17 March 2023
Kyle Hearn
Ī
mēra / Email: [FYI request #21937 email]
Dear Kyle
RE Official Information Act request ChChD 11072 / HNZ00012472
I refer to your email dated 28 February 2023, requesting the following information under the Official Information Act
from Waitaha Canterbury regarding Anxiety Disorders Service at Hillmorton Hospital.
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Could you please provide the number of patients successfully referred (as in, began treatment with them),
and number of patients discharged from this service over the last 12, 24, and 36 months?
Please refer to the
Table 1 (below) which indicates the number of people who were referred to the Anxiety Disorder
Service and were offered appointments subsequent to an initial assessment.
Table 1
Service
2020
2021
2022
20231
Grand Total
Anxiety Disorders Service
147
154
107
8
416
1 2023 as at 14/3/2023
Please refer to
Table 2 (below) for the number of individuals discharged from the Anxiety Disorder Service.
Table 2
Service
2020
2021
2022
20231
Grand Total
Anxiety Disorders Service
195
142
155
10
502
1 2023 as at 14/3/2023
I trust that this satisfies your interest in this matter.
Please note that this response, or an edited version of this response, may be published on the Te Whatu Ora website
after your receipt of this response.
Ngā mihi / Yours sincerely,
Keith Wright
Senior Manager, OIAs
Waitaha Canterbury / Te Tai o Poutini West Coast.
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
PO Box 1600, Christchurch, Postcode 8011