2 September 2022
Jaime Thatcher
Via email: [FYI request #20360 email]
Ref: OIA Y22-778
Dear Jaime
In response to your Official Information Act 1982 requesting:
The dollar amount allocated for inpatient meals/food at Palmerston North Hospital. This
could be a daily, or per meal budget. We advise as follows:
Health New Zealand Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua | MidCentral (previously
MidCentral District Health Board) has a per meal budget of $11.30 at Palmerston North
Hospital.
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to raise any concerns
regarding our response with the Ombudsman – www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800
802 602.
Please note that this response, or an edited version, may be published on the MidCentral
website ten working days after your receipt of this response.
Yours sincerely,
Neil Wanden
General Manager, Finance & Corporate Services
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
PO Box 2056, Palmerston North, 4440
06 350 8061