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| Publication date | Response date | Details of the request | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 2020 | 15 December 2020 | Various requests for evidence in respect of COVID-19 and face masks | H202008732 15 Dec 2020 (pdf, 209 KB) |
| 15 December 2020 | 15 December 2020 | COVID-19 vaccine trial | H202008781 15 Dec 2020 (pdf, 126 KB) |
| 15 December 2020 | 11 December 2020 | Medicinal cannabis product approvals | H202008348 11 Dec 2020 (pdf, 1023 KB) |
| 14 December 2020 | 09 December 2020 | Questions related to COVID-19, children's vaccines, and 1080 | H202008418 9 Dec 2020 (pdf, 249 KB) |
| 09 December 2020 | 07 December 2020 | Identification of SARS-CoV-2 | H202008173 7 Dec 2020 (pdf, 2.2 MB) |
| 09 December 2020 | 25 September 2020 | Treatments for COVID-19 | H202007066 25 Sept 2020 (pdf, 328 KB) |
| 04 December 2020 | 27 November 2020 | COVID-19 saliva tests | H202007500 27 Nov 2020 (pdf, 1.3 MB) |
| 04 December 2020 | 21 October 2020 | Face mask use and safety | H202006341 21 September 2020 (pdf, 306 KB) |
| 04 December 2020 | 20 October 2020 | Reports concerning efficacy of face masks | H202006250 20 Oct 2020 (pdf, 2.9 MB) |
| 02 December 2020 | 02 December 2020 | SARS-CoV-2 electron micrograph and peer reviewed paper | H202008092 2 Dec 2020 (pdf, 2.9 MB) |
| 02 December 2020 | 26 November 2020 | Evidence related to SARS-CoV-2 | H202008098 26 Nov 2020 (pdf, 188 KB) |
| 26 November 2020 | 28 October 2020 | Information regarding the CovidCard | H202007539 28 Oct 2020 (pdf, 317 KB) |
| 19 November 2020 | 18 November 2020 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) | H202007836 18 Nov 2020 (pdf, 1.1 MB) |
| 19 November 2020 | 13 October 2020 | COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction | H202007527 13 Oct 2020 (pdf, 114 KB) |
| 19 November 2020 | 20 August 2020 | Smoking and vaping statistics and advice | H202005390 20 Aug 2020 (pdf, 8.7 MB) |
| 18 November 2020 | 18 November 2020 | SARS-Cov2, COVID-19 and Koch's posulates | H202007576 18 Nov 2020 (pdf, 990 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 20 March 2020 | Planning documents for construction of Southland Hospital | H202000496 20 March 2020 (pdf, 3.7 MB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 09 March 2020 | Ministry funding of district health boards 2009 - 2019 | H202000393 9 March 2020 (pdf, 809 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 02 March 2020 | Surrogacy applications | H202000412 2 March 2020 (pdf, 1.3 MB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 24 February 2020 | Disability support services, disability equipment and travel policy | H202000308 24 Feb 2020 (pdf, 735 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 24 February 2020 | Eligibility and funding for Disability Support Services | H202000318 24 Feb 2020 (pdf, 557 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 24 February 2020 | LiLash or RevitaLash products | H202000331 24 Feb 2020 (pdf, 467 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 24 February 2020 | Medsafe testing of Logem | H202000389 24 Feb 2020 (pdf, 618 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 24 February 2020 | Policies and regulations regarding human tissue | H202000326 24 Feb 2020 (pdf, 1.1 MB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 21 February 2020 | List of standards that medical doctors must comply with | H202000328 21 Feb 2020 (pdf, 259 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 20 February 2020 | Annual breast cancer diagnoses 2010 to 2018 | H202000361 20 Feb 2020 (pdf, 442 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 20 February 2020 | Coal boilers in New Zealand Hospitals | H202000335 20 Feb 2020 (pdf, 238 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 20 February 2020 | Population data for Midland district health boards | H202000367 20 Feb 2020 (pdf, 591 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 19 February 2020 | Data on eating disorders | H202000307 19 Feb 2020 (pdf, 1.2 MB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 18 February 2020 | Members of the National Tobacco Integration Network | H202000394 18 Feb 2020 (pdf, 117 KB) |
| 09 November 2020 | 11 February 2020 | T-cell lymphomas registered per year 2000 - 2018 | H202000324 11 Feb 2020 (pdf, 754 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 31 March 2020 | Briefing to incoming Director-General | Briefing to incoming Director-General (pdf, 20.7 MB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 26 February 2020 | Adults with ADHD | H202000199 26 Feb 2020 (pdf, 714 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 24 February 2020 | National measles outbreak 2019 | H202000306 24 Feb 2020 (pdf, 537 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 13 February 2020 | Air Ambulance Helicopter Response times for Coromandel | Air Ambulance Helicopter Response times for Coromandel (pdf, 367 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 13 February 2020 | Amyloidosis | H202000044 13 Feb 2020 (pdf, 142 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 13 February 2020 | Board and Committee appointments Maori and non-Maori | Board and Committee appointments Maori and non-Maori (pdf, 6.9 MB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 13 February 2020 | Budget for promotion of healthy eating and obesity prevention | H202000202 13 Feb 2020 (pdf, 281 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 13 February 2020 | Drug testing and monitoring of Ministry employees | H202000054 13 Feb 2020 (pdf, 228 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 13 February 2020 | Public Health countermeasures and compensation | Public Health countermeasures and compensation (pdf, 387 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 12 February 2020 | Imported medications referred to Medsafe | H202000245 12 Feb 2020 (pdf, 1.3 MB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 12 February 2020 | Specific products reported to Medsafe in 2019 | Specific products reported to Medsafe in 2019 (pdf, 271 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 11 February 2020 | Funding of Very Low Cost Access and Primary Care | H202000156 11 Feb 2020 (pdf, 2 MB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 10 February 2020 | Advice on diagnosis of pertussis | H202000162 10 Feb 2020 (pdf, 1.7 MB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 07 February 2020 | Policy and procedures for record management and OIA requests |
