Southern District Health Board
Dunedin Hospital
201 Great King Street
Private Bag 1921
DUNEDIN, 9054
Chief Executive Officer
Phone 03-476 9456 Fax 03-476 9450
22 November 2016
Scout Barbour-Evans
FYI website
Email: [FYI request #4929 email]
Dear Scout
Re: Official Information Act Request I refer to your Official Information Act request received
by email on 11 November 2016 in
which you specifically requested the following:
1.
In 2013/14, 2014/15, and 2015/16, how many people were admitted or treated by
medical staff for a suicide attempt or severe self harm event at Dunedin
Hospital who had been in contact with Emergency Psychiatric Services within
one month prior?
2.
In 2013/14, 2014/15, and 2015/16, how many people were admitted or treated by
medical staff for a suicide attempt or severe self harm event at Dunedin
Hospital who had been in contact with Emergency Psychiatric Services within
one week prior?
3.
In 2013/14, 2014/15, and 2015/16, how many people were admitted or treated by
medical staff for a suicide attempt or severe self harm event at Dunedin
Hospital who had been in contact with community mental health teams within
one month prior?
4.
In 2013/14, 2014/15, and 2015/16, how many people were admitted or treated by
medical staff for a suicide attempt or severe self harm event at Dunedin
Hospital who had been in contact with community mental health teams within
one week prior?
Please present this information in a table or spreadsheet for simpler interpretation by
the public.
Southern DHB does not capture this data electronically. Gathering this data would require a
manual review of individual patient records. After considering the options of charging or
extending the timeframe, we have concluded that we are unable to respond to your request
under section 18(f) of the Official Information Act, as the information requested cannot be
made available without substantial collation or research.
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You have the right to seek an investigation and review of our decision by the Ombudsman.
The Ombudsman's Office can be contacted on 0800 802 602 or on-line at
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/. Yours sincerely
Chris Fleming
Interim Chief Executive Officer
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