16 July 2024
Benjamin Besavi
[FYI request #27350 email]
Tēnā koe Benjamin,
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00053935
Thank you for your email on 24 June 2024, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
(Health NZ) for the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
a copy of the Food Services Agreement held with Compass Group NZ (CGNZ) as
appropriately redacted that is no financial information of any nature is sought
the list of Health NZ districts (the districts) who have some or all of their patient meal
services provided by CGNZ
out of the list provided in (2), which of these districts have one or more Health NZ
networked printers operating within an on-site CGNZ premises
out of the list provided in (2), which of these districts where it is CGNZ practice to require
its employees to collect and send patient Meal Ticket information via their personal
cellular phones (ie, not an employer-provided device), as part of its allergy food tray
check process for patients with designated food allergy.
Response
The below table includes the list of the health districts who have their patient meal services
provided by CGNZ and whether they have Health NZ networked printers operating within an
on-site CGNZ premises. The table also answers whether in those districts CGNZ require its
employees to collect and send patient meal ticket information from personal cellular phones.
Food services agreement between districts and CGNZ is withheld under section 9(2)(b)(ii) of
the Act. This is because if it is released, would be likely to unreasonably prejudice the
commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.
I have considered the public interest in releasing the information. However, I do not consider
that this public interest outweighs the harm identified above.
Districts using
Any Health NZ
Is it CGNZ practice to require its employees
CGNZ for all or
networked
to collect and send patient Meal Ticket
some of their
printers
information via their personal cellular
patient meals.
operating within
phones (ie, not an employer-provided
an on-site CGNZ
device), as part of its allergy food tray check
premises.
process for patients with designated food
allergy.
Waitematā
No
No
Auckland
No
Unknown whether they are CGNZ issued or
personal cellular phones
Counties
Yes
No
Manukau
Bay of Plenty
No
No
Tairāwhiti
Yes
No
Taranaki
Yes
No
Mid Central
Yes
No
Whanganui
No
No
Wairarapa
No
No
Nelson
Yes
No
Marlborough
South Canterbury No
No
Southern
No
No
How to get in touch
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[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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Health NZ may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. All requester data, including your
name and contact details, will be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Rod Treadwell
General Manager, Procurement Procurement Supply Chain & Health Technology Management Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand