20 December 2024
Valentino Breckenridge
[FYI request #29092 email]
Tēnā koe Valentino
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00071027, HNZ00071283
and HNZ00071025
Thank you for your emails on 6 November 2024, requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), which was transferred from Ministry of Health to Health New
Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) on 11 November 2024:
1. "Could i please request data for the total number of urgent care (UC) clinics over the
last 10 years with the ownership of each clinic included. If ownership is too
commercially sensitive deidentified data wil do. Additionally please provide the address
of each of these UC clinics. Additionally whether there are any licenses for UC clinics
intended to be given out in the near term future. If so which operators are intended to
receive these."
2. “Could data be provided for the last 10 years for the annual percentage change in
funding for non first level (first contact services)? The Annual statement of reasonable
GP fee increases provides data for the annual percentage change for first level (first
contact services) but not for other services (i.e. HUHC, CSC at VLCA and non-VLCA
clinics)."
3. "Please provide data for the number of patient enrolments by the largest 10 operators
for the last 10 years. If not commercially sensitive please identify these top 10
operators, if sensitive, deidentified data wil do. Total enrolments has been previously
provided
(https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffyi.org.nz%2Fre
quest%2F22019-data-on-patients-enrolled-at-all-gp-practices-number-of-visits-and-
booking-
delays&data=05%7C02%7Coiagr%40health.govt.nz%7Ce2aacef53cfc4bedbae408dcfe
24144e%7C23cec7246d204bd19fe9dc4447edd1fa%7C0%7C0%7C638664678138628
387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJ
BTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KychVNY%2B5Q%2FK
dizPWxnnfDZSWNiYaqwwnELTuzHDLfg%3D&reserved=0), but not split by the largest
operators."
Response
To ensure simplicity, I wil answer each request in turn.
1. "Could i please request data for the total number of urgent care (UC) clinics over the
last 10 years with the ownership of each clinic included. If ownership is too
commercially sensitive deidentified data wil do.”
Health NZ only holds information on the number of Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) we currently
contract with.
We do not hold information regarding how this number has changed over the last 10 years as
these contracts were previously managed by former District Health Boards. Therefore, I am
refusing your request under section 18(g) of the Act as the information you have requested is not
held by Health NZ and we have no grounds to believe that the information is held by another entity
subject to the Act.
I am, however, able to refer you to
Appendix One which shows the number of UCCs that are
currently contracted to
Health NZ.
Regarding ownership of UCCs, Health NZ only holds information on the legal entity name.
However, you may be able to find ownership details by searching the legal entity name on the New
Zealand Companies Office website
at companies-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/.
You also asked,
“Additionally please provide the address of each of these UC clinics.”
Data about UCCs, including the physical address, is publicly available on our Health NZ website at
tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/data-and-statistics/nz-health-statistics/data-
references/code-tables/common-code-tables/#facility-code-table.
You also asked,
“Additionally whether there are any licenses for UC clinics intended to be given out in the
near term future. If so which operators are intended to receive these."
There are no contracts currently being considered for engagement in the near future (which we
have interpreted as within the next few months), therefore, I am refusing your request under
section 18(g) of the Act as the information you have requested is not held by Health NZ and we
have no grounds to believe that the information is held by another entity subject to the Act.
You also requested the following,
2. “Could data be provided for the last 10 years for the annual percentage change in
funding for non first level (first contact services)? The Annual statement of reasonable
GP fee increases provides data for the annual percentage change for first level (first
contact services) but not for other services (i.e. HUHC, CSC at VLCA and non-VLCA
clinics)."
I note that you are requesting annual percentage changes over the last 10 years. Health NZ does
not hold this specific calculation; however, we can provide the data around the changes in
capitation funding from the last 10 years. Please refer to
Appendix Two.
You also requested the following,
3. "Please provide data for the number of patient enrolments by the largest 10 operators
for the last 10 years. If not commercially sensitive please identify these top 10
operators, if sensitive, deidentified data wil do. Total enrolments has been previously
provided
(https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffyi.org.nz%2Fre
quest%2F22019-data-on-patients-enrolled-at-all-gp-practices-number-of-visits-and-
booking-
delays&data=05%7C02%7Coiagr%40health.govt.nz%7Ce2aacef53cfc4bedbae408dcfe
24144e%7C23cec7246d204bd19fe9dc4447edd1fa%7C0%7C0%7C638664678138628
387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJ
BTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KychVNY%2B5Q%2FK
dizPWxnnfDZSWNiYaqwwnELTuzHDLfg%3D&reserved=0), but not split by the largest
operators."
Enrolment by Public Health Organisation is publicly available on our Health NZ website at
Enrolment with a general practice and primary health organisation – Health New Zealand | Te
Whatu Ora.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us a
t [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
Tim Wood
Group Manager Planned and Unplanned Care
Living Well | Commissioning
Appendix One
List of current contracts between Health NZ and Urgent Care Clinics
Region
Provider
Northern
White Cross Ascot (24/7)
Northern
White Cross Otahuhu
Northern
Local Doctors Glen Innes
Northern
White Cross Lunn Ave
Northern
White Cross St Lukes
Northern
Local Doctors Mt Roskil
Northern
East Care Urgent Care Clinic
Northern
Counties Medical - Papakura Urgent Care
Northern
Local Doctors Otara
Northern
Local Doctors Mangere Town Centre
Northern
Local Doctors Browns Road
Northern
Local Doctors Dawson Road
Northern
Franklin Urgent Care
Northern
Shorecare Smales Farm (24/7)
Northern
Shorecare Grevil e Rd
Northern
White Cross Henderson (24/7)
Northern
White Cross New Lynn
Northern
Tamaki Health White Cross Whangarei
Central
Team Medical, Kapiti
Central
Kenepuru Accident and Medical Porirua
Central
Emergency Medical Centre - Lower Hutt Afterhours (LHAH)
Central
Hastings Health Centre Urgent Care
Central
City Medical Napier
Central
City Doctors Urgent Care
Central
Whanganui Accident and Medical Clinic (WAM)
Southern
Marlborough Urgent Care Centre
Southern
Nelson Bays Primary Health Trust(Medical and Injury centre)
Southern
Dunedin Urgent Doctors
Southern
Queenstown Medical Centre
Southern
Pegasus Health (Charitable) Limited
Southern
Riccarton Clinic
Te Manawa Taki Anglesea Clinic Urgent Care
Te Manawa Taki Medicross Urgent Care & GP Clinic
Te Manawa Taki Accident & Healthcare Tauranga
Te Manawa Taki Tui Medical
Te Manawa Taki Lakes Primecare - Rotorua
Appendix Two – Changes in Capitation Funding from 2013/14 - 2023/24
Please note, the total cost figures in the below table are in mil ions of dollars (for example, $596.2
is 596.2 mil ion dollars).
Total Cost 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Capitation Funding
First
Contact
$596.2
$607.6
$618.9
$633.6
$654.7
$678.7
$713.5
$748.7
$774.8
$804.30
$844.28
Very Low
Cost
Access
$44.9
$46.5
$53.0
$54.8
$55.6
$75.8
$93.7
$102
$114.2
$118.40
$128.70
CSC
Scheme
-
-
-
-
-
$37.9
$76
$87.3
$99.4
$103.90
$113.66
Zero Fees
for Under
13s/14s
$15.2
$15.7
$32.5
$33.7
$34.3
$38.6
$42.9
$45.6
$51.4
$52.70
$59.14
Capitation
Funding
Subtotal
$656.3
$669.8
$704.4
$722.1
$744.7
$830.9
$926.2
$983.6
$1039.7 $1,079.30
$1,145.78
