Responses detail the information being released and explain what information, if any, has been withheld and under which grounds of the OIA. The requestor's name and address are removed from all responses published on this website.
For information on the Official Information Act 1982, please go to:
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1982/0156/latest/DLM64785.html
Please note: Requests for health information by an individual about themselves or family/whanau members will be managed as a Privacy Act request – For general health record queries, phone 06 348 1277 or email clinicalrecordsrequest@wdhb.org.nz
Office hours are Monday to Friday 8am - 4.30pm.
For mental health record queries - please phone 06 348 3485 or email mentalhealthrecords@wdhb.org.nz
Making an OIA request for information held by the Whanganui DHB
Before making an OIA request, it may be useful to view information on the Whanganui District Health Board’s website, www.wdhb.org.nz. Whanganui District Health Board publishes useful information online on a regular basis such as:
The Ministry of Health publish a considerable amount of information on their website, so you may want to check the information you are after is not already publicly available before making a request.
https://www.health.govt.nz/new-zealand-health-system/my-dhb/whanganui-dhb
https://www.health.govt.nz/publications
If you wish to make a request for information held by the Whanganui District Health Board please send an email to oia@wdhb.org.nz
Whanganui District Health Board will make and communicate a decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and no later than 20 working days after it was received (unless an extension is agreed).
We may extend the maximum time limit for transferring a request or making a decision and communicating it to you, if your request is for a large quantity of information or consultation is needed to make a decision on your request. Any extension must be for a reasonable period of time in the circumstances.
If you decide to amend or clarify your request, the amended or clarified version will be considered to be a new request and the 20 working days will start from the day after this new request is received.
In order to assist Whanganui District Health Board, and ensure you receive the correct information, be as specific as you can in identifying the information you want. The information you request must be specified with 'due particularity' - meaning that Whanganui District Health Board must be able to identify the information you have asked for. Any request that lacks due particularity will not be valid. If this is the case, we may contact you to clarify your request.
If you do not receive a response to your request for official information within the statutory time limit, or you are unhappy with the response you receive, you can complain to the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman’s role is to “investigate and review” the agency’s decision (or lack of decision) on your request. The Ombudsman can be contacted via their website: http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
Whanganui District Health Board recent responses to OIA requests
Please see the links below for Whanganui DHB OIA responses covering the past 24 months.
2022
Documentation Regarding Credentialing Review Involving General Medicine Department
Amount Paid to Locums Hired Through Agencies
Transfer 1-1202200712 ICU Beds
FTE and Headcount for Psychologists
Number of People With Heart Related Issues
Mental Health & Addiction Service
Transfer H202117887 Myocarditis Diagnosis Following COVID-19 Hospitalisation
Information & Communication on The Design of COVID 19 Related Visual Material
Allocation and Use of Respite Care
Cost of Setting Up Entry Checkpoints at Hospitals
Number of Days Hospital Was Either Code Red or Code Black
Availability of Beds For ARC and General Hospital
OIA 14052 Number of CA-125 Blood Tests;
and OIA 14100 CA-125 Tests in 2018, 2019 and 2021
Transfer H202116983 COVID Vaccination Incentives
Investment in Increased Number of ICU Beds
Availability of Beds for ARC and General Hospital
Board Policy Regarding Media Access to DHB Premises
Number of Caesareans that had Tubal Ligations at the same time
2021
Total Number of Medical Certificate of Causes of Fetal and Neonatal Death Forms
COVID-19 Recovery Plan and Effect on Elderly Patients Requiring Hospital Care
Updated COVID-19 Plan Relating to New Traffic Light System
COVID-19 Vaccination Programmes and Planning For Mäori
Urgency Provisions — Affadavit
List of Board Level Meetings Whose Minutes Are Not Made Public