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Kia ora Sam

Thank you for your email of 08 August (received 09 Aug) in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

Can I please ask, under OIA, total number of permanent employees and total number of contractors currently working for the Office of the CE of Te Whatu Ora and in what sub groups. Please give a table with role levels i.e. how many Admin/coordinators, Advisors, Sr. Advisors, Principles/chief, managers/leads etc and whether they are permanent or temps.

I am also requesting the total cost spent on contractors in the same directorate/group between 1 Jan 2023 and 31 July 2023.

Are you aware of what development is available to the permanent staff members to get higher roles instead of getting new temp people in. Did you get any briefing on that by Te Whatu Ora CE?

Minister Verrall is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 06 September

Ngā mihi

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Minister of Health
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation

Email: [email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Malik <[FOI #23745 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2023 11:05 PM
To: A Verrall (MIN) <[Ayesha Verrall request email]>
Subject: (AVOIA2023-244)Official Information request - Number of consultants and cost of it in Te Whatu Ora CE Office

Dear Ayesha Verrall,

Can I please ask, under OIA, total number of permanent employees and total number of contractors currently working for the Office of the CE of Te Whatu Ora and in what sub groups. Please give a table with role levels i.e. how many Admin/coordinators, Advisors, Sr. Advisors, Principles/chief, managers/leads etc and whether they are permanent or temps.

I am also requesting the total cost spent on contractors in the same directorate/group between 1 Jan 2023 and 31 July 2023.

Are you aware of what development is available to the permanent staff members to get higher roles instead of getting new temp people in. Did you get any briefing on that by Te Whatu Ora CE?

Yours faithfully,

Sam

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Kia ora Sam,

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 9 August 2023,
asking for the below which is being considered under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

The following part of your request is more closely connected with the
functions of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand:

 

Can I please ask, under OIA, total number of permanent employees and total
number of contractors currently working for the Office of the CE of Te
Whatu Ora and in what sub groups. Please give a table with role levels
i.e. how many Admin/coordinators, Advisors, Sr. Advisors,
Principles/chief, managers/leads etc and whether they are permanent or
temps.

 

I am also requesting the total cost spent on contractors in the same
directorate/group between 1 Jan 2023 and 31 July 2023.

 

For this reason, this Office has decided to transfer this part of your
request to Te Whatu Ora in accordance with section 14 of the Act. You can
expect a response from Te Whatu Ora in due course. You can still expect a
response to the rest of your request from this Office on or before 6
September.

 

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
802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
Email: [2][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: A Verrall (MIN)
Sent: Wednesday, 9 August 2023 9:27 AM
To: Sam Malik <[FOI #23745 email]>
Subject: RE: (AVOIA2023-244)Official Information request - Number of
consultants and cost of it in Te Whatu Ora CE Office

 

 

 

 

Kia ora Sam

 

Thank you for your email of 08 August (received 09 Aug) in which you
submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

 

Can I please ask, under OIA, total number of permanent employees and total
number of contractors currently working for the Office of the CE of Te
Whatu Ora and in what sub groups. Please give a table with role levels
i.e. how many Admin/coordinators, Advisors, Sr. Advisors,
Principles/chief, managers/leads etc and whether they are permanent or
temps.

 

I am also requesting the total cost spent on contractors in the same
directorate/group between 1 Jan 2023 and 31 July 2023.

 

Are you aware of what development is available to the permanent staff
members to get higher roles instead of getting new temp people in. Did you
get any briefing on that by Te Whatu Ora CE?

 

Minister Verrall is considering your request in accordance with the Act,
and you can expect a response by 06 September

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research, Science and Innovation

 

 

Email: [3][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Sam Malik <[4][FOI #23745 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2023 11:05 PM

To: A Verrall (MIN) <[5][Ayesha Verrall request email]>

Subject: (AVOIA2023-244)Official Information request - Number of
consultants and cost of it in Te Whatu Ora CE Office

 

Dear Ayesha Verrall,

 

Can I please ask, under OIA, total number of permanent employees and total
number of contractors currently working for the Office of the CE of Te
Whatu Ora and in what sub groups. Please give a table with role levels
i.e. how many Admin/coordinators, Advisors, Sr. Advisors,
Principles/chief, managers/leads etc and whether they are permanent or
temps.

 

I am also requesting the total cost spent on contractors in the same
directorate/group between 1 Jan 2023 and 31 July 2023.

 

Are you aware of what development is available to the permanent staff
members to get higher roles instead of getting new temp people in. Did you
get any briefing on that by Te Whatu Ora CE?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sam

 

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Tēnā koe, 

 

Thank you for contacting Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ. This is an automatic
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nature of your request you may not receive a response for up to 20 working
days.  We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

 

 

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Kia ora Sam

 

Please find attached a response to your request for official information
from Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister of Health.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
Email: [1][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

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Tēnā koe Sam

Thank you for your email of 8 August 2023, that was transferred to Te
Whatu Ora on 10 August 2023, asking for the following information under
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

"Can I please ask, under OIA, the total number of permanent employees and
the total number of contractors currently working for the Office of the CE
of Te Whatu Ora and in what sub groups.  Please give a table with role
levels i.e. how many Admin/coordinators, Advisors, Sr. Advisors,
Principles/chief, managers/leads etc and whether they are permanent or
temps.

I am also requesting the total cost spent on contractors in the same
directorate/group between 1 Jan 2023 and 31 July 2023."

This email is to let you know that Te Whatu Ora needs more time to make a
decision on your request.

The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 6 October 2023.

This extension is required because the collation of information and
consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a
proper response cannot
reasonably be made within the original time limit.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [1][email address]

If you are not happy with this extension, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.

Nāku iti noa, nā

Caroline Sides
Senior Ministerial Advisor
 

Te Whatu Ora Ministerial Team
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
 

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Kia ora Sam,
 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) for:
“Can I please ask, under OIA, total number of permanent employees and
total number of contractors currently working for the Office of the CE of
Te Whatu Ora and in what sub groups. Please give a table with role levels
i.e. how many Admin/coordinators, Advisors, Sr. Advisors,
Principles/chief, managers/leads etc and whether they are permanent or
temps.
I am also requesting the total cost spent on contractors in the same
directorate/group between 1 Jan 2023 and 31 July 2023.”
 
Pursuant to section 15(1)(a) of the Act, Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand
is writing to advise you that a decision has been made on your request;
however, it will take us some time to prepare the information for
release. 
 
We apologise for the delay, and endeavor to send you the information by 3
November 2023. 
 
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
802 602. 
 
Ngâ mihi
 
Caroline Sides
Senior Ministerial Advisor
Te Whatu Ora Ministerial Team
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

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Kia ora Sam,
 
Thank you for your request for information. I apologise for the delay in
responding and not communicating the difficulties we were experiencing in
preparing our response. Please find attached our response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address].
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngā mihi,
 
 
Caroline
Government Services
[3][email address]   

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

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