Planning and Funding
Telephone: 0064 3 364 4130
P O Box 1600,
Fax: 0064 3 364 4165
CHRISTCHURCH
[email address]
16 June 2017
Sandra Muirhead
Email: [FYI request #6007 email];
Dear Sandra
RE Official information request CDHB 9637
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 15 June 2017
requesting the following information from the Canterbury DHB.
1. Total number of medical oncology first specialist assessments seen calendar year 2015 and total
number of medical oncology first specialist assessments seen calendar year 2016.
2. Total medical oncology full time equivalent staff posts (including filled and vacant) at senior
medical officer (SMO) level on 01 Jan 2015. Total medical oncology full time equivalent staff posts
(including filled and vacant) at senior medical officer (SMO) level on 01 Jan 2016
3. Total medical oncology full time equivalent staff posts (including filled and vacant) at registrar
level on 01 Jan 2015. Total medical oncology full time equivalent staff posts (including filled and
vacant) at registrar level on 01 Jan 2016.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 14 July
2017, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to
your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Your request is being handled by Kathleen Smitheram. If you have any queries, please feel free to
contact either myself (details above) or Kathleen. Please refer to the OIA number above when phoning
or emailing
. ([email address]) Phone 03 364 4134).
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to
contact us so that these can be taken into account.
Yours sincerely
Wayne Turp
Project Specialist