• 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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• 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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• 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.

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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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Total cost of EY work commissioned by CDHB Board over past year.

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From the start of 2019 to today’s date, details of all work the board has engaged EY to do.

• Please list each engagement by date and provide details of the board’s request, including letters of engagement and terms of reference.
• Please state what kind of procurement process was used for this work.
• How much has EY invoiced to date for this work?
• Please provide copies of any reports produced by EY from this work.

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Any correspondence between David Meates and Canterbury DHB between Sept 14th and October 6th 2020

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All correspondence (including reports, letters, emails, texts) between the CDHB board chair Sir John Hansen, and the clinical leaders group, and Ministry of Health staff (including Crown Monitor Lester Levy) regarding hospital facilities from August 18 to September 18 2020.

All correspondence between the clinical leaders group and CDHB executive leadership team staff members regarding hospital facilities from August 18 to September 18 2020

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• What is the amount paid by the CDHB in depreciation costs for its building in the financial year 2019-20 and how does this compare to the average depreciation costs of the other 19 DHBs?
• What is the estimated figure for 2020-21?
• How much of this relates to building paid for by insurance money?
• A copy of the minutes of the CDHB Board Meeting for 6.8.20 and when available for 20.8.20

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Documentation of what was requested by EY from the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) for their most recent report on the CDHB, what was supplied to EY by the CDHB and documentation of any form of reconciliation between these 2 documents.

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• A copy of the original contract signed by the MoH in 2012 between the CDHB and the Ministry of Health for the Building of the Acute Services Building.
• And I would also like to request a copy of the minutes of the Board Meeting of 16.7.20

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• Provide final future focused operational plan produced by EY into the CDHB co-commissioned by Canterbury DHB and MoH as mentioned in the July 2019 Board agenda.
• Provide the executive management teams response to above.

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All requests for reports by the board chair or any board member to EY since July 16, 2020
All reports provided to the board by EY since July 16, 2020.
All correspondence, including texts, emails, and conversations between Minister of Health Chris Hipkins and board chair Sir John Hansen from August 21-26.

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Sir John Hansen has commissioned an external review/report. I’m concerned about this costly process coming at a time when he and the board are talking about cutting costs.
How much has the Ernst Young report that Sir John Hansen commissioned cost to date? What clinical experience or relevant health sector experience Sir John Hansen has?

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Correspondence to and from David Meates and Greg Brogden Jan - July 2020

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Communications/correspondence between the Canterbury DHB clinicians and Board over the last six months.

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