Dear Te Whatu Ora,

In the recent announcement about Nelson Hospital upgrades, reference in made to 'modular transportable 28 to 32 bed inpatient units'.

These modular transportable units appear to be a recent development on the part of Te Whatu Ora. I am interested in knowing more about them.

Please provide

- plans and cross sections for a modular transportable unit, with exterior dimensions and construction materials shown,
- if more than one of these modular units will be used at Nelson, a plan showing how the units will be spatially arranged on the site,
- all reports and briefings in the last year to senior Te Whatu Ora managers and/or to Mr Levy and/or to the Minister of Health on the design, development and capability of the modular units.

While I expect that cost estimates will be redacted from this information on commercial sensitivity grounds, I see no reason why it would be in the public interest to redact dimensions and other such information about the size and planned capability of these modular units.

Ngā mihi

Andrew Riddell