Southern District Health Board
Dunedin Hospital
201 Great King Street
Private Bag 1921
DUNEDIN 9054
Chief Executive Officer
Phone 03-476 9456 Fax 03-476 9450
31 January 2020
Mohammed A M
Ref 1880
By
Email: [FYI request #11965 email] Dear Mohammed
Official Information Act Request
I refer to your Official Information Act request received on 1 January 2020 in which you
specifically requested the following:
1. The total number of PGY 1 house officers’ positions advertised solely for NZREX graduates
(2014 - 2020).
None of the positions the Southern DHB advertised during this time have been advertised
solely for NZREX graduates.
2.
The total number of all hired medical doctors (2014 - 2020).
This information relates to the total number of new medical doctors who have been included
on our payroll as employees.
Year
Total number of medical doctors (includes part
Total number of newly hired
time, casuals and temps, registrars, house
medical doctors
officers) Headcount
2014
547
168
2015
555
140
2016
586
158
2017
620
177
2018
667
197
2019
689
187
2020
696
9 (up to and including 28/01/2020)
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of our decision by the Ombudsman. The
Ombudsman's Office can be contacted on 0800 802 602 or on-line at
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/. Yours sincerely
Chris Fleming
Chief Executive Office
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