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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
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9332
I refer to your email dated 5 August 2019 requesting information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding an alleged incident at Larry’s Creek Road near Reefton on 25th July 2019 at approximately 12pm on the Inangahua East operational area.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9333
I refer to your email dated 7 August 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
Tatau Pounamu Advisory Group meeting papers for 13 September 2019 meeting at Board Room, Corporate Services, Grey Base Hospital
1. Elective surgery discharges (caseweights and actual number)**
2. Elective surgery Caseweights, Percentage of patients with confirmed cancer who receive their first treatment within 31 days, and high suspicion of cancer within 62 days of referral. Percentage4 of accepted referrals for CT scans and MRI scans receiving procedures within 42 days. Number and percentage of ED patients discharged or treated within six hours. number of presentations to ED.
3. Elective medical discharges (caseweights and actual number)
4. Planned (funded) elective medical discharges (caseweights)
5. Acute caseweight discharges
6. Acute caseweights planned (funded)
7. Number and % of patients with a confirmed cancer diagnosis receive their first cancer treatment (or other management) within 31 days of a decision to treat
8. Number and % of patients referred urgently with a high suspicion of cancer receive their first treatment (or other management) within 62 days of the referral being received by the hospital
9. Number and % of accepted referrals for CT scans receiving procedures within 42 days
10. Number and % of accepted referrals for MRI scans receiving procedures within 42 days
11. Number and % of ED patients discharged or treated within 6 hours.
12. Number of presentations to ED.
Measles Fact Sheet – News item
With the large number of measles cases around the country, we can expect to see some measles cases on the Coast at some stage.
Measles is a highly infectious virus that can be life threatening. Complications occur in about one in three people, and for them measles can be serious, even fatal.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9337
I refer to your email dated 9 August 2019 to Department of Internal Affairs which they subsequently transferred to us on 16 August 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9334
2. How many schools have taken up the recommendations?
3. Where are the schools that have taken up the recommendations?
4. Are you able to name the schools that have taken up the recommendations?
1. Over the past five years (since January 2014), how many babies have been born under the care of West Coast District Health Board to mothers dependent on illegal drugs?
2. How many of those babies were uplifted by Oranga Tamariki?
3. How many of those babies required a hospital stay of more than 7 days?
4. How many of those babies required a hospital stay of more than 14 days?
5. How many of those babies required medication as a result of withdrawal symptoms?
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9330
I refer to your email dated 29 July 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9327
I refer to your email dated 22 July 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB.
RE Official Information Act request CDHB 10145 and WCDHB 9324
I refer to your email dated 24 June 2019 sent to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently transferred to us on 10 July 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB regarding Electronic Health Records. Specifically:
Could you provide the statistics of:
1. How many inspections have been carried out of a) establishments and b) homes in respect of sections 24 to 29 of the Prostitution Reform Act from 2003 until 2019, by year? To avoid doubt, these are inspections of licensed brothels or home-based sex work to ensure that Health and Safety standards are adhered to.
2. Can you provide statistics on how many investigations or prosecutions of breaches of health and safety have resulted from the above inspections for the same period, by year
3. Of the number of investigations, please provide data on what proportion of investigations and prosecutions relate to owner-operators versus licensed brothels.
RE Official Information Act request CDHB 10134 and WCDHB 9321
I refer to your email dated 1 June 2019 to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently partially transferred to us on 28 June 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB, specifically Question 2.
2. The total funding required for the provision of termination of pregnancy services in Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB in the previous year. (2018/2019)?
This guide has been adapted from information provided by Health Workforce Directorate (HWD). It is intended for use by Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners who are undergoing postgraduate study funded by HWD.
This guideline and the career plan template are designed to support staff with choices around career development in order to support them to achieve their full potential.
Instructions on how to use the MAX app on the WCDHB Intranet to make an employee expanse claim.
External Training and Conference Applications Form (includes Travel and Accommodation Form); West Coast DHB
Health Workforce Directorate (HWD) has a contract with the West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) to fund Level 8 postgraduate education for nurses on the West Coast.
Each year, nurses apply to receive funding to support their learning pathway towards either a:
As part of this process, a prioritisation strategy is utilised to make best use of the funding. HWD specifications, Ministry of Health health targets, and workforce needs inform the prioritisation strategy.
The purpose of the Pacific People Support fund is to enhance the likelihood of the Pacific workforce successfully completing HWNZ funded training programmes by providing Pacific Peoples support that is culturally competent and technically relevant to the training programme.
The purpose of the Māori Support fund is to enhance the likelihood of the Māori workforce successfully completing HWNZ funded training programmes by providing Māori support that is culturally competent and technically relevant to the training programme.
The West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) administers funding from Health Workforce Directorate (HWD) for West Coast nurses wanting to undertake postgraduate (level 8) study toward qualifications including: certificates, diplomas, and clinical masters.
The WCDHB Nurse Manager – Workforce Development, based in Greymouth, coordinates this funding on behalf of the West Coast region.
WCDHB Application process for HWD postgraduate funding for 2022
Board Papers for the West Coast DHB Board meeting Friday, 9 August 2019
Advisory Committee Papers for 9 August 2019 Meeting
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9314
I refer to your letter dated 30 May 2019 and received on 5 June 2019 requesting information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding the state of children and adolescent oral health to assess whether there has been any further investment in services since the 2008 major reorientation program to the Community Oral Health Service (COHS).
We also acknowledge that to save time you have provided a template for us to complete based on data already available through Titanium Dental Software.
The West Coast DHB Template is attached as Appendix 1
This Procedure outlines the process to be followed when disclosing personal health information to the patient to whom the information relates, or their representative.
The West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) is committed to providing equality of opportunity in employment matters and to eliminate barriers to recruitment, retention, development and promotion of its employees, irrespective of age, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, religious belief and economic background.
This Procedure establishes the rules for granting Vendors and other third-parties access to the West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) Information Technology Resources and support services, and defining Vendor and other non-affiliated third-party responsibilities once access to these resources has been provided.
This Procedure outlines the process for the use of West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) telephones by patients, visitors and staff members making personal calls.
This Procedure is intended to help define the acceptable use of Portable Storage Devices that can be connected to computers on the West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) network, and to provide guidelines for educating WCDHB staff members about their additional responsibilities for security consciousness regarding the Devices themselves and the data that may be stored on them.
This Procedure outlines the process for the use of Internet services throughout West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) Facilities.
This Procedure outlines the process for the operation of the West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) Information Systems.
This Procedure outlines the process for the use of Email services throughout West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) Facilities.
This Procedure outlines the process for accessing the West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) Information Systems.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9320
I refer to your email dated 24 June 2019 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Clarified as being for the last six months.
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9318
I refer to your email dated 19 June 2019 requesting information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding priority spending and cancer treatment.
Background Response:
DHBs do not really have priority areas for spending, that would suggest a higher level of discretion and discretionary funding is very limited. Where we do have choices, the three strategic objectives which underpin our strategic direction and influence our funding decisions, along with our decision making framework are:
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