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12 Thursday January 25 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star Our Home is Your Home When support is required to continue living life to the full, Radius Care aims to make the transition into aged care as smooth as possible. New Zealand owned and operated, our Kiwi values ensure residents are important beyond their medical needs. It’s about providing the best lifestyle possible, supporting their hobbies and interests, and making our home their home. Bowling championships, baking, woodwork and outings illustrate the variety of activities on offer. The seven-day activity rosters ensure our residents continue to enjoy their passions every day, all the while surrounded by family and friends who can spend time with loved ones and remain an integral part of their lives with 24-hour visiting. If you have any questions or would like to look around, please feel free to call or drop in for a chat at any of our four facilities in the Canterbury region. You’re always welcome. Christchurch Radius Hawthorne 03 351 9346 Bryndwr Radius St Helenas 03 365 6700 Central Ashburton Radius Millstream 03 975 8860 Timaru Radius Elloughton Rest Home & Hospital 03 684 4688 Retirement Village 0800 155 155 Leaders in Care Visit www.radiuscare.co.nz or call 0800 737 2273 for more information.
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday January 25 2018 13 News Local News Now CDHB forced to release documents Fire rages, homes at risk • By Bridget Rutherford THE CANTERBURY District Health Board has been forced to review what information it makes public after a complaint by The Star. The CDHB has now released the agendas and minutes of its Quality, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee from 2016 to The Star, more than a year after requesting them. The CDHB was told to release them by Ombudsman Leo Donnelly, who said the information should be to promote “accountability and transparency.” It is a move that has forced the CDHB to re-look at what information it makes public, and how the committee’s meetings operate. The Star requested the committee documents under the Official Information Act in September 2016, because they were the only ones not to be uploaded on the website for public access. Initially, the CDHB would not release them so The Star laid a complaint with the Ombudsman saying it was in the public interest. At the time, the CDHB was facing a budget shortfall of more than $35 million for the following year. The year prior it posted an $18 million budget deficit. The committee meets regularly to discuss activities including commercial and industrial negotiations and risk awareness and management. It does not make decisions, just recommendations to the CDHB board. After discussions with the Ombudsman, the CDHB eventually released the documents to The Star with some redactions last month. Topics discussed at the meetings included finances, seeking expressions of interest for the air ambulance service, and the redevelopment and demolition plans at the time for Parkside and Riverside hospital buildings. David Meates Barry Bragg The CDHB has three statutory committees that all hold public meetings. The QFARC was not one of those. But CDHB chief executive David Meates said the board would now discuss how the committee would run in future. “It’s likely QFARC meetings will follow a similar format to our other statutory committee meetings, whereby, meeting minutes of matters which are deemed to be in the public interest [and not subject to privacy or commercial sensitivity concerns] will be published in the board committee section of our website.” He said “in the interests of transparency” the CDHB planned to start publishing OIA responses deemed to be in the public interest, or relating to subjects widely requested. QFARC chairman Barry Bragg said each of the country’s 20 district health boards had an equivalent to the committee, and it was understood none of those were public. He said the CDHB argued to the Ombudsman a fundamental aspect of the committee was members and those presenting TRANSPARENCY: The Canterbury District Health Board was told to release information on issues discussed by one of its committees, such as the air ambulance service. participated on the basis it was confidential. “Canterbury DHB acknowledges the Ombudsman’s view that there will be matters discussed at QFARC that are in the public interest to be released once a recommendation has been put to the board.” CDHB board and QFARC committee member Andrew Dickerson said the issue would be discussed by the board, and likely by the country’s other district health boards. “At a personal level, I have no objections to the information being public,” he said. “It’s my personal view we should be guided in the way we work as our other committees do.” closing down sale last day sunday • mother of the bride or groom • ball gowns • hats and fascinators • jewellery and shoes all must go now phone: 03 374 5858 363 lincoln road, addington mon - fri 9am - 5pm sat 10am - 4pm sun 10am - 2pm
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