Under section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982 I request all original communications including
briefings, reports, memos, aides memoirs, cabinet papers and texts regarding the following information:
1. How many ICU nurses (head count) were on payroll at 13 May 2020, 1 April 2021 and 16 August
2021?
2. How many ICU nurses (head count) left and joined the DHB between May 5 and Aug 16 2021?
3. How many ICU nurses (head count), ICU beds and ICU patients, ventilated and coronavirus positive
were there when the request was made for more ICU nurses at or around Sept 1st?
4. What was the utilization rate of ICU beds from Aug 16 2021 to Aug 24 2021 inclusive listed by day?
5. What was the ICU/HDU nurse ratio of nurses to patients daily from 1 August 2021 to 15 Sept 2021
listed by day?
6. Copies of any communications to and from the DHB with government officials or other DHBs with
concerns or requests around ICU nurses
7. How many negative pressure isolation rooms were there at 13 May 2020, 1 April 2021 and 16
August 2021?
8. What was the utilization rate of negative pressure isolation rooms from August 16 2021 to the 15
Sept 2021 listed by day?
9. Copies of any communications to and from the DHB with government officials or other DHBs with
concerns or requests around negative pressure isolation rooms including the addition of any
further rooms during the recent outbreak
10. Copies of patient visitor policies from Aug 15 to Sept 15 2021, specifically and changes to policy
during the recent outbreak
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