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14 December 2022
Scout Barbour-Evans
Email:
[FYI request #20949 email]
Ref:
H2022016148
Tēnā koe Scout,
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 2 November 2022 for:
“Any documents, emails and communications (internal and external) regarding “Long
Covid” and “Home Help”/ “Domestic Support”/ “NASC”
I have identified seven documents within scope of this part of your request. Al documents are
itemised in Appendix 1 and copies of the documents are enclosed. Where information is
withheld under section 9 of the Act, I have considered the countervailing public interest in
release in making this decision and consider that it does not outweigh the need to withhold at
this time.
I trust this information fulfils your request. 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.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Manatū Hauora website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-
official-information-act-requests.
Nāku noa, nā
Dr Martin Chadwick
Chief Al ied Health Professions Officer
Appendix 1: List of documents for release
# Date
Document details
Decision on release
1 8 August – 7
Email correspondence: NASC funding Some information withheld
October 2022
query
under section 9(2)(a) of the
Act, to protect privacy of
natural persons.
2 4 November
Email correspondence: Long Covid
Released in full.
2022
3 19 April 2022
Memo – Proposed governance
structure for the long COVID
programme
4 7 June 2022
Memo - Guidance for the acute phase
of rehabilitation of people with or
recovering from COVID-19 in
Aotearoa New Zealand
5 9 June 2022
Memo - Work to date on Long COVID Some information withheld
under section 9(2)(a) of the
Act.
6 13 June 2022
Memo – Adopting a clinical case
Released in full.
definition for long COVID
7 28 June 2022
Memo – Request for additional Expert
Advisory Group Members for the Long
COVID programme
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