Details of Efficiency gains made at ADHB between 2011 to 2016

H Hutchinson made this Official Information request to Auckland District Health Board

The request was partially successful.

From: H Hutchinson

Dear Auckland District Health Board,

The Ministry of Health has defined an "efficiency gain" in the context of DHB spending, as a situation "where a service continues to be delivered by a DHB at a lesser cost."

The direct link to this definition is made here.

https://fyi.org.nz/request/4905/response...

The Ministry of Health also identified in this release that since 2011/2012 there has been over 153 million dollars in "efficiency gains" made to ADHB.

In terms of ADHB for each financial year from 2011 to 2016:

1 - Please provide a list of all DHB funded services and/or contracted services who have been subject to “efficiency gains”' from 2011 to 2016.
2 - What is the monetary value to the “efficiency gains” subjected to each service listed in Question 1?
3 - Despite the definition of "efficiency gains" referring only to services 'continued to be delivered', what previously DHB funded services/contracted services have been stopped and not been refunded from one financial year to the next?
4 - Please provide any and all social impact assessments completed in the decision making process around the “efficiency gains” referred to in the previous Questions 1-3.

Yours faithfully,

H Hutchinson

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From: Elaine Keenan (ADHB)
Auckland District Health Board


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Dear H Hutchinson

 

 

I acknowledge receipt of your OIA request below.

 

We are currently processing your request and will contact you again in due
course.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Elaine Keenan

PA to Marlene Skelton

Corporate Business Manager,

( (09) 630-9943  ext 22346 | * [email address]

Auckland District Health Board | Level 1 |  Building 37 | Auckland City
Hospital | Park Road | Auckland

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From: H Hutchinson <[2][FOI #5114 email]>
Date: 20 December 2016 7:24:58 am NZDT
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Auckland District Health Board
<[3][Auckland District Health Board request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Details of Efficiency gains made
at ADHB between 2011 to 2016

Dear Auckland District Health Board,

The Ministry of Health has defined an "efficiency gain" in the context
of DHB spending, as a situation "where a service continues to be
delivered by a DHB at a lesser cost."

The direct link to this definition is made here.

[4]http://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=7264&am...

The Ministry of Health also identified in this release that since
2011/2012 there has been over 153 million dollars in "efficiency gains"
made to ADHB.

In terms of ADHB for each financial year from 2011 to 2016:

1 - Please provide a list of all DHB funded services and/or contracted
services who have been subject to “efficiency gains”' from 2011 to 2016.
2 - What is the monetary value to the “efficiency gains” subjected to
each service listed in Question 1?
3 - Despite the definition of "efficiency gains" referring only to
services 'continued to be delivered', what previously DHB funded
services/contracted services have been stopped and not been refunded
from one financial year to the next?
4 - Please provide any and all social impact assessments completed in
the decision making process around the “efficiency gains” referred to in
the previous Questions 1-3.

Yours faithfully,

H Hutchinson

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From: Elaine Keenan (ADHB)
Auckland District Health Board


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Dear H Hutchinson

 

Please find attached Auckland DHB’s response to your OIA request dated 20
December 2016.

 

Kind regards

 

Elaine Keenan

PA to Marlene Skelton

Corporate Business Manager,

( (09) 630-9943  ext 22346 | * [email address]

Auckland District Health Board | Level 1 |  Building 37 | Auckland City
Hospital | Park Road | Auckland

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From: H Hutchinson

Dear Elaine Keenan (ADHB),

Thank you for your response. I do not feel that you have answered the Official Information Act request completely. For example, in the December 2016 Board Meeting Minutes, efficiencies...

"relate to personnel/FTE/vacancy management, bed management, Laboratory/Radiology efficiencies and supply chain and Funder reported savings"

This appears to show that there is a focus for these efficiencies or savings. Furthermore, "personnel/FTE/vacancy management" seems to acknowledge specific vacancies in areas. If this is the case then one should be able to show where these savings were made.

Yours sincerely,

H Hutchinson

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From: Bruce Northey (ADHB)
Auckland District Health Board

Dear H Hutchinson
 
I note that you do not feel that you have answered your Official
Information Act request completely.
 
May I suggest you make a new request, based on the information you now
have to hand, as I consider that ADHB has provided a response to the
previous request.
 
Thank you
Bruce Northey
General Counsel | Legal Services
Ph:  09 307 4949  Ext:  26876 | [mobile number] | [email address]
Auckland District Health Board | Level 2 | Building 37 | Auckland City
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-----Original Message-----
From: H Hutchinson
[[1]mailto:[FOI #5114 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2017 3:22 p.m.
To: Elaine Keenan (ADHB)
Subject: Re: Official Information Act Request - list of DHB funded
services subject to efficiency gains - Response attached - 177
 
Dear Elaine Keenan (ADHB),
 
Thank you for your response. I do not feel that you have answered the
Official Information Act request completely. For example, in the December
2016 Board Meeting Minutes, efficiencies...
 
"relate to personnel/FTE/vacancy management, bed management,
Laboratory/Radiology efficiencies and supply chain and Funder reported
savings"
 
This appears to show that there is a focus for these efficiencies or
savings. Furthermore, "personnel/FTE/vacancy management" seems to
acknowledge specific vacancies in areas. If this is the case then one
should be able to show where these savings were made.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
H Hutchinson
 
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Dear H Hutchinson
 
 
 
Please find attached Auckland DHB’s response to your OIA request dated 20 
December 2016.
 
 
 
Kind regards
 
 
 
Elaine Keenan
 
PA to Marlene Skelton
 
Corporate Business Manager,
 
( (09) 630-9943  ext 22346 | * [email address]
 
Auckland District Health Board | Level 1 |  Building 37 | Auckland City 
Hospital | Park Road | Auckland
 
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