Planning and Funding
Telephone: 0064 3 364 4130
P O Box 1600,
Fax: 0064 3 364 4165
CHRISTCHURCH
[email address]
5 July 2017
Miss Karyn Black
Email: [FYI request #6121 email];
Dear Karyn
RE Official information request CDHB 9654
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 4 July 2017 requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB pertaining to security cameras
within mental health inpatient units.
1. Does the “Te Awakura” inpatient unit currently have security cameras operating within the
hospital area?
I am defining hospital area as including: the reception area, main patient leisure areas,
occupational therapy spaces, seclusion rooms, and intensive care or high dependency areas.
This excludes any cameras operating outside of the inpatient unit treatment areas such as car
parks, public hospital grounds.
2. If the inpatient unit does have cameras operating may you please provide the following
information?
2. a)
When were the cameras installed?
2. b) Where are the cameras are located?
2. c)
How many cameras are operating?
2. d) “Seclusion, Restraint, and Assault” reporting data for one year prior to the installation of
any security cameras.
2. e) “Seclusion, Restraint, and Assault” reporting data for one year after the installation of any
security cameras.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 1
August 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