26 February 2024
Chris Johnston
[FYI request #25021 email]
Tēnā koe Chris,
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00038556
Thank you for your email on 18 February 2024, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
fol owing under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
One follow-up - a definition Could you please define the term Health Service User
Population a lit le more clearly, and relate it to the general population. For example, does it
include people registered with a GP on their roll, anyone who picks up a prescription in the
last xxx months, visited an ER or screening program, born in a private hospital but
registered with Plunket? What are the typical groups excluded? So what is the total as a
proportion of the NZ census population figures (eg usually resident)? I am happy with a link
to a website where this term is officially defined and quantified.
Response
You wil find further information about the Health Service User Population (HSU) on the link below
to the Stats NZ website, which includes a definition of the HSU.
https://www.stats.govt.nz/reports/review-of-health-service-user-population-methodology
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Nāku iti noa, nā
Daniel e Coe
Manager (OIA) Government Services
Office of the Chief Executive
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand