Contact tracing: any templates, decision trees, guidelines, or similar documents connected to contact tracing by contact tracers
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From: Tom Barraclough
Dear Ministry of Health,
Thank you for your work responding to the pandemic.
I am curious to understand what kind of standardisation or methodology there is for contact tracers who are contact tracing with a positive Covid-19 case. I understand that contact tracing involves a rigorous interview process and I assume that this involves perhaps a standard form to be used, a conversation script, or training materials of some kind designed to ensure quality control.
Against that background, can you please provide
(1) any official information used by contact tracers, or given to contact tracers, to perform contact tracing according to a consistent process.
(2) Please also provide any training materials used to train contact tracers.
(3) Please provide any templates, decision trees, guidelines, or similar documents that illustrate a rough process followed by contact tracers in conducting contact tracing.
Thank you for your help with this request.
Yours faithfully,
Tom Barraclough
Researcher, Brainbox Institute
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Kia ora Tom,
Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202114870.
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
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Kia ora Tom,
Thank you for your request for official information, received on 25
October 2021, for:
“(1) any official information used by contact tracers, or given to contact
tracers, to perform contact tracing according to a consistent process.
(2) Please also provide any training materials used to train contact
tracers.
(3) Please provide any templates, decision trees, guidelines, or similar
documents that illustrate a rough process followed by contact tracers in
conducting contact tracing.”
We are contacting you in accordance with section 18B of the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) as your request, as it is currently worded,
is for a very large volume of information. Your request may be refused
under section 18(f) of the Act as the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.
If it is possible for you to narrow the scope of your request by selecting
a shorter time frame or specifying a topic, we may be able to provide you
with information. Regarding part 1 of your request, I have been advised
that the training materials change rapidly and frequently, and therefore
limiting your request to a two-week period would enable the Ministry to
respond. I have also been advised that part 2 of your request covers a
very broad range of information. If you are able to make this more
specific, for example limiting this part of your request to training
materials used to train call centre contact tracers, this may enable the
Ministry to respond.
Please respond by COB 17 November 2021 so that we can consider your
refinement in our response to your request.
We look forward to receiving your response.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [1][email address]
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Kia ora Tom,
A reminder that your request, as it is currently worded, is for a very
large volume of information. Your request may be refused under section
18(f) of the Act as the information requested cannot be made available
without substantial collation or research.
If it is possible for you to narrow the scope of your request by selecting
a shorter time frame or specifying a topic, we may be able to provide you
with information. Regarding part 1 of your request, I have been advised
that the training materials change rapidly and frequently, and therefore
limiting your request to a two-week period would enable the Ministry to
respond. I have also been advised that part 2 of your request covers a
very broad range of information. If you are able to make this more
specific, for example limiting this part of your request to training
materials used to train call centre contact tracers, this may enable the
Ministry to respond.
Please respond by COB 17 November 2021 so that we can consider your
refinement in our response to your request.
We look forward to receiving your response.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [1][email address]
From: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 15 November 2021 11:24 am
To: [FOI #17334 email]
Cc: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Clarification_Refinement of your request (ref_H202114870)
Kia ora Tom,
Thank you for your request for official information, received on 25
October 2021, for:
“(1) any official information used by contact tracers, or given to contact
tracers, to perform contact tracing according to a consistent process.
(2) Please also provide any training materials used to train contact
tracers.
(3) Please provide any templates, decision trees, guidelines, or similar
documents that illustrate a rough process followed by contact tracers in
conducting contact tracing.”
We are contacting you in accordance with section 18B of the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) as your request, as it is currently worded,
is for a very large volume of information. Your request may be refused
under section 18(f) of the Act as the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.
If it is possible for you to narrow the scope of your request by selecting
a shorter time frame or specifying a topic, we may be able to provide you
with information. Regarding part 1 of your request, I have been advised
that the training materials change rapidly and frequently, and therefore
limiting your request to a two-week period would enable the Ministry to
respond. I have also been advised that part 2 of your request covers a
very broad range of information. If you are able to make this more
specific, for example limiting this part of your request to training
materials used to train call centre contact tracers, this may enable the
Ministry to respond.
Please respond by COB 17 November 2021 so that we can consider your
refinement in our response to your request.
We look forward to receiving your response.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [2][email address]
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From: Tom Barraclough
Dear OIA Requests,
I accept the refinements you propose to the scope of the request and look forward to receiving the relevant materials.
Yours sincerely,
Tom Barraclough
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Kia ora,
Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request. This is
an automatic reply to let you know we received it.
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. We
will endeavour to acknowledge your request as soon as possible. Further
information about COVID-19 can be found on our
website: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
In accordance with the Act, we'll let you know our decision within no more
than 20 working days. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can
use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
If you have any questions while we're processing your request, please let
us know via [3][email address]
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[4]Ministry of Health information releases
[5]Unite against COVID-19
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4. https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...
5. https://covid19.govt.nz/
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Kia ora Tom,
Thank you for refining your request for official information on 17
November 2021 to:
“(1) any official information used by contact tracers, or given to contact
tracers, to perform contact tracing according to a consistent process
current to the last fortnight.
(2) Please also provide any training materials used to train call centre
contact tracers current to the last fortnight.
(3) Please provide any templates, decision trees, guidelines, or similar
documents that illustrate a rough process followed by contact tracers in
conducting contact tracing.”
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received, being 22 November 2021. Due to the
COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [1][email address]
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From: Tom Barraclough <[2][FOI #17334 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 17 November 2021 14:24
To: OIA Requests <[3][email address]>
Subject: RE: Clarification_Refinement of your request (ref_H202114870)
Dear OIA Requests,
I accept the refinements you propose to the scope of the request and look
forward to receiving the relevant materials.
Yours sincerely,
Tom Barraclough
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Kia ora Tom,
Thank you for your request for official information, received on 25
October 2021 and refined on 17 November 2021, requesting:
“(1) any official information used by contact tracers, or given to contact
tracers, to perform contact tracing according to a consistent process
current to the last fortnight.
(2) Please also provide any training materials used to train call centre
contact tracers current to the last fortnight.
(3) Please provide any templates, decision trees, guidelines, or similar
documents that illustrate a rough process followed by contact tracers in
conducting contact tracing.”
The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as the request necessitates a search through a large
quantity of information.
You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 20 December
2021.
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.
Ngâ mihi
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Government Services
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Ministry of Health
E: [1][email address]
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Kia ora Tom,
Please find attached a response to your official information act request.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services
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Ministry of Health
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From: Tom Barraclough
Kia ora Chrystal
Can you please provide an alternative means of accessing the file H202114870 Appendix.pdf - I have tried to access it through FYI a few times and not been successful. I can access the other letter, so I am confident it isn't user error or my device set up. I can also be contacted by info at brainbox dot institute
Yours sincerely,
Tom Barraclough
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora,
Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request. This is
an automatic reply to let you know we received it.
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. We
will endeavour to acknowledge your request as soon as possible. Further
information about COVID-19 can be found on our
website: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
Please be advised that due dates for requests received from 29 November
2021 onwards take into account the following periods:
Christmas (25 December 2021)
Summer Holidays (25 December to 15 January)
New Year's Day (1 January 2022)
Day after News Year's Day (2 January 2022)
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Ombudsman's online calculator here: [2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
If you have any questions while we're processing your request, please let
us know via [3][email address]
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[4]Ministry of Health information releases
[5]Unite against COVID-19
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4. https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...
5. https://covid19.govt.nz/
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