ELM medical student inappropriate hospital access
M Belvin made this Official Information request to University of Otago
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From: M Belvin
Dear University of Otago,
ELM2 and 3 students are not permitted access to clinical-experiences or interactions in Dunedin hospital. These aspects of teaching are reserved for ALM+ students who have the appropriate training.
I am requesting to know if there have been any ELM students in recent years, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 who accessed areas of the hospital that they were not permitted to do so.
If there were students who did this I would like to know what punitive action was taken to ensure this would not happen again. This is in regards to the students themselves and any other students or staff who allowed for such an event to occur. I also wish to know how the patient may have been informed or managed.
As this would be a breach of professional conduct and patient rights, I do see that a student who carried out an action like this would be suitable to continue training as a health professional unless they received ongoing monitoring and significant evaluation.
To clarify, I am not asking for the name of any student or worker, but rather confirmation of any such event as outlined above.
Kind regards,
B Melvin
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe B Melvin
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.
If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 15 July 2024). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
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From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe B Melvin
I refer to your request for information dated 14 June 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You have requested information in relation to University of Otago ELM students accessing areas of Dunedin Hospital that they were not permitted to.
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit. We are therefore writing to notify you, pursuant to section 15A of the Act, of an extension of the time to make our decision in respect of your request, by a further seven working days - to 24 July 2024.
This extension is necessary to allow for consultations necessary to make a decision on your request. We thank you for your patience - we will endeavour to respond sooner if possible.
If you are not satisfied with our extension of time, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. However, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
From: M Belvin
Dear UoO - Official Information Act,
The extension was till the 24th of July. This date has now passed.
You have not requested an additional extension, and the original 20 working-day time period has passed.
Can you advise the action being taken to deliver this information?
Yours sincerely,
M Belvin
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe
I am very sorry for the delay - this was an oversight of mine, which I apologise for. Please see attached the University of Otago's response to your Official Information Act request dated 14 June 2024.
Apologies again.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
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