OIA: 2020/121
07 July 2020
Amy S Van Wey Lovatt
mailto:[FYI request #12922 email]
Dear Amy
Official information Request: 2020/121
Thank you for your request for official information, received by Ministry of Health on 29 May 2020 and
partially transferred to Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) on 12 June 2020, requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act (1982):
4. A request, for each DHB, the total number of incidents involving an allegation that a member
of the public had impersonated a physician, between 1 May 2019 and 31 August 2019, and in
the event there were such incidents reported, the date of the alleged incident, the names of the
agencies the incidents were reported to, and a description of the evidence provided to support
the allegation of the incident.
5. A request, for each DHB, the total number of incidents involving an allegation that a member
of the public had gained unauthorised access to a surgical theatre or pathology laboratory,
between 1 May 2019 and 13 August 2019, and in the event there were such incidents reported,
the date of the alleged incident, the names of the agencies the incidents were reported to, and a
description of the evidence provided to support the allegation of the incident.
6. A request, for each DHB, the total number of incidents involving an allegation that a DHB
employee had engaged in the interception of private email communications between a patient
and a DHB employee, between 1 January 2019 and 29 May 2020, and in the event there were
such incidents reported, the dates of the incidents, the names of the agencies the incidents were
reported to, a description of the evidence provided to support the allegation of the incident, and
the outcome of the investigation into the incidents (e.g., District or High Court Case Number,
Privacy Commissioner ruling, Ombudsman decision, Human Rights Tribunal ruling, etc.).
Response
CCDHB does not have a record of any incidences relating to the above questions during the dates
stipulated. I have decided to decline your request under section 18 (e) of the Official Information Act
1982, as the documents alleged to contain the information requested do not exist.
Capital & Coast DHB | Private Bag 7902, Newtown, Wellington 6242
Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
www.ccdhb.org.nz | Phone: 04 385 5999
| Fax: 04 385 5856
Please note, the Ministry of Health will be responding to parts 1, 2 and 3 of your request separately.
Thank you for your enquiry. We trust our response meets your requirements; however, should you
require any further information please feel free to contact us again.
You have the right, under section 28 of the OIA, to seek a review or to ask the Ombudsman to review
the information that has been provided to you.
Yours sincerely
Fionnagh Dougan
Chief Executive
Capital & Coast District Health Board
Capital & Coast DHB | Private Bag 7902, Wellington South
Wellington Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
Phone: 04 385 5999
| Fax: 04 385 5856
