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Kia ora Y.C Cheng 
 
Thank you for your email of 20 June 2023, asking for the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
 
"Could you please advise the full/complete algorithm used for the Equity
Adjuster Score, which prioritises "patients according to five areas;
clinical priority, time spent on the waitlist, geographic location
(isolated areas), ethnicity (specifically Māori or Pacific people) and
deprivation level."
 
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From: Y.C. Cheng <[FOI #23185 email]>;
Received: Tue Jun 20 2023 07:24:07 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: hnzOIA <[email address]>; HNZ OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Equity Adjuster Score algorithm

Dear Health New Zealand,

Could you please advise the full/complete algorithm used for the Equity
Adjuster Score, which prioritises "patients according to five areas;
clinical priority, time spent on the waitlist, geographic location
(isolated areas), ethnicity (specifically Māori or Pacific people) and
deprivation level." (source:
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Yours faithfully,

Y.C. Cheng

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Kia ora YC Cheng

 

Here is our response to your request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Mark

 

Mark Fenwick (he/him) 

Official Information Act Manager  

Corporate Services | Te Toka Tumai | Auckland

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