Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Emma Vitz
[FYI request #19607 email]
Re: Official Information Act Request – Costs and number of procedures outsourced
Kia ora Emma,
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
You asked:
I would like to request the following information for each of the DHBs in New Zealand, split by DHB.
The total number of procedures outsourced by year (including the year to date) for the past five
years.
For each year, provide a breakdown of the type of procedure.
For each year, provide the total spend on outsourced elective surgeries.
For each year, provide the amount that these surgeries would have cost the DHBs if they had not
been outsourced.
The Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti (previously named Hauora Tairāwhiti) response to your request is as
follows:
1: We don’t outsource surgeries and haven’t done over the past 5 years.
Ngā mihi
Jim Green
District Director
Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti