30 October 2024
[FYI request #28444 email]
Tēnā koe
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ0065742
Thank you for your request for information of 19 September 2024 for the average number of
working days it takes for Capital Care to fulfil a prescription request by phone per month for
the last two financial years.
Response
Health NZ does not hold the information you requested and therefore refuses your request
under section 18(e) of the Official Information Act 1982.
The current contract (ICPSA) for dispensing and professional advisory services requires a
prescription form to be presented to the relevant pharmacy.
Under the ICPSA, the Provider must ensure that:
a) 90% of Service Users receive the relevant Pharmaceuticals within one hour if the
Prescription Form is presented during a Business Day;
b) 99% of Service Users receive the relevant Pharmaceuticals before the end of the next
Business Day, if the Prescription Form is presented during a Business Day; and
c) 100% of Service Users receive the relevant Pharmaceuticals within two Business
Days, if the Prescription Form is presented during a Business Day.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Health NZ may proactively
release a copy of this response on our website. Al requester data, including your name and
contact details, wil be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Alison Russell
Regional Manager Living Wel – Te Ikaroa / Central Region
Commissioning I Te Whatu Ora
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand