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Clarification concerning intention and extent of DHB 'efficiency gains'

H Hutchinson made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

The request was partially successful.

From: H Hutchinson

Dear Ministry of Health,

Since 2011 DHBs have made significant “efficiencies” and “efficiency gains” to their operating budgets. For example, Auckland DHB in the 2013/14 financial year made $38,884,000 worth of ‘efficiency gains’.

Can the Ministry of Health provide their intended definition of what “efficiencies” and “efficiency gains” are in the context of DHB spending and also the letter of expectation titled “living within our means”?

In terms of each DHB in Aotearoa/New Zealand for each financial year from 2011 to 2016:

1 - Please provide the total monetary value of the “efficiencies” or “efficiency gains” carried out by the DHB.
2 - Please provide a list of all DHB funded services and/or contracted services who have been subject to “efficiencies” or “efficiency gains”' from 2011 to 2016.
3 - What is the monetary value to the “efficiencies” or “efficiency gains” subjected to each service listed in Question 1 & 2?
4 - What previously DHB funded services/contracted services have been stopped as result of “efficiencies” or “efficiency gains” from one financial year to the next?
5 - Please provide any and all social impact assessments completed in the decision making process around the “efficiency gains” referred to in the previous Questions 1-4.

Yours faithfully,

H Hutchinson

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Dear H Hutchinson

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 7 November 2016.

You requested:

Can the Ministry of Health provide their intended definition of what
“efficiencies” and “efficiency gains” are in the context of DHB spending
and also the letter of expectation titled “living within our means”?

In terms of each DHB in Aotearoa/New Zealand for each financial year from
2011 to 2016:

1 - Please provide the total monetary value of the “efficiencies” or
“efficiency gains” carried out by the DHB.
2 - Please provide a list of all DHB funded services and/or contracted
services who have been subject to “efficiencies” or “efficiency gains”'
from 2011 to 2016.
3 - What is the monetary value to the “efficiencies” or “efficiency gains”
subjected to each service listed in Question 1 & 2?
4 - What previously DHB funded services/contracted services have been
stopped as result of “efficiencies” or “efficiency gains” from one
financial year to the next?
5 - Please provide any and all social impact assessments completed in the
decision making process around the “efficiency gains” referred to in the
previous Questions 1-4.

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later than 5 December 2016 as required under the Official Information Act
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The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201604410

Yours sincerely,

Ashley Goodwin
Support Officer (OIA)
Government Relations  
Ministerial and Executive Services (MEGS) l Office of the Director General
Ministry of Health

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From: H Hutchinson

Dear Ministry of Health,

I have not yet received the information which was scheduled to be supplied by the 5th of December 2016, as per the previous communication.

Yours faithfully,

H Hutchinson

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Attached is our response to your request for information dated 7 November
2016.

Merrin Webster
Executive Assistant
DHB Relations
System Outcomes
Service Commissioning
Ministry of Health
DDI: 04 816 4432

[1]http://www.health.govt.nz
[2]mailto:[email address]

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From: H Hutchinson

Dear Ministry of Health,

Thank you for answering the questions in this official information request to the best of your capacity as Ministry of Health. As you detailed in the response, identifying that each individual DHB would be better suited to answer questions 2-5, are you therefore able to forward these questions to each individual DHB?

Yours faithfully,

H Hutchinson

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