Taranaki District Health Board
Private Bag 2016
New Plymouth 4620
New Zealand
Telephone 06 753 6139
Facsimile 06 753 7770
Email [email address]
Website www.thcl.co.nz
Taranaki Base Hospital
Private Bag 2016
New Plymouth 4620
New Zealand
Telephone 06 753 6139
Facsimile 06 753 7710
Hawera Hospital
Post Office Box 98
29 July 2019
Hawera
New Zealand
Telephone 06 278 7109
Facsimile 06 278 9910
Stratford Health Centre Telephone 06 765 7189
Dr Mohammed A M
Opunake Health Centre
Email: [FYI request #10703 email]
Telephone 06 761 8777
Patea + Waverley Districts
Health Centre
Telephone 06 273 8088
Waitara Health Centre
Dear Dr Mohammed A M
Telephone 06 754 7150
Mokau Health Centre
Response to OIA Request – PGY1 House Officers
Telephone 06 752 9723
With reference to your email on 8 July 2019 requesting information under Section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) in relation to the number of hired PGY1 House Officers at Taranaki District Health Board (DHB), we can provide the
following information:
1. The total number of PGY 1 house officers positions filled in by ACE matching system (2014 - 2019)
2013-14
12
2014-15
12
2015-16
12
2016-17
13
2017-18
13
2018-19
13
Total: 75
2. The total number of PGY1 house officers positions filled in by NZREX graduates (2014-2019)
We have not filled our 1st house officer allocations in November of each year with either NZREX qualified
doctors or candidates from a comparable health system.
We have appointed NZREX qualified doctors or candidates from a comparable health system to fill runs that
have been made vacant by the resignation of PGY2 and above.
3. The total number of PGY1 house officers filled in by candidates from a comparable healthcare system e.g. UK,
Ireland, USA, etc (2014-2019).
0 – as noted above. We appointed a NZ citizen into a vacant run who graduated from an Australian Medical
School.
I trust this answers your request for information.
Yours sincerely
Martin Price
General Manager – People and Capability