Seismic/Building report done on Princess Margaret Hospital / Main Building

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1. Can you provide all correspondence with and reporting to the Ministry of Health in relation to the determination of targets for the vaccination roll-out.

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1. A summary of how many people are in each of the four Covid-19 vaccine rollout groups in areas administered by the CDHB. Additionally, I would like the same summary provided just for the area of greater Christchurch city.
2. I would also like a weekly breakdown of the number of vaccinations that the CDHB is targeting for each of these groups. This could be provided as a weekly summary of the number of people the CDHB is expecting to be vaccinated in each group, from the beginning of the vaccination programme until the end.

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1. All correspondence between the Canterbury Primary Response Group and CDHB staff in the past two months (May, June, July to-date), regarding concerns about the speed rolling out the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
2. The structure of the team within the CDHB responsible for rolling out the vaccine: number of employees involved, name of team, responsibilities.
3. I've been told someone organising the rollout was fired/moved aside due to the slow rollout speed. Please provide details of any action taken by the CDHB to discipline staff involved in the rollout, or actions taken to improve the speed of the rollout. 4.Please provide correspondence between the CDHB and MoH staff in the past two months (May, June, July to-date) regarding concerns about the speed of the Covid vaccination roll-out in Canterbury.

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The Canterbury DHB Board meet approximately every month. Board agenda papers are usually published two days before a board meeting.

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Can you please provide me with details of contractors/non FTE staff you have working under the funding and planning, and the IT department?
Function: gender date started at DHB date when IT account was setup, hourly rate P&F or IT M/F dd/mm/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy $xxx

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• Alcohol licensing information PHUs

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• Agendas/minutes past 3 years re cyber security (IT, ICT).
• Copies of any relevant risk registers that provide info re cyber (ITC, IT, info tech, data and digital) security and/or risks at any time in the last 3 years.  
• And DHB response to DG Dr Bloomfield's letter to DHBs dated 24 July 2020.
• Copies of risk registers.

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A copy of the information on abortion provided to the Ministry of Health in your Boards quarterly reports for the last quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.

Tags AbortionMinister of HealthTermination

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EY Taskforce Programme Support Phase 2

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• What are the facilities hosting mental health ED like and are there any plans to improve them?
• What is the total number of staff working in the mental health crisis team when it is fully resourced.
• The number of staff working in the team currently?
• How many people left the mental health crisis team this year? And over the last six years broken down by year?
• How many staff from the mental health crisis team were assaulted this year, how many resulted in an ACC claim, and how long was each incident off work as a result? Same info for last year and year before if possible too.
• What is the role of police in assisting the crisis mental health team if they are unable to manage a patient?

Tags AssaultsCrisis teamEmergency DepartmentHillmorton HospitalMental HealthPatientsPoliceStaffStaffing

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The number of patients from Christchurch Men’s’ Prison who were admitted to Hillmorton Hospital and discharged in 2016 and 2017?

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• Number of people admitted to Christchurch Hospital in 2021 due to dog attacks.

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The Canterbury DHB Board meet approximately every month. Board agenda papers are usually published two days before a board meeting.

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• Copies of any communications you have sent to suppliers or contractors asking whether they meet the definition of a Māori business;
• Copies of any communications you have sent to suppliers or contractors advising them of the requirements of the Progressive Procurement Policy;
• The number/value of contracts your agency has terminated because a supplier or contractor didn’t meet the definition of a Māori business since the Progressive Procurement Policy came into force;
• The number/value of contracts your agency has signed with Māori businesses since the Progressive Procurement Policy came into force.

Tags ConsultantsContractorsMaoriProcurementProgressive Procurement PolicySuppliers

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• A copy of your DHB’s Planned Care Three Year plan (the one that needed to be signed off by Ministry of Health in 2020).
• The latest update on delivery of any existing or new community/general practice based initiatives under your DHB’s Three Year Plan

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• How many people staying in MIQ facilities have sought assistance from Ministry of Health mental health teams that operate on-site during the same period (16/03/2020 - 16/04/2021)?
• How many prescriptions/doses of anti-anxiety medications such as Xanax (alprazolam), Klonopin (clonazepam), Valium (diazepam), and Ativan (lorazepam) have been distributed to patients in MIQ units? (16/03/2020 - 16/04/2021).
• How much has the Ministry of Health spent on medications and non-Covid related health.

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• Referrals by GP for Joint replacement 2017 and 2020 calendar years etc.
• Criteria for Joint surgery.
• Semi urgent referrals from GP to Ears, nose and Throat how many seen by a specialist?

