Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 11:12:37 +0000 Subject: Official Information request - DHB Treatment Protocols From: Michael Vaughan <[FYI request #16802 email]> To: OIA Requests <[email address]> Dear Ministry of Health, 1) What is the Covid-19 treatment protocol for hospitalised cases? 2) Are some DHB's following different treatment protocols from others? 3) Are DHB's free to make decisions about treatments for individuals with Covid-19? 4) To what extent are patients able to participate in decision-making about their treatment programmes? 5) If a patient requests a blood test for Vitamin D and/or the administration of high dosage Vitamin C, are hospital staff able to provide these? 6) Do hospital staff have the right to refuse a patient's request and, if so, is there a process for a patient to appeal the decision? Yours faithfully, Michael Vaughan ------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website. Please use this email address for all replies to this request: [FYI request #16802 email] Is [Ministry of Health request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Health? If so, please contact us using this form: https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=pJvH4WmHbC6dGfyMNHFQByLdnjkEHM6wPhtfTvKMtw&u=https%3a%2f%2ffyi%2eorg%2enz%2fchange%5frequest%2fnew%3fbody%3dministry%5fof%5fhealth Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=pJvH4WmHbC6dGfyMNHFQByLdnjkEHM6wPkJeT_aL4g&u=https%3a%2f%2ffyi%2eorg%2enz%2fhelp%2fofficers If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page. -------------------------------------------------------------------