Communications regarding pause on recruitment
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From: David Adamson
Dear Health New Zealand,
Please provide all communications (emails, letters, texts etc) between Health NZ and the Minister of Health (or their office staff) regarding the pause on recruitment (per an email sent to Health NZ staff on 13 June 2024).
Further, can you provide any internal communications sent to or from Executive leadership at Health NZ on this recruitment pause (please make this part of the request communications for June only to limit the size of the request if needed).
Can you please also provide any criteria to define ‘patient-facing roles’ as part of the recruitment pause.
Yours faithfully,
David
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Tçnâ koe David,
Thank you for your email of 14 June 2024, asking for the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
"Please provide all communications (emails, letters, texts etc) between
Health NZ and the Minister of Health (or their office staff) regarding the
pause on recruitment (per an email sent to Health NZ staff on 13 June
2024).
Further, can you provide any internal communications sent to or from
Executive leadership at Health NZ on this recruitment pause (please make
this part of the request communications for June only to limit the size of
the request if needed).
Can you please also provide any criteria to define ‘patient-facing roles’
as part of the recruitment pause."
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Office of the Chief Executive
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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From: David Adamson
Dear Health Nz,
This request has gone well past the extension date. Can you advise if the delay is with external consultations or are there internal processes still being followed?
Yours sincerely,
David Adamson
From: David Adamson
Dear hnzOIA,
I would like to know what has caused this extra delay so I can decide on a complaint to the Ombudsman (or not, depending on your explanation). Is the delay internal processes or resourcing issues at HNZ or with external consultation (the Minister’s office). If the Minister’s office is holding this up I intend to complain.
Yours sincerely,
David
From: hnzOIA
Kia ora David,
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[1][email address].
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Ngâ mihi nui
Shane Sharma (he/him)
Advisor, Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief Executive
Spark Central, 44-48 Willis Street, Wellington| PO Box 5013, Wellington
6140
Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora
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From: David Adamson
Dear hnzOIA,
The material released clearly references comms messaging/reactive messaging that isn’t included? Also, is this really the first and only communications to your Minister regarding this pause? It seems like there would’ve been earlier communications leading up to this? Was there nothing mentioned in officials meetings or on other agendas with your Minister?
There seems to be missing information to/from ELT too that would’ve informed such a significant decision. Is there material missing or that has been withheld?
You also haven’t addressed the significant delay that means this was legally a deemed refusal under the OIA. Can you please address this urgently as it will inform any complaint to the Ombudsman.
Yours sincerely,
David
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