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How many non-Maori are currently on a waitlist for psychological intervention with a psychologist? Maori specific MH – Criteria for acceptance into service? number of referrals 2019/20 FY, Referrals for each service / diagnosis/ referrals accepted in absence of psychiatric diagnosis/ referral declined and reasons.
RE Official information request CDHB 10490 & WCDHB 9499
I refer to your email to the Ministry of Health dated 29 October, which they subsequently transferred to us on 24 November, requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from
Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. Specifically:
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.
Part-Charge to patients for ambulance transfers from Buller to Grey Hospital
How many foreign nationals (non-resident) have been charged by public health system between 1/4/2019 and 31/3/2020.
Transfers from Buller Hospital to Grey Hospital in 2019/2020 and costs.
Fertility treatments: How many treatments resulted in a live birth OR the birth of multiple babies? Relationship status? Age groups, The name of the provider, and the amount of funding they received for the past three years? Types of treatment provided. Total costs of these treatments for the past three years.
Board Papers for the West Coast DHB Board meeting Thursday, 10 December 2020 meeting
RE Official information request WCDHB 9491
I refer to your email dated 2 November 2020 to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently transferred to us on 6 November 2020, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically
RE Official Information Act Request WCDHB 9493
I refer to your email dated 2 November 2020 to the Ministry of Health, which they subsequently transferred to us on 13 November 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically
Advisory Committee Papers for 26 November 2020 Meeting
RE Official information request WCDHB 9489
I refer to your email dated 3 November 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1. Have there been any suicides of people while in the care of the DHB in the past year? (On the ward)?
2. Have there been any suicides by someone within a week of discharge over the past year?
3. Have there been any suicides by someone living in the community with support in the past year?
RE Official information request WCDHB 9488
I refer to your email dated 11 September 2020 to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently partially transferred to us on 3 November 2020 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding electro convulsive therapy (ECT). Specifically, questions B, C, E and H of your request as laid out below:
b. Are there different machines in use in different DHBs?
c. How many machines are in use in each DHB?
e. If most of the machines are of a particular manufacturer, how long have they been in use. I am particularly interested in the age and make of the ECT machines.
h. Does the Ministry have any statistics of any complaints about ECT that have been made to the DHBs, and if so, please provide similar information broken down annually in the period 1 January 2010 to 1 January 2020.
DHB spend on locums for medical specialists every year for the past five years. i.e.General surgery/Orthopaedics/Enterology/Gynaecology/
Ophthalmology/Urology
Cardiology/. Total locum spend year by year over this period, as well as the total internal staff spent on specialists for the same periods?
What is the size of the population the DHB serves and what is its annual operating budget? It would also be helpful to have explanations for higher (or lower) than usual locum costs for particular periods and whether or not the DHB offers limited services in respective departments.
Mental Health Prescriptions: The number of antidepressant prescriptions handed out at the DHB each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD), broken down by each hospital if more than one under the DHB. The number of people prescribed antidepressants under the DHB each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD), broken down by each hospital if more than one under the DHB. The number of antipsychotic prescriptions handed out at the DHB each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD), broken down by each hospital if more than one under the DHB. The number of people prescribed antipsychotic prescriptions under the DHB each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD), broken down by each hospital if more than one under the DHB. The number of admissions to the adult mental health inpatient unit each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD), broken down by each hospital if more than one under the DHB.The total amount of DHB funds allocated to the adult mental health inpatient each year for the last five years (January – December 2016 to January 2020 – YTD), with brief detail of what the money was being spent on each year. The number of complaints relating to mental health care each year for the last five years (January – December 2016 to January 2020 – YTD), with a brief description of each complaint. Also a breakdown of the number of these complaints that were investigated.
What is the maximum bed occupancy in ICU? What has been the bed occupancy rate (% beds occupied in ICUs by week/month for the period 15 March to 1st October 2020
How many RMOs employed by the DHB are Australian citizens or graduates of an Australian Medical School and a breakdown of these employees stating whether each one is a house officer or registrar and their specialty.
Occupational therapists: headcount, fte, annual leave taken. Continuing professional development for OT.
Board Papers for the West Coast DHB Board meeting Friday, 30 October 2020 meeting
Consumer Council Agenda – 21 August 2020
Consumer Council Agenda – 9 December 2019
Consumer Council Minutes – 21 August 2020
Consumer Council Minutes – 9 December 2019
RE Official information request CDHB 10437 & WCDHB 9479
I refer to your email dated 17 September 2020 to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently partially transferred to us on 1 October 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. Specifically question 1 and 2 regarding Fit testing problems, as below:
1.What was the percentage of workers across the whole of the DHB who had received fit testing in theprevious twelve months?
2.What are the actual numbers for each DHB?
RE Official information request CDHB 10434 & WCDHB 9476
I refer to your email dated 25 September 2020 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB regarding: the data and/or information held
by your District Health Boards, with regards to psychotherapists, psychotherapists who use different
titles but work primarily as a psychotherapist (i.e. clinical leads, professional leaders), and those carrying
out the work of psychotherapists. Specifically:
1. The actual number of psychotherapists employed by the DHB
2. The actual number of psychotherapists engaged as contractors by the DHB
3. The number of psychotherapists on each salary step
4. For continuing professional development for DHB employed psychotherapists:
• Total budget for 2018 and 2020 (separately)
• Total spend for 2018 and 2019 (separately)
RE Official information request WCDHB 9472
I refer to your email dated 10 September 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1. Of the following list of services, which (if any) does the District Health Board provide? Does the DHB provide any services for transgender health care not listed, if so, what?