Tags ENTGPsHipHip replacementJoint replacementKneeKnee replacementPrivate referralsReferralsSpecialistsSurgery

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Mental Health: Te Tumu Waiora info / BIC / ED mental health presentations and admissions.

Tags AdmissionsBrief Intervention Counselling (BIC)Emergency DepartmentMental HealthTe Tumu Waiora

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Colonoscopies:

• How many done last year?
• Of those, how many were outsourced to private providers and how many staff would this workload have required?
• What was the cost of the outsourced procedures?
• How many CDHB staff are qualified to do colonoscopies?
• Any report on staffing requirements for endoscopy services post screening programme roll out.

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Total number of patients with Crohn's disease of ulcerative colitis to receive biologic treatments (infliximab, adalumimab) between 2016 and 2020 inclusive who were:

• White New Zealander
• Maori
• Asian (Ideally separated into South Asian and East Asian)
• Pacific Islanders by each ethnicity separately

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The amount of money your department /organisation has spent on the hiring of external contractors in the 2020/2021 financial year.

Could you also provide details of every contract over $10,000, including who/ which firm was hired, to do what job, and over how long of a period.

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• How many Covid-19 infected persons in MIQ were admitted to Hospital?
• How many were put on a respirator.
• How many died in MIQ?

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Ambulance delays at ED this winter - how frequently people wait more than 15 mins for handover.

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All information and documentation regarding the decision to select patients for transmasculine chest reconstruction surgery from the GP referral pool via a number randomisation technique.

Tags Gender-affirming healthcare servicesMastectomySurgeryTransgendertransmasculine chest reconstruction surgery

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1. The Job Description of the person in charge (or employed within the Canterbury District Health Board) of the current and local (Canterbury region) Covid 19 Vaccination process.
2. The Salary (also expenses) of the person in charge (or employed within the Canterbury District Health Board) of the current and local (Canterbury region) Covid 19 vaccination process

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The Hospital Advisory Committee (HAC) meets approximately every 3 months.

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The Canterbury District Health Board annually publishes the business expenses that the Canterbury DHB Chief Executive has incurred, as well as any gifts or hospitality over the value of $50.

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The Canterbury District Health Board annually publishes the business expenses that the Canterbury DHB Chief Executive has incurred, as well as any gifts or hospitality over the value of $50.

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The Canterbury District Health Board annually publishes the business expenses that the Canterbury DHB Chief Executive has incurred, as well as any gifts or hospitality over the value of $50.

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Manawhenua Ki Waitaha (MKWCT) Board Meeting Minutes.

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For the booking system pilot at Kaikōura Vaccination Centre (and any other pilot sites in CDHB), I request copies of all documents that discuss the system's performance and any issues encountered.

Tags COVID-19COVID-19 VaccineKaikouraTechnologyVaccinations

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• How many PET CT scans have been referred per year the past 3 years? 
• How many PET CT scans have been referred this year so far?
• What percentage of the patients being referred are Maori? 
• What is the average cost per PET CT scan referral?

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I request the following information relating to Managed Quarantine:

• What treatment, if any, was given to these 'positive cases'?

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The number of scheduled COVID-19 vaccination appointments that were missed by people for each month to date in 2021.

Tags AppointmentsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccineDid not attendDNAVaccinations

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Partial transfer from MBIE: Questions 2,3 and 4: RE People re-entering NZ and going into quarantine. From quarantine, some will be labelled 'psychiatrically disturbed' and they will go from quarantine in mental health facilities.

• How many went into Mental Health facility and been involuntarily detained?
• How many are still retained in government institutions?

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Seclusion of children in Mental health facilities since 2018.

Tags CAFChild and Youth/Adolescent Mental Health ServiceMental HealthSeclusion

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RE Alma Consulting Ltd / contractors employed to find significant savings at CDHB.

• A list of actions recommended, and amount saved by each recommendation.
• A list of all actions that will be undertaken by the DHB to achieve savings in light of advice received.
• An estimated cost if any, associated with the actions required to achieve savings.

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RE the original ALMA Consulting Contract: (Commenced 15 February 2021 for 3 months:)

• What was the outcome of their work?
• Did they find significant savings and if so, how much?
• How can the Board justify this cost ($33,000-$55,000).
• What other consultants have been hired since David Meates resigned and Peter started?
• At what cost?

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Re response CDHB 10519 16/2/2021.  You advised that there were 1,658 terminations performed in 2020 at your boards facilities. I have recently been advised that the Ministry of Health informed the President of Voice for Life that the number of abortions performed at your facilities in 2020 totalled 1,613 there is a difference of 45 in the totals. I would be grateful if you could advise me promptly, which is the correct total?

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