Hospital Over-capacity 2015-2017

I write in response to your Official Information Act request, dated 30 May 2018. You requested the following information, and our responses are set out below:

1. On what extent the DHB was at or over-capacity last year compared with the previous two years.

• How many days was the DHB operating at 100% capacity or more in the 2017, 2016, and 2015 calendar years - Broken down by day/ month?
• What was the highest capacity measured on any given day? 

2. I am also requesting any internal communications/ correspondence sent from staff - including but not exclusive to department heads, clinical leads - to the Board or the Health Ministry regarding concerns to the number of medical beds available or staff levels, year to date.

Our response is attached

Files

• OIA 30052018 MARTIN data Middlemore hospital occupancy 2015 to 2017
• OIA 30052018 MARTIN Hospital Capacity Correspondence final Redacted