– Puberty blockers
– Hormone replacement therapy
– Fertility preservation
– Mastectomy
– Hysterectomy
– Orchiectomy
– Facial hair removal
– Breast augmentation
– Voice training
– Facial feminization surgery
– Genital reconstruction surgery
– Counselling
– Other mental health support (please specify services in response)
For services provided by the DHB:
2. What is their current status? What clinic (or clinics) provides the service? Are they accepting new patients?
3. Broken down by provided services (and initial consultation and readiness assessments or other if applicable), how long is the current wait time on appointments for transgender health? How long have these wait times been in previous years that the service was available?
For questions 4.-17. Please see Full Description…
RE Official information request WCDHB 9471
I refer to your email dated 16 August 2020 to Ministry of Health and subsequently partially transferred
to us on 10 September 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act
from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1. As of this month (August/September), how many HDU/CCU beds, and negative
isolation pressure rooms across all DHBs? Note: ICU beds being answered by Ministry of Health)
RE Official information request WCDHB 9470
I refer to your email received 8 September 2020 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from the West Coast DHB. Specifically:
For the period September 1 2019 to August 31 2020, a weekly breakdown of the following
information:
1. Number of ED presentations.
2. Number of overall hospital capacity.
3. Number of the overall number of referrals received for first specialist assessments for
planned care, and the number of FSA that took place. (subsequently clarified as relating to
specialist medical and surgical services.)
RE Official information request WCDHB 9469
I refer to your email dated 7 September 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1. How many patients were on the waiting list for colonoscopies at the end of each month from August 2018 to August 2020? 2. What was the average wait time for urgent or category A colonoscopies at the end of each month from August 2018 to August 2020? 3. What was the average wait time for non-urgent or category B colonoscopies at the end of each month from August 2018 to August 2020? 4. What was the average wait time for surveillance or routine colonoscopies at the end of each month from August 2018 to August 2020? 5. What was the ratio between colonoscopies performed for non-urgent patients, versus patients referred through the National Bowel Screening Programme at the end of each month from August 2018 to August 2020? (If the screening programme has been rolled out in your DHB area). – and further questions have also been answered…
RE Official information request WCDHB 9468
I refer to your email dated 7 September 2020 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1. How many people attended A and E in Greymouth last August 2019, and also August 2020.
2. How many people attended Grey Med in August 2020, and August 2019.
Tatau Pounamu Advisory Group meeting papers for 9 October 2020 meeting at Board Room, Corporate Services, Te Nīkau Hospital and Health Centre
RE Official information request WCDHB 9466
I refer to your email dated 20 August 2020 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1. Any letters or correspondence from or with the WCDHB about the recent resignations – David
Meates, Michael Frampton, Carolyn Gullery, Sue Nightingale and Justine White.
2. Also any internal reports.
3. This could include with staff, the ministry, those affected, board members etc.
Board Papers for the West Coast DHB Board meeting Thursday, 24 September 2020 meeting
RE Official information request WCDHB 9467
I refer to your email dated 23 August 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
In relation to West Coast DHB, please supply the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 for each of the years 2009 – 2020 being quarters one and two.
RE Official information request WCDHB 9465
I refer to your email dated 18 August 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. (Being a follow up request to our response to you for WCDHB 9410). Specifically:
RE Official information request WCDHB 9464
I refer to your email dated 7 August 2020 to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently transferred to us on 18 August 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
RE Official information request WCDHB 9463
I refer to your email dated 22 July 2020 to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently transferred to us on 18 August 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from
West Coast DHB regarding Cerebral Palsy and Pain Management. Specifically:
1. What pain management services are available to children with Cerebral Palsy?
2. What pain management services are available to adults with Cerebral Palsy?
3. How are these services accessed?
4. Are these services available to all New Zealanders or only in some parts of the country?
*Number of mental health inpatient facility beds at DHB by name of facility.
*Number of people admitted as mental health inpatients who identify as transgender or gender diverse in the last 12 months.
*total number of people admitted as mental health inpatients in the last 12 months
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How many Maori are referred to DHB MHAS services in the past year; What is the average length of engagement; What diagnoses do these people present with; How many Maori are engaged in MHAS psychology services; How many Maori have requested psychological input, but declined; How many Maori are on psychology waitlists; What is the average waiting time for Maori on these psychology waitlists; How many Maori psychologists are employed by the DHBs; How many Maori psychologists are employed in a leadership capacity? For example, team leader or above; How many intern psychologist places do the DHB have; What is the supervision regime for the intern psychologists; What is the average length of service of psychologists within the DHB; How many Psychologists have left the DHB over the last twelve months, what was the reason given for leaving; How many psychologists are on work visa’s; How many vacancies for psychologists does the DHB have; How long have the vacancy’s for psychologists been open; |
RE Official information request WCDHB 9452
I refer to email dated 1 July 2020 to the Ministry of Health which they subsequently partially transferred to us on 23 July 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding how COVID-19 has impacted on the community oral health service for pre-school and primary school children. Specifically question 1.
1. Can you please let me know the current percentage of overdue cases across the Northern, Midland, Central and Southern regions– and how that compares to the past two years.
a. What are the longest wait times?
b. Where are they?
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