Dear Luke

Re: Official Information Request - Nurses at Auckland City Hospital

I am writing to acknowledge your official information request dated 8 October 2021.

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Priscilla

Priscilla Philip (she/her)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Luke [mailto:[FOI #17096 email]]
Sent: Friday, 8 October 2021 5:03 p.m.
To: Ailsa Claire (ADHB)
Subject: Official Information request - Nurses at Auckland City Hospital

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Dear Auckland District Health Board,

I am writing to request the number of nurses employed at Auckland City Hospital, and how many are scheduled to work in the event of a major COVID-19 outbreak. These questions relate to Auckland City Hospital only. Specifically:

a) How many Nurses are currently employed at Auckland City Hospital?

b) What is the planned maximum number of Nurses designated to work on COVID-19 wards in the event of a major COVID-19 outbreak?

c) How many Nurses have resigned since May 5, 2021?

d) How many Nurses working in ICU have resigned since May 5, 2021?

e) What is the maximum number of COVID-19 patients ADHB believes it can reasonably admit to Auckland City Hospital?

f) What is the planned maximum number of ICU beds that is available in the event of a major COVID-19 outbreak?

By "currently employed", I ask for staff employed as of October 3, 2021, or if unavailable, the most recent date to that as possible. Similar reasoning applies to c) and d).
By "major COVID-19 outbreak" I mean an outbreak that would represent a worst-case scenario as planned for by ADHB.

Yours faithfully,
Luke

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Kia ora Luke

 

Please see attached regarding your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Mark

 

Mark Fenwick (he/him)

Official Information Act Manager | Corporate Services

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Kia ora Luke

 

Here is our response to your OIA request regarding nurses at Auckland City
Hospital.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Mark

 

Mark Fenwick (he/him)

Official Information Act Manager | Corporate Services

[mobile number] | E [1][email address]

 

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