19 February 2025
Rodney Parsons
[FYI request #28832 email]
Tēnā koe Rodney
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00069098
Thank you for your e-mail of 20 October 2024 to the Ministry of Health which they transferred to
Health NZ on 22 October 2024 seeking the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act):
Please provide briefings, risk assessments, reviews or reports relating to concerns about
the Emergency Department in Palmerston North over the past couple of years, particularly
those that have involved bringing in external business consultants.
Response
Please find attached the requested documents including external reviews that have occurred on
the Palmerston North Hospital Emergency Department.
Please refer to
Appendix 1 Table of contents for the information we are releasing that we believe
to be within scope of your request.
As you may be aware, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti recently announced a funding boost for the
ED at Palmerston North Hospital. More information on that can be found here –
https:/ www.beehive.govt.nz/release/funding-boost-reduce-wait-times-palmerston-north-ed. It’s
worth noting the children’s area of ED and discharge lounge referred to are now up and running.
Although we have reviewed the provisional data presented in our response, it has not undergone
ful quality assurance, and this data could have unexpected errors that may be picked up through
the rigorous data quality checks publication datasets undergo.
Published data may differ from the provisional data presented here. Published data should be
considered the most accurate source and used where possible
We have redacted information pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of
natural persons, including those deceased. We have considered whether the need to protect this
information is outweighed by the countervailing public interest and have determined that it is not.
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. Al requester data, including your name and
contact details, wil be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Maria Armstrong
Acting Operations Executive, Unplanned Care
Te Uru Arotau | Acute & Elective Specialist Services
Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua | MidCentral
Appendix One Table of contents.
No. Date
Title
Decision on release
1. February 2023
Hospital and Specialist
Some information withheld
Services Acute Demand
under 9(2)(a) to protect the
and System Pressures,
privacy of natural persons,
Acute Flow Programme –
including that of deceased
Febr
uary 2023
natural persons.
Information regarding other
districts withheld as out of
scope of request.
2. 1 December 2023
Acute Flow Reports – 1
Released in full
December 2023
o Summary of findings
from visit to Palmerston
North Hospital –
September 2023
o Site visit Palmerston
North Hospital – October
2023
3. No date
MidCentral District Health
Information redacted as out of
Target Plan – Hospital and scope
Specialist Services
4. 23 November 2023
System flow reviews and
Released in full
action plan
5. 12 February 2024
MidCentral Acute Flow
Released in full
Action Plan
o This document was
presented to the District
Leadership Team (DLT)
at their 12 February
2024 meeting.
6. 14 March 2024
Acute Flow Te Pae Hauora Released in full
o Ruahine o Tararua |
MidCentral – 14 March
2024
MidCentral Acute Flow
Action Plan
This document was
presented to the DLT at
their March 2024
meeting.
o Acute Flow
Improvement Plan
7. 12 April 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan Update – 12 April
2024
o Acute Flow
Improvement Plan –
Version Four – 11 April
2024
8. 10 May 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan Update
9. 06 June 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan Update
10. 05 July 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan Update
11. 09 August 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan Update
12. 06 September 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan Update
13. 08 October 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan Update
14. 22 November 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan Update –
Please note that the
appendices for these
documents are not
included as the latest
updated document is
provided with this
response (Acute Flow
Improvement Plan –
Version Nine)
15. 04 October 2024
Acute Flow Improvement
Released in full
Plan – Version Nine
This document supersedes
any previous plans that
have been developed
16. 02 August 2024
Clinical Performance –
Released in full
SSIED Quarterly Update
17. 25 November 2024
Clinical Performance –
Released in full
SSIED Quarterly Update
18. 22 February 2023
Appendix 2 - Aide-
Some information withheld
mémoire, reference
under 9(2)(a) to protect the
HNZ00011598 - prepared privacy of natural persons,
for the previous Minister of including that of deceased
Health, Hon Dr Ayesha
natural persons.
Verrall prior to her visit to
Palmerston North Regional
Hospital ED
19. 26 August 2024
Appendix 3 - 1 Mid-
Released in full
Central 90 day plan for
2024 / 2025
Appendix 3 – 2 Mid-
28 November 2024
Central 90 day plan for
Released in full
2024 / 2025
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