CORPORATE OFFICE
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Christchurch Central
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CHRISTCHURCH 8011
[email address]
13 February 2017
Antony Andrews
Email: [FYI request #5135 email]
Dear Antony
Re: Official Information Act Request CDHB 9535
We refer to your email dated 24 December 2016 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act.
Please provide the total number of hospital beds from 2006 to 2016 at Canterbury District Health
Board. Yearly count will be great. Please note that the bed volume is the count of physical bed
capacity (i.e. bed spaces). The count includes beds, roller beds, lazy-boys etc. The data does not
include patient occupancy volumes.
Consultations which are necessary to make a decision on the request mean that a proper response to
the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
The Canterbury DHB therefore requires further time prior to issuing our response. The period of the
extension is until 27 February 2017.
We are permitted to make this extension under Section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982.
You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about our decision to extend the time for
responding.
Yours sincerely
Carolyn Gullery
General Manager,
Planning, Funding & Decision Support