Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Amy S Van Wey Lovatt
[FYI request #12922 email] Re: Official Information Act Request - DHB policies regarding the reporting of unsafe, harmful and criminal
behaviour
Kia ora Amy
I am writing on behalf of Hauora Tairāwhiti in response to your Official Information Request which was
transferred to us by the Ministry of Health.
You asked:
I also request a copy of all DHB policies in regards to reporting unsafe, harmful, criminal behaviour,
including the re-routing and interception of private communications, and policies on how they
document such incidents and how they are to safeguard against such incidents, as the Operational
Framework does indeed require every DHB to have such policies.
Hauora Tairāwhiti’s response is as follows:
Hauora Tairāwhiti’s relevant policies (as described above) can be found on the DHB website, via the link
below:
https://www.hauoratairawhiti.org.nz/news-and-events/publication-and-consultation-
documents/published-documents/
You can expect to find the following relevant policies in this location:
Open Communication/Disclosure of Harm Policy
Whistleblowing Policy
Health Information Privacy Policy
Please find attached in this email, Hauora Tairāwhiti’s Code of Behaviour for staff.
If you are not satisfied with this response you may contact the Office of the Ombudsmen, phone 0800 802
602.
Please note this response or an edited version of this response may be published on the Hauora Tairāwhiti
DHB website. Your personal/identifying information will be redacted from any responses published. If you
feel that there are good reasons why your response should not be made publicly available, we will be happy
to consider this.
Ngā mihi
Jim Green
Chief Executive
Hauora Tairāwhiti