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Southern DHB Shorter stays in ED and use of ED observation unit

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From: Health Sector Workers Network

Dear Southern 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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From: Sarah Byrne
Southern District Health Board

Dear Health Sector Workers Network,

Please accept this as acknowledgement of your Official Information request.

Due to the time of year, the 20 day response timeframe needs to be extended in order to take into account the OIA closedown period over Christmas and New Year. I will therefore have a response to you on or before 29 January 2018.

Regards
Sarah

Sarah Byrne | OIA Coordinator| Southern DHB
Private Bag 1921, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand |DDI 03 4769454 ext 55454
[email address]

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From: Sarah Byrne
Southern District Health Board


Attachment 1415 Health Sector Workers Network 26 Jan 2018 re ED data.pdf
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Attachment ED Observation Unit Operational Policy draft V6 2016.docx
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Dear Health Sector Workers Network,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information request.

 

Regards

Sarah

 

 

Sarah Byrne | OIA Coordinator| Southern DHB

Private Bag 1921, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand |DDI 03 4769454 ext 55454

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