Policy and procedures for record management and OIA requests (pdf, 20 MB) Policy and procedures for record management and OIA requests (pdf, 15.5 MB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 01 February 2020 | Medsafe approved thyroid medications | Medsafe approved thyroid medications (pdf, 339 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 31 January 2020 | Spend on abortion services 2019 | H202000213 31 Jan 2020 (pdf, 302 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 30 January 2020 | Audiology practice audits | H202000143 30 Jan 2020 (pdf, 126 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 28 January 2020 | Cost of caesarean sections 2017 and 2018 | Cost of caesarean sections 2017 and 2018 (pdf, 347 KB) |
| 06 November 2020 | 22 January 2020 | DHB sector financial reports 2015 | DHB sector financial reports 2015 (pdf, 2.6 MB) |
| 05 November 2020 | 21 October 2020 | COVID Auckland cluster August 2020 | COVID Auckland cluster August 2020 (pdf, 11.8 MB) |
| 02 November 2020 | 18 September 2020 | Appointment of DHB Board member | H202006110 (pdf, 4.3 MB) |
| 29 October 2020 | 04 September 2020 | Bowel Screening programme update | H202005912 (pdf, 12.5 MB) |
| 28 October 2020 | 16 October 2020 | Information on Disability Support Services (DSS) and Funded Family Care (FFC) |
H202006351 response (pdf, 324 KB) H202006351 attachment 1 (pdf, 24.9 MB) H202006351 attachment 2 (pdf, 19.7 MB) |
| 27 October 2020 | 19 October 2020 | Puberty blockers | H202007543 (pdf, 161 KB) |
| 20 October 2020 | 09 September 2020 | Martin Jenkins' Review of St John | H202005192 - Martin Jenkins' Review of St John (pdf, 7.5 MB) |
| 09 October 2020 | 01 September 2020 | Information on the Laura Fergusson Trust |
H202001003 (pdf, 1.7 MB) H202006346 (pdf, 17.1 MB) |
| 05 October 2020 | 01 September 2020 | NASC information | H202005908 (pdf, 2.7 MB) |
| 02 October 2020 | 22 September 2020 | Adult dental care and oral health | H201909600 (pdf, 2.9 MB) |
| 02 October 2020 | 09 September 2020 | Use of face masks on public transport | H202005152 9 September 2020 (pdf, 2.9 MB) |
| 02 October 2020 | 01 September 2020 | Information on deaths attributed to COVID-19 | H202006281 (pdf, 3.4 MB) |
| 26 August 2020 | 19 August 2020 | Health and Disability System Review report cost | H202004790 (pdf, 187 KB) |
| 26 August 2020 | 17 August 2020 | Information on COVID-19 related deaths | H202002737 (pdf, 706 KB) |
| 14 August 2020 | 16 March 2020 | Information and correspondence related to evaluation of the Eating and Activity Guidelines Series (reposted) |
H201900912 (pdf, 16 MB) H201900912- Document 37 (pdf, 1.1 MB) H201900912 - Document 54 (pdf, 1.1 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 03 August 2020 | Costs of managed isolation | H202005183 (pdf, 125 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 30 July 2020 | Data on COVID-19 deaths | H202005103 (pdf, 195 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 29 July 2020 | Decision on report relating to midwives | H202005128 (pdf, 538 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 17 July 2020 | Information on domestic supply of PPE | H202003817 (pdf, 1.3 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 16 July 2020 | Data for influenza and pneumonia deaths | H202004785 (pdf, 2.3 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 13 July 2020 | Information on COVID-19 tracer app | H202004868 (pdf, 3.9 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 09 July 2020 | Information on influenza vaccine | H202003599 (pdf, 2.1 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 08 July 2020 | Information on influenza and COVID-19 | H202003445 (pdf, 2.8 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 03 July 2020 | Information on abortion law | H202004169 (pdf, 553 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 02 July 2020 | Information on COVID-19 tracer app | H202004118 (pdf, 2.7 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 01 July 2020 | Information on exemption applications | H202002967 (pdf, 607 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 22 June 2020 | Response to questions on flu vaccines, COVID deaths and suicide data | H202003790 (pdf, 142 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 16 June 2020 | Information on exemptions from managed isolation | H202003924 (pdf, 581 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 11 June 2020 | COVID-19 information | H202003867 (pdf, 1.8 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 29 May 2020 | Information regarding vaccine manufacturing and vaccination strategy | H202002651 (pdf, 546 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 22 May 2020 | Influenza immunisation data and COVID-19 data | H202002810 (pdf, 537 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 15 May 2020 | Information on National Reserve Supply of PPE | H202002574 (pdf, 590 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 13 May 2020 | Costs relating to personal protective equipment (PPE) | H202002565 (pdf, 564 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 30 April 2020 | Amendment to Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977 information | H202002058 (pdf, 414 KB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 30 April 2020 | Influenza and pneumonia data | H202002040 (pdf, 2.7 MB) |
| 10 August 2020 | 28 April 2020 | Information on COVID-19 testing | H202001826 (pdf, 647 KB) |
| 04 August 2020 | 31 July 2020 | Adult dental care and oral health issues | H201909600 (pdf, 2.6 MB) |
| 03 August 2020 | Prescribing of medicinal cannabis products | H202001258 (pdf, 248 KB) | |
| 14 July 2020 | 24 February 2020 | 2019 national measles outbreak | H202000306 (pdf, 905 KB) |