Regarding the ‘new strain’ of the SARS CoV-2: Has any evidence of that viral strain been forensically checked for, on the 3 vessels involved and were any of the cargos transporting frozen foodstuffs, fluids, chemicals, or containing medical supplies?

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• Number of bariatric surgeries publicly funded by CDHB in last five years?
• How much funding was provided by the CDHB?
• The number of people on the wait list for bariatric surgery?

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All and any reports and correspondence re new primary birthing unit in Rolleston and/or central Christchurch in the past three years.

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All Mana Ake KPIs. Who is the project owner for Mana Ake in Canterbury? What governance meetings are held? When are the next three scheduled? Who chairs this meeting. All Terms of Reference associated with mana ake?

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How many foreign nationals (non-resident) have been charged by public health system between 1/4/2019 and 31/3/2020.

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1. Does your DHB have a current plan or strategy for the provision of After-Hours / Urgent Care Services as defined in the PHO Services Agreement?
2. As a DHB, do you directly provide or fund that meets the requirements of the provision of Urgent Care Services, as defined in the PHO Services Agreement?
3. Within your DHB district, do PHOs (or equivalent bodies) directly provide or fund (either fully or partly) the provision of After-Hours / Urgent Care Services that meet the requirements of the provision of Urgent Care Services, as defined in the PHO Services Agreement?
4. Are General Practices within your DHB district required to fund (either fully or partly) the provision of After-Hours / Urgent Care Services that meet the requirements of the provision of Urgent Care Services, as defined in the PHO Services Agreement?
5. Are General Practices within your DHB district required to participate in an urgent care / after-hours / on-call roster in order to meet their Urgent Care Services obligations?

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Solicitor seeking access to any records for patient on behalf of step child and grandchildren.

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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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• In the past two years to date how many Employment Relations Authority (ERA) hearings has the CDHB lost?
• How much money has the DHB paid to former staff members who have laid personal grievance claims against the DHB?
• How many cases has Chris Jury been involved in where the DHB has lost following an ERA hearing?

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•  The number of staff at managed isolation or quarantine facilities (MIQs) investigated for alleged misconduct, broken down by date, managed isolation facility, the nature of misconduct, whether the misconduct was upheld, any disciplinary action taken, and the nature of the staff member (e.g. NZDF staff member, private security guard etc).
• An overview of instances where staff at MIQs were investigated for alleged personal impropriety with guests (returnees), broken down by date, managed isolation facility, the nature of misconduct, whether the misconduct was upheld, any disciplinary action taken.

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A serious adverse event (SAE) is one which has resulted in significant additional treatment, major loss of function, is life threatening or has led to an unexpected death.

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• How many women gave birth at Christchurch Women's Hospital because there were concerns for her safety?
• Can you provide a breakdown of those women by age and ethnicity?
• How many women booked to give birth at Christchurch Women's Hospital were supported with a safety plan for their birth as part of the Integrated Safety Response? 
• Can you provide a breakdown of those women by age and ethnicity?
• How many times were security called to respond to a perceived/real threat of violence to a woman at Christchurch Women's Hospital before/during/after giving birth there?

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Average Registered Nurse salary 2005-2020.

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The serology testing specifically used for the Christchurch fishermen

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Postnatal care:

• Average wait time after referral to general gynaecology, urogynaecology or OASIS clinic.
• Wait time after referral for physiotherapy related to womens postnatal health.
• % patients referred for physiotherapy.
• Does CDHB currently have a full staff roster of gynaecologists and physiotherapists.?

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• All board reports relating to the DHB deficit since 1 January 2019.
• All correspondence with the Ministry of Health since 1 January 2020.
• All correspondence with the Treasury since 1 January 2020.
• All reports and briefings, including drafts, relating to reducing the Canterbury DHB deficit.
• All reports and briefings, including drafts, relating to the Government’s potential equity injection.

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Total value of items belonging to DHB believed to have been stolen from your hospitals over the last five financial years. For the last financial year - what are the top five most stolen items.

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Fertility treatments:

• How many treatments resulted in a live birth OR the birth of multiple babies?
• If known, please break this down by relationship types e.g. male/female, same sex, individuals, age groups (e.g. woman 20-25; 26-30; 31-35; 36-40; 41-45)
• The names of the private company used to administer public fertility treatments and the amount of taxpayer funding they have received for providing these services each year for the past three years
• Please break this information down by the various forms of fertility treatment available under the public system
• Outline the total costs of these treatments to the taxpayer for each year for the past three years

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The full agendas and minutes of the Canterbury DHB Quality, Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee (QFARC) meetings held in August and September 2020.

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Canterbury DHB Consumer Council Meeting Minutes.

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Age of youngest and oldest woman to give birth at DHB facilities each year 2017 - 2020 YTD.

