4 May 2021
Elodie Green
[FYI request #15088 email]
Dear Ms Green
We are in receipt of your Official Information Request submitted on 6 April
2021.
You advised that you would like the following information on the
performance and services of the MidCentral District Health Board (MDBH)
for their provision of mental health services.
1. For all Mental Health Services including Child and Adolescent Mental
Health; Adult Mental Health, Emergency, Acute, Crisis Response and
Elderly; you would like the following:
a. Number of new entries/cases per month, by age group (five year
bands if possible*), 2015 – 2020 calendar year.
Please see attached report: New Cases by Month.
b. Number of cases open at month end, by age group (five year bands),
2015 – 2020 calendar year
Please see attached report: Number of Open Cases.
c. Number of people exiting per month, by age group (five year bands if
possible*), 2015 – 2020 calendar year
Please see attached report: Discharges By Month.
2. For the DHB:
a. Number of hospitalisations for mental health per year, emergency
and non-emergency, by age group (five year bands), 2015 – 2020
calendar year.
MidCentral DHB admissions are relevant only to the Acute Ward
(Ward 21) and Elderly Adult Mental Health (Star 1), both of which are
captured in the data provided for question 1a.
Te Uru Rauhī - Mental Health & Addictions Services
PN Hospital, Private Mail Bag 11036, PALMERSTON NORTH
Phone: + 64 (6) 350 8354
b. Number of people waitlisted to see a psychologist per year, by age
group (five year bands), 2015 – 2020 calendar year.
MDHB does not have a waiting list for patients referred for mental
health services. Referrals for services of patients over the age of 18
years can be made by GP, health professional, guidance councillor or
self-referral. The referral will be assessed and allocated to one of the
Mental Health Service teams as appropriate.
Patients under the age of 18 can be referred by GP, health
professional or guidance councillor, however they will only be referred
to Child Adolescent and Family Services.
A client assessed as requiring the services of the Mental Health and
Addiction Service will be assigned a psychologist and/or support
worker upon acceptance to the relevant service.
c. Number of people seeing a psychologist, per year, by age group (five
year bands), 2015 – 2020 calendar year.
MidCentral DHB is unable to provide information based on caseload
by profession by year.
d. Number of psychologists employed by the DHB at year end (split by
part time, full time, contracted) by year, 2015 – 2020 calendar year.
The table below identifies the number of psychologists employed by
MDHB over the period requested. Unfortunately are unable to
provide information regarding contracted personnel over this period.
Year
Total
Full time
Part time
2015
20
12
8
2016
18
11
7
2017
19
12
7
2018
21
14
7
2019
18
11
7
2020
19
12
7
I trust the information provided satisfies your request. If you are
dissatisfied with the information provided you have the right to seek a
review through an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.
Information about how to initiate this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Te Uru Rauhī - Mental Health & Addictions Services
PN Hospital, Private Mail Bag 11036, PALMERSTON NORTH
Phone: + 64 (6) 350 8358
Please note that this response, or an edited version of the same, may be
published on the MidCentral DHB website ten working days after your
receipt of this response.
Yours sincerely
Scott Ambridge
Operations Executive
Mental Health & Addiction Services
Encl:
New Cases By Month
Number of Open Cases
Discharges By Month
Te Uru Rauhī - Mental Health & Addictions Services
PN Hospital, Private Mail Bag 11036, PALMERSTON NORTH
Phone: + 64 (6) 350 8358
