CORPORATE OFFICE
Level 1
32 Oxford Terrace
Telephone: 0064 3 364 4134
Christchurch Central
[email address];
CHRISTCHURCH 8011
8 February 2022
Cody C
Email: [FYI request #18179 email]
Dear Cody
RE Official Information Act request CDHB 10798
We refer to your email 13 January 2022 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. Specifically:
WeCare Health no longer offers Covid-19 vaccinations or tests (excluding paid fit to fly / travel tests).
1. Was this decision made or suggested by CDHB?
It is up to the individual general practice to decide whether or not they want to continue to be a
provider of COVID-19 testing or vaccination services. This general practice was not requested to
stop offering tests or vaccinations by the Canterbury DHB. The practice made its own decision to
stop offering vaccinations on Wednesday 8 December 2021 and continues to offer COVID-19
testing for enrol ed patients and ‘Fit-to-fly’ testing for both enrolled and casual patients.
2. Further, why has the total number of GPs offering these services reduced dramatical y over the
past few months in the CDHB area?
We ask what is the factual basis for your question, as capacity for COVID-19 testing and
vaccinations has not decreased. Some general practices only test or vaccinate their enrolled
patients.
3. The contents of any investigation report, or similar related documents, held by CDHB relating to
WeCare Health Wigram Covid-19 vaccine administration or Covid-19 testing errors, including but
not limited to the instance where they gave the incorrect Covid-19 vaccination dose.
We refer to a previous response published on the CDHB website CDHB 10694.
https://www.cdhb.health.nz/about-us/document-library/cdhb-10694-vaccine-error-wigram/
Click here to view. This response contains all documents held in relation to the vaccination error at
Wecare Health Wigram. No other incidents have been reported by this clinic.
I trust that this satisfies your interest in this matter.
Please note that this response, or an edited version of this response, may be published on the
Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB websites.
Yours sincerely
Ralph La Salle
Senior Manager, OIAs
Canterbury DHB & West Coast DHB
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