Summary of official information request
- How many Māori 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 Māori are engaged in MHAS psychology services;
- How many Māori have requested psychological input, but declined;
- How many Māori are on psychology waitlists;
- What is the average waiting time for Maori on these psychology waitlists;
- How many Māori psychologists are employed by the DHBs;
- How many Māori 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;
- What current initiatives are in place to provide education inhouse to Psychologists;
- What plan is in place to expand FTE for the psychological services;
- Are there any psychologists at the DHB employed in the Emergency department;