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Ralph.lasal [email address]
16 June 2021
Elodie Green
Email: [FYI request #15256 email]
Dear Elodie
RE Official Information Act request WCDHB 9549
I refer to your email dated 23 April 2021 requesting the fol owing information under the Official Information Act
from West Coast DHB. Specifical y:
I am seeking information on the performance and service of DHBs for their provision of mental health services. I
would like data for the following:
1. For Community Mental Health; Child and adolescent metal health; and (Te Haika) Mental Health Crisis
response:
a. Number of distinct new entries/cases per month, by age group (five year bands if possible*), 2015 – 2020
calendar year
b. Number of total new entries/cases per month, by age group (five year bands), 2015 – 2020 calendar year
c. Number of distinct cases open at month end, by age group (five year bands), 2015 – 2020 calendar year
d. Number of distinct exits per month, by age group (five year bands if possible*), 2015 – 2020 calendar year
e. Number of total new exits per month, by age group (five year bands), 2015 – 2020 calendar year
2. For the DHB:
a. Number of hospitalisations for mental health per year, by age group (five year bands), 2015 – 2020
calendar year
b. Number of people waitlisted to see a psychologist per year, by age group (five year bands), 2015 – 2020
calendar year
c. Number of people seeing a psychologist, per year, by age group (five year bands), 2015 – 2020 calendar
year
d. Number of psychologists employed by the DHB at year end (split by part time, ful time, contracted) by
year, 2015 – 2020 calendar year
*Five year bands are ideal y 0 – 5, 6 – 10, 11 -15, 16- 20, 21 – 25, 26 -30, etc. If there is too much suppression in
those age bands can it please be in ten year age bands.
We are writing to confirm that we are granting a ful response to your request. Our response is in its final review
and approval process and wil be sent to you as soon as is reasonably practicable.
Yours sincerely
Ralph La Sal e
Acting Executive Director
Planning, Funding & Decision Support
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