Planning and Funding
Telephone: 0064 3 364 4130
P O Box 1600,
Fax: 0064 3 364 4165
CHRISTCHURCH
[email address]
26 April 2018
J Baker
Email: [FYI request #7707 email];
Dear J Baker
RE Official Information Act request CDHB 9844
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 24 April 2018 requesting the following information
under the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB.
Many of our people in the community undergo treatment for gallstones and cholecystitis
Treatment options includes elective gallbladder surgery commonality known as cholecystectomy
(laparoscopic cholecystectomy)
Please provide a copy of ALL the information you provide to clients (public heath consumers) during the
clinical assessment, cholecystectomy (laparoscopic) preoperative informed consent and surgery admission
process.
Information to include but not exclusive to:
•
Patient treatment information handout / fact sheet brochures
•
Patient informed consent form or forms
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Elective surgery consent form or forms
•
Post cholecystectomy wound care, recovery and diet information
•
And any other handout information provided to clients
Include also if possible published and revision dates
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 24 May 2018,
being 20 working days after the day your request was received, and taking into account the public holiday for
ANZAC Day. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that
timeframe.
Your request is being handled by Kathleen Smitheram. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact
either myself (details above) or Kathleen. Please refer to the OIA number above when phoning or emailing.
([email address]) Phone 03 364 4134).
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us
so that these can be taken into account.
Yours sincerely
Wayne Turp
Project Specialist