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Kia ora Dan,  

  

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H2022007833.  

  

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
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If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
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Ngā mihi 

  

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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: DG <[FYI request #19954 email]>;
Received: Mon Jul 18 2022 15:47:29 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Staff to patient ratio in
hospitals trends

Dear Ministry of Health,

Can you please provide me with the following data:

- For all hospitals in New Zealand, Staff to patient ratios per month for
the period January 2021 to July 2022 (or the latest available data as
close to July 2022 as is available).
- If this is not a metric measured in NZ hospitals then please provide a
similar ratio that is used to track the efficiency of staff to patient
relationship.

Yours faithfully,

Dan

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Kia ora DG,

 

Thank you for your request for official information received on 18 July
2022 for:

 

"- For all hospitals in New Zealand, Staff to patient ratios per month for
the period January 2021 to July 2022 (or the latest available data as
close to July 2022 as is available).
- If this is not a metric measured in NZ hospitals then please provide a
similar ratio that is used to track the efficiency of staff to patient
relationship."

 

Your request asks for information which is more closely connected with the
functions of Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand). For this reason, the
Ministry of Health has decided to transfer your request to Te Whatu Ora
under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from Te
Whatu Ora in due course.  

   

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman
to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
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If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
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Ngā mihi  

 

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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: DG <[FOI #19954 email]>;
Received: Mon Jul 18 2022 15:47:29 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Staff to patient ratio in
hospitals trends

Dear Ministry of Health,

Can you please provide me with the following data:

- For all hospitals in New Zealand, Staff to patient ratios per month for
the period January 2021 to July 2022 (or the latest available data as
close to July 2022 as is available).
- If this is not a metric measured in NZ hospitals then please provide a
similar ratio that is used to track the efficiency of staff to patient
relationship.

Yours faithfully,

Dan

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