6 October 2021 
 
John Smith 
C/- FYI Website 
 
By way of email only: [FYI request #16836 email] 
 
Dear John 
 
Official Information Act request: 
 
Further to your letter dated 23 September 2021 made under the Official Information Act 1982. 
Specifically you requested; 
  1.  Does your health board hire staff through Mercury Medical Recruitment? If so, 
what percentage of these workers have received the Covid vaccination? 
 
Waikato DHB wishes to advise that we have not used Mercury Medical Recruitment. 
 
Waikato DHB supports the open disclosure of information to assist community understanding 
of how we are delivering publically funded healthcare. This includes the proactive publication 
of anonymised Official Information Act responses on our website from 10 working days after 
they have been released. 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
Kate Coley  
Executive Director Organisational Support 
Waikato District Health Board 
 
 

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