17 March 2020
J Howarth
[FYI request #12252 email]
Dear J Howarth
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your request dated 17 February 2020 for the following information;
1. What is the estimated population of the Waikato DHB catchment?
2. The number of FTEs funded to NGO providers Alcohol and Addiction Drug
services as total?
3. The number of NGOs that received FTE funding for providing Alcohol and
Drug Addiction services?
4. How many FTEs are funded to each NGO provider of Alcohol and Drug
Addiction services?
5. How many NGOS are funded to provide a dedicated Kaupapa Māori
approach to Alcohol and Drug Addiction services? How many of FTEs are
funded to this/these services?
6. How many Alcohol and Drug addiction residential treatment spaces are
funded by the DHB?
7. Who are the providers of residential treatment? and How many spaces to
they each provide?
8. Does the DHB fund supportive accommodation for Alcohol and Drug
addiction? if so how many spaces are funded?
9.
How many people have used a DHB funded NGO Alcohol and Drug Addiction
service in 2019?
I enclose all the information which is covered by your request below.
1. What is the estimated population of the Waikato DHB catchment?
Answer
421,449 in 2019
2. The number of FTEs funded to NGO providers Alcohol and Addiction
Drug services as total?
Answer
59.90 FTE
3. The number of NGOs that received FTE funding for providing Alcohol
and Drug Addiction services?
Answer
12 NGOs
4. How many FTEs are funded to each NGO provider of Alcohol and Drug
Addiction services?
Answer
Community Based FTE services
Cambridge Community Network
0.50
Care NZ
10.30
Odyssey House Trust
12.50
Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa
5.70
Raukawa Charitable Trust
2.50
Taumarunui Community Kokiri Trust
5.0
Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki
4.60
The Salvation Army NZ Trust
6.0
Waahi Whaanui Trust
3.50
Cambridge Community Network
0.50
Care NZ
10.30
FTEs funded as part of residential services
Alcohol & Drug Support House
2.10
Manaaki Ora Trust
1.85
The Higher Ground Rehabilitation Trust
1.75
Salvation Army
3.60
5. How many NGOS are funded to provide a dedicated Kaupapa Māori
approach to Alcohol and Drug Addiction services? How many of FTEs
are funded to this/these services?
Answer
Six NGOs are Kaupapa Māori providers of AOD services, including 23.15
FTE.
6. How many Alcohol and Drug addiction residential treatment spaces are
funded by the DHB?
Answer
Approximately 26 beds per annum are funded per annum; (9380 bed nights in
a year are available)
7. Who are the providers of residential treatment? How many spaces do
they each provide? Answer
Provider Name
Spaces they provide
The Higher Ground Rehabilitation Trust
7.0 Beds per annum (2555 bed nights)
Odyssey House Trust
6.0 bed per annum (2190 bed nights)
Approx. 7.7 beds per annum (2,810 bed
The Salvation Army NZ Trust
nights - Waikato DHB portion of a
Midland regional agreement)
Approx. 4.0 beds per annum (1,460 bed
Manaaki Ora Trust (Te Utuhina)
nights - Waikato DHB portion of a
Midland regional agreement)
Approx. 1.0 bed per annum (approx..
Nova Trust Board
365 bed nights - Waikato DHB portion
of a Midland regional agreement)
8. Does the DHB fund supportive accommodation for Alcohol and Drug
addiction? If so how many spaces are funded?
Answer
Yes. Nine beds per annum available (3,285 bed nights).
9. How many people have used a DHB funded NGO Alcohol and Drug
Addiction service in 2019?
Answer
3,190 people in Waikato DHB attended an NGO service for secondary
Alcohol and Drug services in the 2019 calendar year.
Yours sincerely
Tanya Maloney
Executive Director Strategy, Investment and Transformation (Acting)
