Smoke free and mental health seclusion information
Helena made this Official Information request to Lakes District Health Board
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From: Helena
Dear Lakes District Health Board,
For the past 3 years, I request under the OIA Act:
1. all emails, documentation held by Lakes DHB and including all exchanges between the Ministry of Health and Lakes DHB in terms of emails, letters, contracts relating to smoke free and for smoking cessation contracts.
2.All statistics for Lakes DHB over the past 3 years relating to smoke free cessation for Maori.
3. The current status of smoking cessation contracts held by Lakes DHB, who are these with?, when?, and any new contracts from the Ministry of Health in the past 6 months to Lakes DHB.
4. For Mental Health:
Seclusion rates for Maori. It is alleged, that the reduction rates for Maori in seclusion is being considered as an aspiration only by Lakes DHB Mental Health Service, if this is the case then what confidence can anyone have for Maori patients and whanau receiving equitable services from this DHB?
Yours faithfully,
Helena
From: Shan Tapsell
Lakes District Health Board
Hi Helena
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required 20 working days.
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Cheers
Shan Tapsell
Assistant Communications Officer
Lakes District Health Board
Rotorua Hospital
Pukeroa Hill
Private Bag 3923
Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046
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From: Shan Tapsell
Lakes District Health Board
Hi Helena
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From: Shan Tapsell
Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2018 9:27 a.m.
To: '[FOI #8869 email]'
Subject: logged OIA
Hi Helena
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
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required 20 working days.
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requester will be removed.
Cheers
Shan Tapsell
Assistant Communications Officer
Lakes District Health Board
Rotorua Hospital
Pukeroa Hill
Private Bag 3923
Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046
Phone (07) 349 7955 extn:8491
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From: Theresa Fraser
Lakes District Health Board
2018 11 12 OIA letter of response smokefree.pdf
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Good Morning
Please find attached the Lakes DHB response to your OIA request
Regards
Theresa Fraser
Executive Assistant to Ron Dunham, Chief Executive Lakes District Health
Board | Ph DDI - 07 349 7982 | Cell: 027 4309 948 | Email
[2][email address] | Private Bag 3023 | Rotorua Mail
Centre| Rotorua 3046 |
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From: Helena
Dear Theresa Fraser,
Thank you for your responses and attached documents.
To avoid my misunderstanding, please confirm that the following statements have been correctly received:
1. that Lakes DHB discontinued contracts relating to Smoke free, smoking cessation and/or tobacco control on 30/06/18.
2. No contracts have been received since 30/06/18 and within the past 6 months relating to Smoke free, smoking cessation, tobacco control from Ministry of Health or any other funder
Yours sincerely,
Helena
From: Shan Tapsell
Lakes District Health Board
Hi Helena
I am the OIA co-ordinator at Lakes DHB.
I need to go back and check this information with the relevant people.
As it’s the Christmas/ New Year holiday period and these people are away,
I expect to be able have an answer for you early in the week beginning
January 14 2019.
Cheers
Shan Tapsell
Assistant Communications Officer
Lakes District Health Board
Rotorua Hospital
Pukeroa Hill
Private Bag 3923
Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046
Phone (07) 349 7955 extn:8491
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From: Helena <[1][FOI #8869 email]>
Date: 28/12/18 3:53 PM (GMT+12:00)
To: Theresa Fraser <[2][email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA: Smokefree letter of response and correspondence
Dear Theresa Fraser,
Thank you for your responses and attached documents.
To avoid my misunderstanding, please confirm that the following
statements have been correctly received:
1. that Lakes DHB discontinued contracts relating to Smoke free, smoking
cessation and/or tobacco control on 30/06/18.
2. No contracts have been received since 30/06/18 and within the past 6
months relating to Smoke free, smoking cessation, tobacco control from
Ministry of Health or any other funder
Yours sincerely,
Helena
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Good Morning
Please find attached the Lakes DHB response to your OIA request
Regards
Theresa Fraser
Executive Assistant to Ron Dunham, Chief Executive Lakes District
Health
Board | Ph DDI - 07 349 7982 | Cell: 027 4309 948 | Email
[2][email address] | Private Bag 3023 | Rotorua Mail
Centre| Rotorua 3046 |
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From: Shan Tapsell
Lakes District Health Board
Hi Helena
Please see attached our response to your extra questions about our OIA
response dated 12 November 2018.
