List of all NZ Standards applicable to medical practitioners and laboratories
Amy S Van Wey Lovatt (Account suspended) made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Amy S Van Wey Lovatt (Account suspended)
Dear Ministry of Health,
RE: List of all NZ Standards applicable to medical practitioners and laboratories
NZ Standards directed me to the MoH for my request.
According to Rule 4 clause 2 of the Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996,
"(2) Every consumer has the right to have services provided that comply with legal, professional, ethical, and other relevant standards."
Request 1:
I respectfully request a complete list of all "legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards" that medical doctors in NZ must comply with.
Request 2:
I respectfully request a complete list of all "legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards" that all medical laboratories which receive public funding (directly or as a contracted provider) must comply with.
Yours faithfully,
Amy S Van Wey Lovatt
Ministry of Health
Kia ora Amy
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.
Ngā mihi
Jan
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
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From: Amy S Van Wey Lovatt (Account suspended)
Dear Ministry of Health,
Thank you very much for your response to my request for the:
(1) complete list of all "legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards" that medical doctors in NZ must comply with” and
(2) complete list of all "legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards" that all medical laboratories which receive public funding (directly or as a contracted provider) must comply with in NZ.
The information you have provided is easily found on the Ministry of Health website or the NZ legislative website; however, this is not a complete list as I have requested. If the Ministry of Health does not have a complete list of all "legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards" for all medical doctors, DHB's and other medical laboratories which receive public funding, then I request under section 13 and 14 of the OIA for your assistance to obtain this information, even if it means referring my request to the other relevant agencies.
Thank you again for your patients and assistance in gathering this information. I have no doubt that having a database of such standards would be valuable to the MoH, all health professionals and DHB's in NZ, and the general public who rely on medical services which comply with legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards, per the HDC (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996.
Yours faithfully,
Amy S Van Wey Lovatt
Ministry of Health
Kia ora Amy
The Ministry has provided you with a complete list that is held by the
Ministry. If you are unsatisfied with Ministry's response, you may
approach the Ombudsman to lay a complaint. This request is now deemed as
closed.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
From: "Amy S Van Wey Lovatt"
<[FOI #12083 email]>
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health"
<[Ministry of Health request email]>,
Date: 25/02/2020 02:56 p.m.
Subject: Re: Response to request for official information,
Ref:H202000328
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Dear Ministry of Health,
Thank you very much for your response to my request for the:
(1) complete list of all "legal, professional, ethical and other relevant
standards" that medical doctors in NZ must comply with” and
(2) complete list of all "legal, professional, ethical and other relevant
standards" that all medical laboratories which receive public funding
(directly or as a contracted provider) must comply with in NZ.
The information you have provided is easily found on the Ministry of
Health website or the NZ legislative website; however, this is not a
complete list as I have requested. If the Ministry of Health does not have
a complete list of all "legal, professional, ethical and other relevant
standards" for all medical doctors, DHB's and other medical laboratories
which receive public funding, then I request under section 13 and 14 of
the OIA for your assistance to obtain this information, even if it means
referring my request to the other relevant agencies.
Thank you again for your patients and assistance in gathering this
information. I have no doubt that having a database of such standards
would be valuable to the MoH, all health professionals and DHB's in NZ,
and the general public who rely on medical services which comply with
legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards, per the HDC
(Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations
1996.
Yours faithfully,
Amy S Van Wey Lovatt
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Kia ora Amy
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.
Ngâ mihi
Jan
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
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