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Mana Ake: Please send me through the operational policy document (or equivalent) that outlines the permissions you require in order to share information at different stages in the on boarding process.

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Healthcare services for transgender people provided by Canterbury DHB.

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

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Canterbury DHB Consumer Council Meeting Minutes.

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The most recent population information provided to DHB by Statistics NZ, including any breakdowns by ethnicity, age, sex, deprivation index.

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• By month and since November 1 2019, the number of women booked with a hospital-based midwife/service.
• If there is a breakdown of the above figure to show how many women were so booked because they couldn’t find or book with a community midwife/Lead Maternity Carer (LMC), can this please be provided.

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• What is the maximum bed occupancy in ICU Intensive Care Units, across all hospitals?
• What has been the bed occupancy rate (% beds occupied in ICUs by week/month for the period 15 March to 1st October 2020.

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• To date, how many returnees have indicated, or it has been discovered by MIQ staff, they have health and wellbeing issues requiring assessment /treatment by a clinician?
• To date, how many returnees have indicated, or it has been discovered by MIQ staff, they have addiction issues requiring assessment/treatment by a clinician?

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• Agenda for 17 September Board Meeting
• Minutes for previous board meeting (20/8/2020)
• Standing Orders
• CDHB annual report 2018/2019
• CDHB Serious Adverse Events Report 2018/2019

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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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• All correspondence, including by text messages and email external and internal and involving the people leaving themselves, between executives relating to Canterbury District Health Board’s deficit from January 1, 2020 to date.
• All correspondence relating to resignations of executives, including by text messages and email external and internal and involving the people leaving themselves, between executives from January 1, 2020 to date.
• The minutes from Canterbury DHB board meeting on Thursday August 20.
• The minutes from Canterbury DHB emergency meeting on Wednesday August 12.
• The minutes from Canterbury DHB emergency meeting on Tuesday August 4.
• The minutes from Canterbury DHB Hospital Advisory Committee (HAC) meeting on Monday August 3.

Tags Board meeting minutes August and September 2020Carolyn GulleryCDHB BoardDavid MeatesEMTJustine WhiteMary GordonMichael FramptonMinistry of HealthResignationStella WardSue Nightingale

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• For each of the seven departing executives (David Meates, Michael Frampton, Mary Gordon, Carolyn Gullery, Dr Sue Nightingale, Stella Ward and Justine White) please provide any correspondence between them and CEO David Meates or them and any CDHB board member (including chair Sir John Hansen) sent in the two week period before each of their respective resignation dates.
• Please provide a copy of the resignation letters/notices for each of the seven departing senior executives.
• Please provide the minutes and any other documents presented in the August 4 emergency board meeting.
• Please provide a copy of the draft 2020-21 annual plan endorsed by the board during the August 20 board meeting.
• Please provide any correspondence between CDHB management or the board and the Ministry of Health/Health Minister's office sent in August 2020.

Tags Board meeting minutes August and September 2020Carolyn GulleryCDHB BoardDavid MeatesEMTJustine WhiteMary GordonMichael FramptonMinistry of HealthResignationSir John HansenStella WardSue Nightingale

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• All correspondence between David Meates and the board in the past three months.
• A copy of David Meates resignation letter, and the resignation letter of all the other executives.
• The minutes/ agenda and any documents presented at the emergency board meeting last week.
• Any correspondence between board members and the ministry of health or minister of health regarding the resignations of the senior executives.
• Any correspondence between the CDHB executive management team and the board/Lester Levy regarding cost-saving measures being considered as part of the 2020-21 annual plan.
• Any communication from the Clinical Leaders Group regarding the resignations to the board or others in the CDHB management.

Tags CDHB BoardDavid MeatesEMTLester LevyMinistry of HealthResignationSir John Hansen

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Review of Canterbury DHB 10 Year Plan assumptions undertaken by PWC and sent to Justine White in November 2017.

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• Copies of correspondence between Mr Meates and the DHB board chairs (Dr John Wood and then Sir John Hansen) between 1 January 2019 and 5 August 2020.
• Copies of correspondence between Mr Meates and crown monitor Lester Levy between 14 June 2019 and 5 August 2020.
• Copies of correspondence between Mr Meates and the Ministry of Health between 1 January 2019 and 5 August 2020.
  
  

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All the CDHB Board meetings held in August and September 2020, under the OIA. 4/8/2020, 12/8/2020, 20/8/2020, 17/9/2020

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A copy of the final EY report tabled / presented to the Board and/ or QFARC between June - September 2020.

A copy of the Executive Management Team (EMT) response to the EY report tabled / presented to the Board and / or QFARC between June - September 2020

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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.

Tags CardiologyEnterologyGynaecologyLocumsOphthalmologyOrthopaedicsShort-staffingSMOsSpecialistsStaffingSurgeryUrology

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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.

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