Information pertaining to the use of security cameras in mental health inpatient units.
Miss Black made this Official Information request to Capital and Coast District Health Board
The request was partially successful.
From: Miss Black
Dear Capital and Coast District Health Board,
I am currently researching best practice in regards to security at adult mental health inpatient units across the country. Particularly looking at the use of security cameras within mental health inpatient units.
To assist with this I would like to request:
1.
Does “Te Whare O Matairangi” mental health inpatient units currently have security cameras operating with the hospital area?
I am defining hospital area as including: the reception area, entrance and exit points, main patient leisure areas, occupational therapy spaces, seclusion rooms, patient corridors, intensive care or high dependency areas, private/patient outside garden spaces.
This excludes any cameras operating outside of the inpatient unit treatment areas such as car parks, public hospital grounds.
2.
If the inpatient unit does have cameras operating may you please provide the following information:
2.a) When were the cameras installed?
2.b) Where are the cameras are located?
2.c) How many cameras are operating?
2.d) “Seclusion, Restraint, and Assault” reporting data for one year prior to the installation of any security cameras. For example, if cameras were installed June 2010, I request Seclusion, Restraint and Assault reporting data for the period from June 2009 – June 2010.
2.e) “Seclusion, Restraint, and Assault” reporting data for one year after the installation of any security cameras. For example, if cameras were installed June 2010, I request Seclusion, Restraint and Assault reporting data for the period from June 2010 – June 2011.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in providing the above information.
Karyn Black
From: Annabella Gamboni [CCDHB]
Capital and Coast District Health Board
Thank you for your request for official information, received by Capital & Coast District Health Board on 4 July 2017.
Your request has been received and logged. As required under the Official Information Act 1982, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. You should receive a response on or before 1 August 2017.
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Our reference number for your request is: OIA 2017/158.
Kind regards,
Annabella Gamboni
Communications Assistant | Communications Unit | Capital & Coast District Health Board
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From: Annabella Gamboni [CCDHB]
Capital and Coast District Health Board
Kia ora Miss Black,
The team in charge of your OIA request (2017/158) would like to request a
clarification from you.
Could you please specify what you would like included in the ‘seclusion,
restraint and assault’ data, for example, would you like a total number of
events, total seclusion hours, total clients secluded or any other set of
data.
Please advise as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Annabella Gamboni
Communications Assistant | Communications Unit | Capital & Coast District
Health Board
M: 027 558 8886| T: 04 806 2280 | [1][email address] |
[2]www.ccdhb.org.nz
Office hours: Mon-Thurs 9am-1pm; Fri 11am-3pm
For media queries outside normal business hours please call our after
hours media line: 04 806 2790
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From: Miss Black
Dear Annabella Gamboni [CCDHB],
Thank you for your response.
If you could please include data for total number of:
Individuals secluded
Episodes of seclusion
Total hours of seclusion
Episodes of restraint
Individuals restrained
Incidents of assault
Incidents of assault on staff
Incidents of assault causing harm/injury.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Black
From: Annabella Gamboni [CCDHB]
Capital and Coast District Health Board
Kia ora Miss Black,
Thank you for your prompt response.
Please note that as part of the OIA procedure, once a clarification has been received the 20 working days deadline is reset. The deadline for your OIA 2017/158 is now 9 August.
Kind regards,
Annabella
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From: Carla Nahr [CCDHB]
Capital and Coast District Health Board
Dear Karyn
Please find attached response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act Ref: CCDHB OIA 2017/158 and HVDHB H17-086.
Kind regards
Carla Nahr
EA to General Manager
MHAIDS 3DHB | DDI 04 381 1656 | Ext 81656
CELL: 027 403 5731 Email: [1][email address]
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From: Miss Black
Dear Carla Nahr [CCDHB],
Thank you for your response.
Would it please be possible to break down the Seclusion, Restraint and Assault data on a month by month basis instead of a yearly total? Sorry for not stipulating this specifically in my initial request.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Black
From: Carla Nahr [CCDHB]
Capital and Coast District Health Board
Hello
I will look into this with the data team and get back to you as soon as
possible
Kind regards
Carla
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