Planning and Funding
Telephone: 0064 3 364 4193
P O Box 1600
CHRISTCHURCH
[email address]
28 February 2022
Andrew McGregor
Email: [email address];
fyi-request-17708-
[email address]; [email address]; fyi-request-17710-
[email address];
Dear Andrew
RE Official information request CDHB 10777
We refer to your email dated four emails dated 25 November 2021 to the Ministry of Health which they
subsequently transferred to us on 9 December 2021 requesting the following information under the
Official Information Act from West Coast DHB. Specifically:
1. Please provide Guidelines/Procedures for the management of postoperative Urinary Retention
(POUR)”
2. Please provide Guidelines/procedure for the management/prevention of persistent Postsurgical
Pain”
3. Please provide Guidelines/procedure in the treatment of patients after a suicide attempt and/or
suicidal ideation”
4. Please provide Guidelines/procedure differentiating subtypes of primary (idiopathic) constipation”
We are writing to confirm that we are granting a response to your request and this response will be sent
to you as soon as is reasonably practicable.
The planning and preparation for dealing with Omicron for our health system must take priority.
Yours sincerely
Ralph La Salle
Senior Manager, OIAs
Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB