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13 March 2023
M Leathart
By email: [FYI request #22073 email]
Ref:
H2023021669
Tēnā koe
Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 12 March 2023. You requested:
“I would like to know is what are the figures for the last 5 years on the numbers of people
turning up at A&E departments in the different health boards in New Zealand?”
I have been advised that this information is more closely connected to the functions of Te
Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to Te
Whatu Ora under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from their agency 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. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Acting Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: M Leathart <[FYI request #22073 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 12 March 2023 18:32
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Numbers of people accessing hospital Accident and
Emergency
Dear Ministry of Health,
I have been hearing a lot about the long wait times etc at Accident and Emergency (A&E)
departments in hospitals in New Zealand.
I am aware some of this is due to insufficient staff, as reported on the news.
What I would like to know is what are the figures for the last 5 years on the numbers of people
turning up at A&E departments in the different health boards in New Zealand?
If you could do totals on a yearly basis that would be great.
Yours faithfully,
M Leathart
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