8 October 2024
Andrew Riddell
[FYI request #28433 email]
Tēnā koe Andrew
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00065661
Thank you for your email on 19 September 2024, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
for the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) regarding outsourcing to
private companies:
Has Te Whatu Ora contracted or purchased services from any of the following three
companies at any time since 1 January 2024:
- New Zealand Musculoskeletal Imaging Limited
- NZ Cyclotron Limited
- North MRI Limited
If Te Whatu Ora has contracted or purchased services from any of these three
companies please provide the dates on which those services were contracted for and
the dates on which services were purchased, as the case may be.
Note that when I refer to Te Whatu Ora for the purposes of this request I am including
the hospitals and clinics run by Te Whatu Ora.
Response
Has Te Whatu Ora contracted or purchased services from any of the following three
companies at any time since 1 January 2024:
- New Zealand Musculoskeletal Imaging Limited
- NZ Cyclotron Limited
- North MRI Limited
Health NZ has a Panel Agreement in place with NZ Radiology Group Limited for the provision
of Radiology Services. The Panel Agreement has been in place since the 1 November 2023.
As part of the Panel Agreement with NZ Radiology Group Limited, New Zealand
Musculoskeletal Imaging Limited & North MRI Limited are listed as approved facilities to
provide radiology services.
Health NZ has not contracted or purchased services from NZ Cyclotron Limited.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[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