29 November 2021
C142200
Hope Kennedy-Smith
[FYI request #16998 email] Tēnā koe Hope
Thank you for your request of 1 October 2021 requesting information about internal
and external medical appointments in prison. Your request is being considered under
the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
You requested:
1) Please provide me with the total number of medical appointments outside
of prison attended by prisoners, per week, since January 1, 2019. Please
break this down by prison. Please give this to me in an excel spreadsheet.
2) How many medical appointments outside of prison have been cancelled or
delayed due to Level 3 and 4 Covid Lockdowns?
3) Please provide me with the total number of medical appointments in prison
attended by prisoners, per week, since January 1, 2019. Please break this
down by prison. Please break this down by the type of appointment, e.g.
nurse, doctor, dental. Please give this to me in an excel spreadsheet.
4) How many medical appointments within prisons have been cancelled or
delayed due to Level 3 and 4 Covid Lockdowns? Please break this down by
the type of appointment, e.g. nurse, doctor, dental.
5) How long is the waiting list to see a doctor, dentist, or nurse at each prison,
as of today’s date?
We have decided to grant your request in part, namely information which relates to
number of medical appointments and wait times. However, it will take us some time
to prepare this information for release. We will send you that information as soon as
possible. We have also decided to refuse your request for information which relates
to external medical appointments and cancellations under lockdown under section
18(f) of the Official Information Act, as the information cannot be made available
without substantial collation or research.
I trust the notice of this decision is of assistance. Should you have concerns with this
response, I encourage you to raise them with Corrections. Alternatively, you are
advised of your right to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman,
PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz
Ngā mihi
Robert Jones
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability
