Dear Madam/Sir

Official Information Act Request – Shorter stays in ED and use of ED observation unit

I acknowledge receipt of your OIA request dated 6 December 2017.

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Kind regards,

Elaine Keenan
Team Administrator
Corporate Business Services
S (09) 630-9943 ext 22346 | [email address]
Auckland District Health Board | Level 1 | Building 37 | Auckland City Hospital | Park Road | Auckland

-----Original Message-----
From: Health Sector Workers Network [mailto:[FOI #6956 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 07 December 2017 11:54 a.m.
To: Ailsa Claire (ADHB)
Subject: Official Information request - Auckland DHB Shorter Stays in the ED and the use of ED observation unit

Dear Auckland District Health Board,

Kia ora

Health Sector Workers Network is asking your DHB to provide information to the following questions:

1. What are the percentages of patients presenting to the Emergency Departments that were admitted, discharged or transferred within six hours of presentation for each month of the year July 2016 to June 2017?

2. Please provide any DHB policy concerning guidelines and use of the ED observation unit? By “ED observation unit”, we are referring to the usage defined by the Ministry Of Health in the paper Streaming and the use of Emergency Department Observation Units and Inpatient Assessment Units.

3. What percentage of total ED presentations for each month of the year July 2016 to June 2017 utilised the ED Observation unit?

4. What percentage of patients utilising the ED observation unit were discharged home from this location for each month of the year July 2016 to June 2017?

5. What is your DHB’s expected length of stay for the patients utilising the ED observation unit?

6. What percentage of patients for each month of the year July 2016 to June 2017 exceeding the length of stay given in question 5?

Yours faithfully,

Health Sector Workers Network

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Dear Health Sector Workers Network

 

Official Information Act Request – Shorter Stays in ED and observation
unit

 

I refer to your official information request dated 7 December 2017. 

 

The information you have requested is attached.

 

Kind regards,

 

Michelle Webb

Corporate Committee Administrator| Corporate Business Team

(09 307 4949 ext 22365 | * [1][email address]

Auckland District Health Board| Level 1 | Building A37 | Park Road Grafton

 

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