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2 November 2020
Lee Trezise 
By email:  [FYI request #14004 email] 
Ref:   
H202007838 
Dear Lee Trezise 
Transfer of your request for official information 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 19 October 2020 
for: 
“In reference to the story of a woman commiting suicide while waiting for an urgent 
assessment, posted on October 19th, by NZHerald 
(https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=mKqN3633cIe7Ey65nnWmweyQpLGPxTK
d9ijTEN9m1g&u=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2enzherald%2eco%2enz%2fnz%2fsuicide-
failure-woman-died-waiting-for-urgent-assessment-from-
dhb%2f3QVJP4KVC42EY2BOBEWXLBRXFU%2f ) 
Please provide any documentation, correspondance, notes, meeting minutes, etc 
regarding; 
* Investigations as to whether other DHBs had sufficient standards, protocols, etc that
would avoid this happening in their DHB
* Whether any corrective actions were made at the other 19 DHBs as a direct result of this
case.”
The Ministry of Health believes the information you have requested is more closed connected to 
the functions of the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC). For this reason, I have decided 
to transfer your request to HDC under section 14 of the Act. You can expect a response to your 
request from HDC in due course.  
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any 
decisions made under this request. 
Yours sincerely 
Nick Allan  
Manager, OIA Services 
Office of the Director-General 

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