Southern District Health Board
Dunedin Hospital
201 Great King Street
Private Bag 1921
DUNEDIN 9054
Chief Executive Officer
Phone 03-476 9456 Fax 03-476 9450
10 December 2019
Ref 1855
Mr Cameron Fisher
By
Email: [FYI request #11567 email] Dear Mr Fisher
Official Information Act Request
I refer to your Official Information Act request transferred to us from the Ministry of Health on
8 November 2019 in which you specifically requested the following:
I am writing this request for information pertaining to the relationship between University of
Otago and Southern DHB relating in specific to Dunedin Hospital. I wish to understand the current
relationship between both parties and if there are any current agreements in place between both
parties either as sponsorships or commercial arrangements. The particulars I wish to obtain is
scope of agreement, contract periods (start and expiry and options to extend), contract value.
Southern DHB and University of Otago currently have numerous agreements covering:
- Facility space
- Clinical access, training and placement agreements for students
- Joint clinical agreements – where we jointly employ senior medical officers
- Clinical Lecturers – teaching by DHB employees
- Provision of other staff, e.g. medical imaging technologists, pharmacists, relief
administration staff
- Research agreements
- Health Research South – jointly owned by the DHB and University
- Professional development and education support for university and DHB staff
- School of Pharmacy Clinic joint venture
- Interprofessional Learning Centre Stakeholders Group – DHB, University and Otago
Polytechnic
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of our decision by the Ombudsman. The
Ombudsman's Office can be contacted on 0800 802 602 or on-line at
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/. Yours sincerely
Chris Fleming
Chief Executive Officer
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