6 June 2024
Jan Rivers
[FYI request #26686 email]
Tēnā koe Jan
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00047305
Thank you for your email on 9 May 2024, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please can you provide the standard resources used by at Te Whatu Ora that are:
a) provided to third parties and contractors and that set the expectations that those creating
health guidelines are drafted to meet the expected requirements.
b) used by Te Whatu Ora to appraise health guidelines that are received from the third
party / contractors prior to fulflllment of their contract to validate that they meet the expected
quality.
Response
Please can you provide the standard resources used by at Te Whatu Ora that are:
a) provided to third parties and contractors and that set the expectations that those creating
health guidelines are drafted to meet the expected requirements.
Service specifications with third parties and contractors outline our expected requirements and are
unique written to each procurement process. Therefore, I am declining this part of your request
under section 18(e) of the Act as this information does not exist.
b) used by Te Whatu Ora to appraise health guidelines that are received from the third
party / contractors prior to fulflllment of their contract to validate that they meet the expected
quality.
Guidelines are assessed against the service specifications outlined in the specific contract for the
development of the relevant Guideline/s and undergo relevant clinical review and internal clinical
approval processes. Standard resources are not provided. Therefore, I am declining this part of
your request under section 18(e) of the Act as this information does not exist.
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Nāku iti noa, nā
Deborah Woodley
Director – Starting Well
National Commissioning