133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
24 September 2021
Michael Vaughan
By email: [FYI request #16802 email]
Ref:
H202113000
Tēnā koe Michael,
Transfer of your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 19 September
2021 for:
“1) What is the Covid-19 treatment protocol for hospitalised cases?
2) Are some DHB's following different treatment protocols from others?
3) Are DHB's free to make decisions about treatments for individuals with Covid-19?
4) To what extent are patients able to participate in decision-making about their treatment
programmes?
5) If a patient requests a blood test for Vitamin D and/or the administration of high dosage
Vitamin C, are hospital staff able to provide these?
6) Do hospital staff have the right to refuse a patient's request and, if so, is there a
process for a patient to appeal the decision?”
Your request asks for information which is more closely connected with the functions of the
District Health Boards (DHBs). For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to the
DHBs under section 14(b)(i ) of the Act. You can expect a response from each DHB in due
course.
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Nick Allan
Manager OIA Services
Office of the Director General
Copy of OIA request:
From: Michael Vaughan
<[FYI request #16802 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 19 September 2021 23:12
To: OIA Requests
<[email address]>
Subject: Of icial Information request - DHB Treatment Protocols
Dear Ministry of Health,
1) What is the Covid-19 treatment protocol for hospitalised cases?
2) Are some DHB's following different treatment protocols from others?
3) Are DHB's free to make decisions about treatments for individuals with Covid-19?
4) To what extent are patients able to participate in decision-making about their treatment
programmes?
5) If a patient requests a blood test for Vitamin D and/or the administration of high dosage
Vitamin C, are hospital staff able to provide these?
6) Do hospital staff have the right to refuse a patient's request and, if so, is there a process for a
patient to appeal the decision?
Yours faithfully,
Michael Vaughan
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