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Kia ora Sandra,

Thank you for your request for official information for: 

1/ The number of General Medicine Registrars in New Zealand per district
for each of the last five years.
2/ The number of Junior Registrars in New Zealand per district for each of
the last five years.
3/ The number of registrars who progressed to registrar positions as PGY3
(Postgraduate Year 3) versus PGY4 and above for each of the last five
years.
4/ The number of Senior Registrars per district, broken down by specialty,
for each of the last five years.
5/ Data on the distribution and equity of Senior Registrars across all
districts over the past five years.

6/For each of the last five years, please provide the average number of
weeks of annual leave actually taken by Medical Registrars, categorized by
Junior and Senior Registrars, and broken down by district.

7/For each of the last five years, please provide the following
information regarding annual leave for Medical Registrars, categorized by
Junior and Senior Registrars, and broken down by district:
7a/ The total number of annual leave requests submitted.
7b/ The total number of annual leave requests that were denied.
7c/ The total number of weeks of annual leave requested.
7d/ The total number of weeks of annual leave that were denied.

Additionally, if there is a shortage of registrars, I would like to
understand how PGY1 positions are being managed to ensure that the
pipeline allows for an appropriate number of General Medicine Registrars
by district. Specifically:

8/ For each of the last five years, please provide the number of PGY1
(Postgraduate Year 1) positions available versus the number of applicants
in each district, to determine if PGY1 positions are oversubscribed in
certain districts.

9/ What specific measures have been taken or are planned to align the
number of PGY1 positions with the future needs for General Medicine
Registrars across all districts? Please provide details of any workforce
planning strategies or programs implemented in the past five years.

10/ How does the distribution of PGY1 positions across districts impact
the availability and recruitment of General Medicine Registrars in
subsequent years? Please provide any analyses or data that illustrate this
impact over the past five years.

In order to provide you with the information requested, could you please
clarify what do you mean by "General Medicine Practitioner". It could
refer to registrars with a general scope of practice or registrars
training in "general medicine" as a specific subspecialty of the
vocational scope of Internal Medicine. "Junior" and "Senior" registrars
may refer to registrars in basic and advanced training programmes.

Please note, under section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982, any
clarification or amendments made to a request within seven days after the
date it is received, that request may be treated as a new request and the
time limit for the response restarts. 

We look forward to receiving your response. 
 
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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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Sandra Anderson <[FOI #28532 email]>;
Received: Thu Sep 26 2024 13:34:49 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: [Health New Zealand request email];
Subject: Official Information request - Data on Medical Registrars and
PGY1 Positions

Dear Health New Zealand,

I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act
regarding the training and distribution of medical registrars and PGY1
positions in New Zealand over the past five years. My aim is to highlight
potential safety gaps, issues with leave availability for medical
registrars, and concerns about the training pipeline for general medicine
registrar positions.

Specifically, I request the following information:
1/ The number of General Medicine Registrars in New Zealand per district
for each of the last five years.
2/ The number of Junior Registrars in New Zealand per district for each of
the last five years.
3/ The number of registrars who progressed to registrar positions as PGY3
(Postgraduate Year 3) versus PGY4 and above for each of the last five
years.
4/ The number of Senior Registrars per district, broken down by specialty,
for each of the last five years.
5/ Data on the distribution and equity of Senior Registrars across all
districts over the past five years.

6/For each of the last five years, please provide the average number of
weeks of annual leave actually taken by Medical Registrars, categorized by
Junior and Senior Registrars, and broken down by district.

7/For each of the last five years, please provide the following
information regarding annual leave for Medical Registrars, categorized by
Junior and Senior Registrars, and broken down by district:
7a/ The total number of annual leave requests submitted.
7b/ The total number of annual leave requests that were denied.
7c/ The total number of weeks of annual leave requested.
7d/ The total number of weeks of annual leave that were denied.

Additionally, if there is a shortage of registrars, I would like to
understand how PGY1 positions are being managed to ensure that the
pipeline allows for an appropriate number of General Medicine Registrars
by district. Specifically:

8/ For each of the last five years, please provide the number of PGY1
(Postgraduate Year 1) positions available versus the number of applicants
in each district, to determine if PGY1 positions are oversubscribed in
certain districts.

9/ What specific measures have been taken or are planned to align the
number of PGY1 positions with the future needs for General Medicine
Registrars across all districts? Please provide details of any workforce
planning strategies or programs implemented in the past five years.

10/ How does the distribution of PGY1 positions across districts impact
the availability and recruitment of General Medicine Registrars in
subsequent years? Please provide any analyses or data that illustrate this
impact over the past five years.

I believe this information is crucial for addressing workforce planning
and ensuring the safety and sustainability of medical services nationwide.

Yours faithfully,
Sandra Anderson

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