry for the majority of our services, including Buller Medical Centre.
This flyer contains information that you need to know if you’re planning to visit the facility.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9347
1. How many referrals to First Specialist Appointments from GPs for elective orthopaedic surgery?
2. How many accepted onto waiting list?
3. How many referred back to GP because considered below the threshold for service?
4. How many referred back to GP even though on or above the threshold for service?
5. How many elective orthopaedic surgeries performed at Grey Base Hospital?
6. How many elective orthopaedic surgeries for West Coast based residents performed at Christchurch Hospital?
7. How many orthopaedic surgeons on the WCDHB roster?
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9353
I refer to your email dated 3 October 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding West Coast patient movements. I note your request was clarified on 4 October 2019 as below:
1. In the 2018/2019 year to June, how many patients were sent back to their GP after their first specialist appointment?
2. How many patients were sent to ChCh for orthopaedic surgery in the year to June (2018/2019)?
3. How many orthopaedic surgery procedures were done in Greymouth in the year to June (2018/2019)?
• How many orthopaedic surgeons are on the roster?
4. How many patients had elective surgery in Greymouth in the year to June (2018/2019)?
5. How many patients from the Coast were admitted to ChCh hospital and-or had surgery in ChCh in the year to June (2018/2019)?
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9346
I refer to your email dated 2 September 2019 sent to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently partially transferred to us on 11 September 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding the HPV vaccine. I note we are responding to Questions 1, 2 and 3, specifically:
1. The number of schools offering the vaccine over the past ten years
2. The number of women who received the vaccine in schools over the past ten years
3. The number of women who received the vaccine outside of schools over the past ten years
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9357
I refer to your email dated 10 October 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB, in relation to Prostate Cancer Treatment; specifically:
1. The current waiting time for an appointment following a referral from a GP for a prostate cancer initial consultation
2. The current waiting time for a follow-up appointment for a prostate biopsy
3. The current waiting time for a post-biopsy appointment to discuss results and treatment options
4. The current waiting time for a radical prostatectomy following the post-biopsy appointment for persons with a confirmed prostate cancer diagnosis. (Please only include those patients who undergo prostatectomy surgery who have a confirmed prostate cancer diagnosis, not those who require the surgery for other conditions.)
West Coast District Health Board Statement of Intent
Incorporating the 2019/20 Statement of Performance Expectiations
This document is our Statement of Intent which has been prepared to meet the requirements of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act, Crown Entities Act, Public Finance Act and the expectations of the Minister of Health.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9351
I refer to your email dated 30 September 2019 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from West Coast DHB.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9350
I refer to your email dated 24 September 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
Board Papers for the West Coast DHB Board meeting Friday, 1 November 2019 meeting
Advisory Committee Papers for 1 November 2019 Meeting
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9349
I refer to your email dated 13 September 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB following a Stuff article stating that Wellington Regional Hospital is too small for population: Specifically:
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9348
I refer to your email dated 19 September 2019 requesting information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding fibreoptic colonoscopies to Hepatic Flexure or to Caecum provided since 2010/2011. Specifically:
9 further questions were asked… Please view the resonse to see them.
I refer to your email dated 10 September 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9336
I refer to your email dated 14 August 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act
from West Coast DHB. This request relates Funded Family Care (FFC). Specifically:
1. What is your DHBs policy on Funded Family Care (FFC)? Please provide a copy of it.
2. How many people within your DHB catchment are currently claiming FFC in this financial year?
a. What is the cost of that?
3. How many individuals claimed FFC within your DHB catchment for the 2015/16 financial year?
a. What is the cost of that?
4. How many individuals claimed FFC within your DHB catchment for the 2016/17 financial year?
a. What is the cost of that?
5. How many individuals claimed FFC within your DHB catchment for the 2017/18 financial year?
a. What is the cost of that?
6. How many individuals claimed FFC within your DHB in the 2018/19 financial year?
a. What is the cost of that?
7. What is the annual budgeted and actual expenditure for the NASC in your DHB for the financial years 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18; 2018/19 and the current year’s budget 2019/20.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9335
I refer to your email dated 12 August 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
The information contained in the Public Excluded paper presented to the West Coast DHB Board on 9 August 2019 is still withheld under Section 9(2)(j) of the Official Information Act, however I understand that you have now received a copy of the attached media statement (Appendix 1) resulting from these discussions.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9338
1. How many locum doctors did Buller Health employ in the year to June 30, 2019, and how many FTE positions does that equate to?
During the year to 30 June 2019, there were 25 individuals who served as locum doctors at Buller Health in the general practice and the hospital services (as defined above). Locum cover equated to an average of 1.76 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) doctors over the 12-month period.
2. How many permanent GPs did Buller Health employ in the same period and how many FTE positions does that equate to?
During the year to 30 June 2019, there were 6 individuals who served as permanent doctors at Buller Health in the general practice and the hospital services (as defined above). This equated to an average of 4.99 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) doctors over the 12 month period.
3. What was the cost of locum doctors for salaries and other expenses?
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9339
I refer to your email dated 22 August 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB related to the percentages of Maori who have had colonoscopies. Specifically:
RE Official Information Act request CDHB 10174 and WCDHB 9341
I refer to your email dated 16 August 2019 to the Ministry of Health which they transferred to us on 21 August 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. I note you subsequently clarified your request on 23 August 2019.
A copy of each annual audit of compliance and enforcement of HSNO s95A permits issued by Ministry of Health, around New Zealand, since the HSNO s95A delegation was given to the Ministry of Health by the EPA.
RE Official Information Act request CDHB 10178 and WCDHB 9343
I refer to your email dated 6 August 2019 sent to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently transferred to us on 2 September 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9329
I refer to your email dated 25 July 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
1. Any information the DHB holds about vaccination/immunization rates for its health workers, including the various rates for midwives, nurses and doctors working for the DHB.
2. Any information the DHB holds about trends in vaccination rates for health workers over the previous decade, and whether any measures have been taken to increase uptake.
3. Any information the DHB holds about vaccination rates for its health workers specifically from Pertussis/Whooping cough, seasonal ‘flu and MMR.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9344
I refer to your email dated 4 September 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. I note you clarified your request on 5 September 2019 that the information you are seeking is for the past 12 months to date.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9342
I refer to your email dated 27 August 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB, to be used as part of a report by the New Zealand Herald into rest homes and residential care.
Copies of complaints received by the DHB since January 1 2019 about residential care, and copies
of any related investigations and findings
RE Official Information Act request CDHB 10173 and WCDHB 9340
I am referring to your email dated 23 August 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1. The total number of complaints relating to alleged staff bullying, harassment or inappropriate behaviour reported, with a breakdown from each department, each year for the last five years.
2. The total number of complaints relating to staff alleged staff bullying, harassment or inappropriate behaviour formally investigated, with a breakdown from each department, each year for the last five years.
3. The total number of staff disciplined following a compliant relating to alleged staff bullying, harassment or inappropriate behaviour each year, for the last five years.
4. The total number of staff dismissed or whose employment ended (such as a resignation or non-renewal of contract) following a complaint relating to alleged staff bullying, harassment or inappropriate behaviour each year, for the last five years.
5. The total cost of legal fees to investigate alleged staff bullying, harassment or inappropriate behaviour complaints each year for the last five years.
6. Copies of any legal advice given to the DHB relating to alleged staff bullying, harassment or inappropriate behaviour in the last five years. Please note I am meaning broadly rather than a specific case.
7. The total number of staff employed at the DHB, with a breakdown on the number of staff at each department, each year for the last five years.
8. Copies of any policy, regulation, protocol relating to alleged staff bullying, harassment or inappropriate behaviour and reporting of such incidents.
Board Papers for the West Coast DHB Board meeting Friday, 27 September 2019 meeting
Advisory Committee Papers for 27 September 2019 Meeting
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