Corporate Services
30 June 2020
Nigel Gray
Email:
[FYI request #12827 email] Dear Mr Gray
YOUR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT (1982) REQUEST HBDHB REF: OIA2020070
I refer to your Official Information Act request transferred to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (HBDHB)
by the Ministry of Health 29 May 2020. Your question and HBDHB’s response is provided below:
How many Electro Convulsive Treatment (ECT) devices are used at HBDHB?
Hawke’s Bay DHB has one ECT device at Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
I trust this information meets your needs. If you would like any further information or clarification please
phone me. If you are not satisfied with this response you may contact the Office of the Ombudsman,
phone 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, or an edited version of this response, may be published on the Hawke’s Bay
DHB website after your receipt of this response.
Yours sincerely
Chris Ash
Acting Chief Operating Officer
TE PUNI RATONGA
cc:
Ministry of Health via email: [email address]
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C H I E F E X E C U T I V E ’ S O F F I C E
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
Telephone 06 878 8109 Fax 06 878 1648 Email:
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Corporate Office, Cnr Omahu Road and McLeod Street, Private Bag 9014, Hastings 4156, New Zealand