Canterbury District Health Board

Cardiac procedures and wait times

Date: 6 Apr 2021
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10554

For each cardiac procedure (stent, ECG, Echo, open heart surgery etc), for the years 2018 and 2019 by year, the following information:

Number of procedures done and average wait time for the procedure PERFORMED during the year (not escalated)
Number and average wait time for the procedure PERFORMED during the year (that was escalated)
Number of people that died waiting for a procedure scheduled to be performed during the year (escalated and not escalated separately)
Number of people that required emergency (ED) treatment while waiting for a procedure scheduled to be performed during the year (escalated and not escalated separately)

Tags Cardiac ECG Echo Emergency Department Heart surgery Procedures Surgery Wait list

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Diabetic Retinal Screening

Date: 15 Mar 2021
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10542

Percentage coverage for diabetic retinal screening (i.e. the proportion of people with diabetes who have had a retinal screen within the last two years, or other reporting period)?

Tags Appointments Diabetes Diabetic Diabetic retinopathy Did not attend DNA Retinal screening Wait list

Breast reduction surgery

Date: 15 Mar 2021
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10534

For each of the last four years:

How many applications have been made to the CDHB for breast reduction surgery?
Of those, how many applications are accepted for first-round referrals?
How many surgeries have been undertaken in each of those years?
The average wait time for each patient between first application for breast reduction surgery and completion of surgery?
The average number of applications a patient is required to undertake before their case progresses past first round referrals?
How many patients are currently waitlisted for breast reduction surgery?
The average cost to the CDHB for a typical double breast reduction surgery?

Tags Breast reduction surgery Eligibility Referrals Surgery Wait list Wait times

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Diabetes services

Date: 15 Mar 2021
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10527

For 2020, re Diabetes Services:

The number of screens for diabetic retinopathy purchased, the number of screens delivered, and the DNA rate.
How many diabetic retinopathy screening episodes were delivered during lockdown, and how long any disruption lasted (i.e. when did screening return to ‘normal’).
On January 1 2021, how many new referrals were on the wait list for their first screening visit, the average time spent on this wait list, and the longest individual time spent waiting.
On January 1 2021, how many existing patients were overdue for their follow up screening appointment, the average overdue time, and the longest individual time overdue.

Tags Appointments Diabetes Diabetic Diabetic retinopathy Did not attend DNA Wait list

Mental Health Services

Date: 2 Mar 2021
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10535

For the last six years:

What mental health services does your DHB provide?
- Please provide details of inpatient facilities and number of beds per facility, and whether facilities are currently used at capacity.
- Please provide details of outpatient services and services contracted to community providers.
What addiction services does your DHB provide?
- Please provide details of inpatient facilities and number of beds per facility and whether facilities are currently used at capacity.
- Please provide details of outpatient services and services contracted to community providers.
How many people do you treat on average every year in your mental health services?
- Please provide a breakdown by inpatient and outpatient services.
How many people do you treat on average every year in your addiction services?
- Please provide a breakdown by inpatient and outpatient services.
How many people are currently waiting for mental health treatment after they have been through an initial triage process?
- What is the average wait time to access services?
- What is the longest time someone can wait?
- Please provide breakdown by inpatient/outpatient services.
How many people are currently waiting for addiction treatment after they have been through an initial triage process?
- What is the average wait time to access services?
- What is the longest time someone can wait?
- Please provide breakdown by inpatient/outpatient services.
What is the process while patients wait to access addiction and/or mental health treatment?
How many patients died after they were triaged but before receiving addiction or mental health treatment in the last six years?
- Are you able to provide the cause of death for each person who died?

Tags Addiction Mental Health Number of beds Wait list

Surgery thresholds

Date: 29 Jan 2021
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10483

Surgery threshold for: Endometriosis laparoscopic surgery, Knee replacement, hip replacement and whether any surgery thresholds have changed in the last five years at your DHB?

Can this include what the threshold change was and for what surgery.

Tags Eligibility Endometriosis Hip Knee Laparoscopy Surgery Wait list

Waiting list for surgeries

Date: 28 Jan 2021
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10484

CDHB - Waiting list GP referrals and waiting list for surgery for the following:

Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Bariatric Surgery
Breast Reconstruction

Could you please provide the length of time for patients on the waiting list who was referred in the Canterbury region for the following:

CT/MRI/PET Scans
Colonoscopy

Could you please provide the average wait time for patients being treated with the following cancers:

Lung
Bowel
Prostate
Breast
Cervical
Skin

Tags Cancer Eligibility Surgery Wait list

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Bariatric surgery funding in last 5 years

Date: 21 Dec 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10479

Number of bariatric surgeries publicly funded by CDHB in last five years?
How much funding was provided by the CDHB?
The number of people on the wait list for bariatric surgery?

Tags Bariatric surgery Eligibility Wait list

Colonoscopies in the last year 2019-2020

Date: 14 Oct 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10431

Colonoscopies: How many done last year?
Of those, how many were outsourced to private providers and how many staff would this workload have required?
What was the cost of the outsourced procedures?
How many CDHB staff are qualified to do colonoscopies?
Any report on staffing requirements for endoscopy services post screening programme roll out.