Cheers
Shan Tapsell
Assistant Communications Officer
Lakes District Health Board
Rotorua Hospital
Pukeroa Hill
Private Bag 3923
Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046
Phone (07) 349 7955 extn:8491
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From: Helena
Dear Shan Tapsell,
Your last response indicated that an oversight of knowledge and/ or awareness of the new contract for Tobacco control was made due to the timing of my oia and the lack of knowledge of existence of the contract by the person collating the info and info had not gone through all the Dhbs internal Lakes DHB systems when my oia was submitted to you in October 2018 and your later confirmation that Lakes DHB actually did have a contract in place in Sept 2018.
A subsequent oia to the MOH has confirmed two issues that have me questioning the integrity of the original response, given information provided by Lakes states that staff were advised it was the Ministry’s intention to not continue funding Lakes resulting in the disestablishment of the service and staff.
1. How do you explain the fact that discussions had already begun between the Ministry and Lakes Planning and Funding into new arrangements for the Lakes DHB tobacco control service to take a different approach In the very same month (June 2018) when the service and staff were being disestablished and the new contract was being planned.
2. Why was it advised in the information to staff by Planning and funding that it was the Ministry’s intention to not continue the contract when it is clear that the request was actually made by Karen Evison Director Strategy Planning and funding on 7/6/2018 to the Ministry quote ” we do not wish to have an extension we would like to have a new contract with a negotiated service specification”. Same month of service and staff disestablishments. This email from Lakes DHB Director strategy Planning and funding followed the Ministry’s earlier email offer on 7/6/18 stating “ this is a courtesy email to inform you that the Ministry intends to extend your DHB tobacco control contract for 12 months”.
I would appreciate your response.
Yours sincerely,
Helena
From: Shan Tapsell
Lakes District Health Board
My regular hours of work are Tuesday-Thursday 9.00am to 3.30pm and Friday until 2.30pm. If your query is urgent please ring , cell 027 242 3652
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Shan Tapsell
Communications Team
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From: Shan Tapsell
Lakes District Health Board
Hi Helena
Thanks for this. I have logged it as an OIA and we will get back to you with our response as soon as possible.
Cheers
Shan Tapsell
Assistant Communications Officer
Lakes District Health Board
Rotorua Hospital
Pukeroa Hill
Private Bag 3923
Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046
Phone (07) 349 7955 extn:8491
-----Original Message-----
From: Helena [mailto:[FOI #8869 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 26 March 2019 8:01 p.m.
To: Shan Tapsell
Subject: Re: Lakes DHB response to extra questions re OIA smokefree contracts
Dear Shan Tapsell,
Your last response indicated that an oversight of knowledge and/ or awareness of the new contract for Tobacco control was made due to the timing of my oia and the lack of knowledge of existence of the contract by the person collating the info and info had not gone through all the Dhbs internal Lakes DHB systems when my oia was submitted to you in October 2018 and your later confirmation that Lakes DHB actually did have a contract in place in Sept 2018.
A subsequent oia to the MOH has confirmed two issues that have me questioning the integrity of the original response, given information provided by Lakes states that staff were advised it was the Ministry’s intention to not continue funding Lakes resulting in the disestablishment of the service and staff.
1. How do you explain the fact that discussions had already begun between the Ministry and Lakes Planning and Funding into new arrangements for the Lakes DHB tobacco control service to take a different approach In the very same month (June 2018) when the service and staff were being disestablished and the new contract was being planned.
2. Why was it advised in the information to staff by Planning and funding that it was the Ministry’s intention to not continue the contract when it is clear that the request was actually made by Karen Evison Director Strategy Planning and funding on 7/6/2018 to the Ministry quote ” we do not wish to have an extension we would like to have a new contract with a negotiated service specification”. Same month of service and staff disestablishments. This email from Lakes DHB Director strategy Planning and funding followed the Ministry’s earlier email offer on 7/6/18 stating “ this is a courtesy email to inform you that the Ministry intends to extend your DHB tobacco control contract for 12 months”.
I would appreciate your response.
Yours sincerely,
Helena
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Hi Helena
Please see attached our response to your extra questions about our OIA response dated 12 November 2018.
Cheers
Shan Tapsell
Assistant Communications Officer
Lakes District Health Board
Rotorua Hospital
Pukeroa Hill
Private Bag 3923
Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046
Phone (07) 349 7955 extn:8491
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From: Shan Tapsell
Lakes District Health Board
Hi Helena
Here is Lakes DHB’s response to your further questions.
Cheers
Shan Tapsell
Assistant Communications Officer
Lakes District Health Board
Rotorua Hospital
Pukeroa Hill
Private Bag 3923
Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046
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