DHB Mental Health Changes Instituted after Patient Suicide

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From: Lee Trezise

Dear Health and Disability Commissioner,

In reference to the story of a woman commiting suicide while waiting for an urgent assessment, posted on October 19th, by NZHerald (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/suicide-fa...)

Please provide any documentation, correspondance, notes, meeting minutes, etc regarding;

* Investigations as to whether other DHBs had sufficient standards, protocols, etc that would avoid this happening in their DHB

* Whether any corrective actions were made at the other 19 DHBs as a direct result of this case.

Yours faithfully,

Lee Trezise

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From:        Lee Trezise <[FOI #14003 email]>
To:        OIA/LGOIMA requests at Health and Disability Commissioner
<[Health and Disability Commissioner request email]>
Date:        19/10/2020 06:54 p.m.
Subject:        Official Information request - DHB Mental Health Changes
Instituted after Patient Suicide

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Dear Health and Disability Commissioner,

In reference to the story of a woman commiting suicide while waiting for
an urgent assessment, posted on October 19th, by NZHerald
([3]https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/suicide-fa...)

Please provide any documentation, correspondance, notes, meeting minutes,
etc regarding;

* Investigations as to whether other DHBs had sufficient standards,
protocols, etc that would avoid this happening in their DHB

* Whether any corrective actions were made at the other 19 DHBs as a
direct result of this case.

Yours faithfully,

Lee Trezise

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Telephone: 0800 11 22 33
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