Acting Chief Executive’s Office
Level 12, Building 01
Auckland City Hospital
P O Box 92189
Auckland 1142
[email address]
28 June 2022
J. Thomas-Maude
By email to: [FYI request #19497 email]
Dear Sir/Madam
Re: Official Information Request – PGY1 House Officer Positions - Auckland DHB Ref. 20220530-1234
I refer to your official information request dated 30 May 2022, seeking the following information:
I would like to make a request under the Official Information Act (1982) for the following data.
Please could I ask that all the data be broken down year by year, rather than as a total for all the
years in question.
1. The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions fil ed by the ACE matching system for
each year between 2018 and 2022, and a breakdown of these by country of training of the
candidate (e.g. New Zealand, Australia).
2. The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions fil ed in by NZREX graduates for each year
between 2018 and 2022.
3. The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions fil ed in by candidates from a Comparable
Health System (e.g. U.K., Ireland, U.S.A., Canada etc.) for each year between 2018 and 2022.
4. The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions that were available and advertised
outside of the ACE matching system for each year between 2014 and 2022 (please note this
is a wider time range than the three requests above).
Response
Please note:
• This response covers all appointments up to 31 May 2022.
• Prior to 2021, the House Officer training year which includes PGY1 positions commenced in
November each year.
• In 2020 the Registered Medical Officer (RMO) training year dates changed from November each
year to January each year. As part of the transition this resulted in the end date for the 2019/2020
training year being changed from 29/11/2020 to 17/01/2021.
• The Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE) matching process is completed prior to the
commencement of the RMO training year and in responding to this OIA we have provided details on
which training year the ACE process relates to for the year specified.
• The training year dates covered by the information requested in your OIA were as follows:
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Training Year
Dates
ACE Process
(Year)
2014/2015 Training Year
25/11/2014 to 23/11/2015
2014
2015/2016 Training Year
23/11/2015 to 27/11/2016
2015
2016/2017 Training Year
28/11/2016 to 26/11/2017
2016
2017/2018 Training Year
27/11/2017 to 25/11/2018
2017
2018/2019 Training Year
26/11/2018 to 24/11/2019
2018
2019/2020 Training Year
25/11/2019 to 17/01/2021
2019
2021 Training Year
18/01/2021 to 16/01/2022
2020
2022 Training Year
17/01/2022 to 15/01/2023
2021
1. The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions fil ed by the ACE matching system for each
year between 2018 and 2022, and a breakdown of these by country of training of the
candidate (e.g. New Zealand, Australia).
Training Year Dates
ACE Process
NZ
Australia
Total
Auckland
DHB
27/11/2017 to
2017
49
2
51
25/11/2018
26/11/2018 to
2018
60
0
60
24/11/2019
25/11/2019 to
2019
59
0
59
17/01/2021
18/01/2021 to
2020
64
0
64
16/01/2022
17/01/2022 to
2021
63
0
63
15/01/2023
Question 2 – The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions fil ed in by NZREX graduates for
each year between 2018 and 2022.
The following table provides Auckland DHB’s total number of PGY1 House Officer positions filled by
NZREX graduates hired by year from 2018 to 2022 and includes al new appointments up to 31 May
2022).
Training Year
Training Year Dates
Auckland DHB
2017/2018
27/11/2017 to 25/11/2018
5
2018/2019
26/11/2018 to 24/11/2019
0
2019/2020
25/11/2019 to 17/01/2021
4
2021
18/01/2021 to 16/01/2022
2
2022
17/01/2022 to 15/01/2023
0
The following factors contributed to the higher number of NZREX appointments into PGY1 House
Officer positions in the 2017/2018 training year:
• Significant growth in House Officer positions in the 2017/2018 training year as a result of the
RMO Multi Employer Collective Agreement (MECA) settlement and implementation of MECA
Schedule 10 and Schedule 12 (relief) commitments
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• A total of nine House Officer Schedule 10 rosters implemented through the 2017/2018
training year which represented an increase of 28 FTE House Officer positions for Auckland
DHB (Schedule 10 and Schedule 12)
• All of the 5 NZREX appointments were mid-year in Quarter 3 to fill vacancies as a result of
the FTE growth.
3. The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions fil ed in by candidates from a Comparable
Health System (e.g. U.K., Ireland, U.S.A., Canada etc.) for each year between 2018 and 2022.
The PGY1 positions filled by international medical graduates from comparable health countries (CHS)
from 2018-2022 were Australian medical graduates. When determining comparable health
countries, we have used the Medical Council of New Zealand list of comparable health countries.
This includes al new appointments up to 31 May 2022 and excludes any PGY1 positions filled by
NZREX.
Training Year Training Year Dates
Auckland DHB
2017/2018
27/11/2017 to 25/11/2018
2
2018/2019
26/11/2018 to 24/11/2019
0
2019/2020
25/11/2019 to 17/01/2021
0
2021
18/01/2021 to 16/01/2022
0
2022
17/01/2022 to 15/01/2023
0
4. The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions that were available and advertised outside of the
ACE matching system for each year between 2014 and 2022 (please note this is a wider time range
than the three requests above).
Recruitment for RMO positions is undertaken regionally across the three Auckland metro DHBs
(Auckland, Counties Manukau and Waitematā DHBs) and this is facilitated by the Northern Regional
Alliance.
Please note:
• Once a year the nationwide annual recruitment cycle (ARC) is used to coordinate external
advertising for House Officer positions at PGY2/PGY2+ levels. Once a year the Auckland region
recruits all of the required PGY1 positions via the ACE RMO process.
• PGY1 positions are reserved initially for New Zealand graduates from medical schools via the
ACE process. Information regarding the national ACE matching process can be found on the ACE
websi
te https://rmo.acenz.net.nz/
• From time to time vacancies occur at PGY1 level during the training year and outside of the ACE
process. NZREX graduates are considered where suitable for such vacancies. NZREX doctors are
encouraged to register online at
www.aucklanddoctors.co.nz and maintain an up to date CV
and details to enable them to be considered when vacancies become available.
• Available vacant positions are advertised throughout the year on the Auckland Doctors website.
Please also note that prioritisation of preference criteria for any additional PGY1 positions not filled via
the ACE match involves, reviewing the ACE talent pool of non-matched ACE candidates and NZREX who
have applied to the Auckland region, in the order of:
• Category 1 – graduates from New Zealand medical schools who are citizens of New Zealand or
Australia
• Category 2 – graduates from Australian medical schools who are citizens or permanent residents
of New Zealand or Australia
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• Category 3 – graduates from New Zealand medical schools but are not permanent residents or
citizens
• NZREX applicants are prioritised on the basis of New Zealand Citizen/Permanent resident status
I trust this information answers your questions.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, or an edited version of this response, may be published on the
Auckland DHB website.
Yours sincerely
Dr Michael Shepherd
Acting Chief Executive
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