Dear Marie

Apologies for the delay in acknowledging your request.

Thank you for your email dated 27 February 2019 requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982:

1.                 Since the Review Of The Rural And Tertiary Adjusters,
Sapere Research Group  2015:
•                 What actions has the Ministry of Health taken to inform
DHBs about the aims, modelling method and financial impacts of the rural
adjuster?
•                 What actions has the Ministry of Health planned for the
next two years to inform DHBs about the aims, modelling method and
financial impacts of the rural adjuster?
2.                 For each of the past three years list the
accountability, reporting and monitoring requirements DHBs are required to
meet in relation to their allocation of each of the components of the
Rural Adjuster for the three years ending June 2016, 2017 and 2018
Rural Adjuster Components:
•                 Small hospital facilities                              
                   
•                 Community services                                      
           
•                 Offshore Islands                                        
         
•                 Travel and Accommodation                                
                 
•                 Inter hospital transfers                                
                 
•                 Governance                                              
   
•                 Rural GP/PHO payments

3.                 Please provide BOTH  the percentage AND The monetary
value of each of the 20 DHBs allocation of the Rural Adjuster for the
three years ending June 2016, 2017, 2018

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201900984.

As required under the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request no
later than 27 March 2019, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.
 
Yours sincerely,

Ministerial Services (OIA)
[Ministry of Health request email]  

Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
[1]www.health.govt.nz

From:        Marie Daly <[FOI #9684 email]>
To:        OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health <[Ministry of Health request email]>,
Date:        27/02/2019 09:40 a.m.
Subject:        Official Information request - The NZ Rural Hospital
Network wants to clearly understand the Ministry's process for allocating,
monitoring and reporting the annual DHB Rural Adjuster fund.

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Dear Ministry of Health,

1.                 Since the Review Of The Rural And Tertiary Adjusters,
Sapere Research Group  2015:
•                 What actions has the Ministry of Health taken to inform
DHBs about the aims, modelling method and financial impacts of the rural
adjuster?
•                 What actions has the Ministry of Health planned for the
next two years to inform DHBs about the aims, modelling method and
financial impacts of the rural adjuster?
2.                 For each of the past three years list the
accountability, reporting and monitoring requirements DHBs are required to
meet in relation to their allocation of each of the components of the
Rural Adjuster for the three years ending June 2016, 2017 and 2018
Rural Adjuster Components:
•                 Small hospital facilities                              
                   
•                 Community services                                      
           
•                 Offshore Islands                                        
         
•                 Travel and Accommodation                                
                 
•                 Inter hospital transfers                                
                 
•                 Governance                                              
   
•                 Rural GP/PHO payments

3.                 Please provide BOTH  the percentage AND The monetary
value of each of the 20 DHBs allocation of the Rural Adjuster for the
three years ending June 2016, 2017, 2018

Yours faithfully,

Marie Daly
On Behalf of the NZ Rural Hospital Network Executive Committee

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Dear Marie

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 27 March
2019 requesting:

        1 Since the Review Of The Rural And Tertiary Adjusters, Sapere
Research Group 2015:
       - What actions has the Ministry of Health taken to inform DHBs
about the aims, modelling method and financial impacts of the rural
adjuster?
       - What actions has the Ministry of Health planned for the next two
years to inform DHBs about the aims, modelling method and financial
impacts of the rural adjuster?
       2. For each of the past three years list the accountability,
reporting and monitoring requirements DHBs are required to meet in
relation to their allocation of each of the components of the Rural
Adjuster for the         three years ending June 2016, 2017 and 2018
       Rural Adjuster Components:
       - Small hospital facilities
       - Community services
       - Offshore Islands
       - Travel and Accommodation
       - Inter hospital transfers
       - Governance
        - Rural GP/PHO payments

       3. Please provide BOTH the percentage AND The monetary value of
each of the 20 DHBs allocation of the Rural Adjuster for the three years
ending June 2016, 2017, 2018        

I have decided to extend the period of time available to respond to your
request under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
as further consultation is required.

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 3rd April
2019

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

Yours sincerely

Ministerial Services (OIA)
[Ministry of Health request email]  

Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
[1]www.health.govt.nz

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Dear Marie Daly

Please see attached the response to your Official Information Request.

Kind Regards

Ministerial Services (OIA)
[Ministry of Health request email]  

Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
[1]www.health.govt.nz

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