28 June 2022
J Thomas-Maude
By way of email only: [FYI request #19501 email]
Dear Sir/Madam
Official Information Act request:
Further to your letter dated 31 May made under the Official Information Act 1982.
Specifically, you requested:
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).
ACE matching system -
ACE matching system -
NZ
Australia
2018
33
1
2019
36
-
2020
46
-
2021
40
2
2022
44
-
2. The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions fil ed in by NZREX
graduates for each year between 2018 and 2022.
4 employed part-way
2018
through 2017 in May
8 employed in 2018 in April,
and July
May, June and July
8 NZREX carried
forward for part of the
year who started part-
way thru 2018 - each
2019
year, where NZREX
and doctors starting
1
part-way through ,
finish their PGY1 year
part way through the
following year
2020
7 employed Mar, June, Sept
2021
4 employed July, Aug, Oct,
Nov
2022
3 employed in April
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.
2018
0
2019
0
2020
0
2021
0
2022
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).
Unfortunately Waikato DHB does not hold this information. We are therefore refusing this
question as per section 18(e) of the Official Information Act 1982 we are unable to answer this
question as the information does not exist.
You have the right to request the Ombudsman investigate and review the decision to withhold
information. The Ombudsman’s postal address is:
The Ombudsman
Office of the Ombudsman
P O Box 10-152
WELLINGTON
Waikato DHB supports the open disclosure of information to assist community understanding
of how we are delivering publically funded healthcare. This includes the proactive publication
of anonymised Official Information Act responses on our website from 10 working days after
they have been released.
I trust this answers your query.
Yours sincerely
Jacquie Sherborne
Acting Executive Director Organisational Support
Waikato District Health Board