Tags Colonoscopies Colonoscopy Outsourcing Surgery Wait list

Colonoscopy waiting lists 2018-2020

Date: 30 Sep 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10409

Information regarding colonoscopy waiting lists and referrals 2018-2020

Tags Colonoscopies Colonoscopy Surgery Wait list

Ophthalmology referrals and services

Date: 30 Sep 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10403

Ophthalmology referrals, wait times, procedures, and services.

Tags Eye Clinic Ophthalmologist Ophthalmology Wait list Wait times

Orthopaedic patients wait times Canterbury

Date: 21 Sep 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10384

Orthopaedic patients wait times Canterbury.

Tags First Specialist Assessment FSA's Orthopaedic Orthopaedics Wait list Wait times

Breast reconstruction wait list

Date: 9 Sep 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10349

Breast reconstruction wait lists 2019/2020.

Tags Breast reconstruction Funding Surgery Wait list

Medical Radiation Oncology referrals wait times

Date: 20 Aug 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10277

Total number of patients referred to and seen by Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology specialities within specified time.

Tags Cancer Oncology Patients radiation oncology Wait list

MRI/CT Scans Waitlist (February 2015)

Date: 7 Jul 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10329

As at February 2015 could you please supply the waiting list time if someone wanted to have a MRI/CT scan. (That is, if someone was referred for a scan how long was the wait time before they were seen?)

Tags CT MRI PET-CT Scanning Radiology Scan Wait list Wait times

Hysterectomy waitlist

Date: 20 May 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10286

Public waitlist for a hysterectomy from first referral from Gynaecological specialist to first hosp appointment in last 12 months.

Tags Gynaecology Hysterectomy Surgery Wait list

Ophthalmology Services

Date: 20 May 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10279

Ophthalmology wait list, breakdown of how long these patients have been waiting.

Tags Eye Clinic Ophthalmologist Ophthalmology Wait list Wait times

Waitlist for for people accessing counselling

Date: 23 Mar 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10272

Current waitlist for people accessing counselling through a DHB funded primary health care or community provider i.e. Brief Intervention Counselling. Broken down into men, women, age.

Tags BIC Brief Intervention Counselling Counselling Wait list Wait times

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Waitlist for detox addiction services

Date: 12 Mar 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10264

Number of people who were put on a waitlist to access detox and rehab addiction services each year over past four years.

Tags Addiction Detox Mental Health Opioid Substance addiction Wait list Wait times

Bariatric surgery

Date: 10 Feb 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10239

What are prerequisites for bariatric surgery? Number of surgeries 2015-2019? Eligibility for surgery? Wait list? Special requirements for those in prison to meet eligibility? Is there special funding for Maori?

Tags Bariatric surgery Eligibility Wait list

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MRI/CT scan wait times

Date: 14 Jan 2020
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10235

MRI/CT scan wait times

Tags CT MRI PET-CT Scanning Radiology Scan Wait list Wait times

Number of people waiting for aged home support

Date: 28 Nov 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10196

The number of persons on Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC) waiting list for aged home support.

Tags Home Support NASC Needs Assessment Service Coordination Wait list

Breast cancer, radiation therapy, and mepitel film

Date: 18 Nov 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10197

The number of women who received radiation therapy for the most recent full year. Number of women provided with fully funded Mepitel film. Number of women who were not recommended Mepitel film and who were given information about how to purchase from supplier.

Tags Cancer Mepitel film Radiation therapy Wait list

Current wait time regarding prostate cancer treatment

Date: 18 Nov 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10192

Current waiting time for: Referral from a GP for a prostate cancer initial consultation; for a follow up appointment for a prostate biopsy; for a post biopsy appointment to discuss results and treatment options and for a radical prostatectomy following the post biopsy appointment for persons with a confirmed prostate cancer diagnosis?

Tags Cancer Patients Prostate cancer Prostatectomy Referrals Wait list

Wait times for elective procedures

Date: 17 Oct 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10171

Wait times for five common elective procedures: Knee replacement, Hip replacement, Hernia surgery, colonoscopy, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for past five years.

Tags Cholecystectomy Colonoscopy Elective Surgery Hernia Hip Knee Surgery Wait list

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Mosque shootings in March 2019

Date: 20 Aug 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10142

Information pertaining to Mosque Shootings March 2019

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Harm caused by Oncology wait times

Date: 30 Jul 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10131

Have people been harmed as a result of oncology and or radiation wait times over past six months

Tags Oncology Radiation therapy Wait list

Prostate cancer wait times

Date: 30 Jul 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10120

Prostate Cancer: Current wait times: following referral from GP. Follow up appointment for prostate biopsy. Post biopsy appointment to discuss results. Radical prostatectomy following post biopsy appointment.

Tags Cancer Patients Prostate cancer Referrals Wait list

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Wait time for patients referred with suspicion of cancer.

Date: 8 May 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 10054

Average wait time for patients referred with high suspicion of cancer.

Tags Cancer Patients Referrals Wait list

PET CT scanning machines and patient wait times

Date: 15 Feb 2019
Document Type: Official Information Act Response
ID: CDHB 9991

PET and PET-CT scanning machines, working condition, repairs, current patient wait times broken down by reason. Forecast wait times for scans over next 6 months.

Tags Patients PET-CT Scanning Radiology Scan Wait list