The number of heart issue related visits to hospital or surgeries
Paul Blackham made this Official Information request to West Coast District Health Board
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From: Paul Blackham
Dear West Coast District Health Board,
I am seeking the number of people that have visited any/all hospitals and
doctor's surgeries within the WCDHB for any/all heart related issues,
(including but not limited to pericarditis, myocarditis, heart attacks and
strokes). The data requested is for the 11 month period from February 2021
until December 2021 inclusive, displayed in month by month format, and
compared to the monthly data for the previous three years.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Blackham
From: Kathleen Smitheram
Dear Paul Blackham
We are considering your request for information under the guidelines of
the NZ Ombudsman and against the Official Information Act (1982) section
12(1)a-e) “Right of Access to Certain Official Information” i.e. that the
person requesting the information is:
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand, but which
has a place of business in New Zealand
[1]https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publ...
Can you please provide verification that you fit the above criteria for
requesting Official Information from the West Coast DHB. We do not have
the capacity to respond to overseas Official Information Act requests.
At present all we have for you is an email address. Could you please
provide us with:
A residential/business address within NZ and a contact phone number (NZ
landline or mobile ph.) Please note: This information will not be made
public it is just for our records only.
We have logged your request (WCDHB 9662) however we have put your request
on hold while we await the above verification.
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
(DDI (03) 364 4134 | *[email address];
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[4]www.cdhb.health.nz
[5]www.westcoastdhb.org.nz
Values – A matou uara
Care and respect for others - Manaaki me te kotua I etahi
Integrity in all we do - Hapai i a matou mahi katoa i ruka i te pono
Responsibility for outcomes - Kaiwhakarite i ka hua
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From: Paul Blackham
Dear Kathleen Smitheram,
Hi Kathleen,
Thank you for your reply.
Yes I am an NZ citizen with a business address at PO Box 59 Nelson 7040, contact number is 0211168621
Yours sincerely,
Paul Blackham
From: Kathleen Smitheram
Thanks Paul.
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
CDDI (03) 364 4134 | |[email address];
www.cdhb.health.nz www.westcoastdhb.org.nz
Values – A matou uara
Care and respect for others - Manaaki me te kotua I etahi
Integrity in all we do - Hapai i a matou mahi katoa i ruka i te pono
Responsibility for outcomes - Kaiwhakarite i ka hua
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From: Kathleen Smitheram
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
(DDI (03) 364 4134 | *[email address];
[1]cid:image006.jpg@01CF6ACE.1745A080
[2]WCDHB-Logo-blue-text-588x226
[3]www.cdhb.health.nz
[4]www.westcoastdhb.org.nz
Values – A matou uara
Care and respect for others - Manaaki me te kotua I etahi
Integrity in all we do - Hapai i a matou mahi katoa i ruka i te pono
Responsibility for outcomes - Kaiwhakarite i ka hua
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From: Kathleen Smitheram
Dear Paul
Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act request
WCDHB 9662.
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator,
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
*[email address];
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