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Alcohol and drug procedures, guidelines and/or training for personnel within the New Zealand emergency ambulance sector

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From: Rachel Kim

To the Ministry of Health

Under section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982, I request any document containing the following information to be made available:

1. Alcohol and drug procedures and/or guidelines for use of personnel within the New Zealand emergency ambulance sector.

2. Alcohol and drug training for personnel within the New Zealand emergency ambulance sector.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can provide you with further assistance in relation to this request. Lastly, I request that any document is forwarded to me via this website (i.e., in electronically accessible format).

Yours faithfully

Rachel Kim

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Kia ora Rachel,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202204231.

 

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Ngā mihi

 

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Kia ora Rachel 

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 20 March 2022 for: 

  

"1. Alcohol and drug procedures and/or guidelines for use of personnel
within the New Zealand emergency ambulance sector. 

  

2. Alcohol and drug training for personnel within the New Zealand
emergency ambulance sector." 

  

Information regarding clinical practise guidelines for emergency ambulance
services is publicly available on Wellington Free Ambulance and St John
New Zealand website. This can be found the following links below: 

  

o [1]www.wfa.org.nz/assets/What-we-do/b8a3986cc7/WFA-CPG-Comprehensive-2019-2022.pdf
 
o [2]www.stjohn.org.nz/globalassets/documents/health-practitioners/clinical-procedures-and-guidelines---comprehensive-edition.pdf 

  

For further information about alcohol and drug procedures or training for
personnel in the New Zealand emergency ambulance sector, contact
Wellington Free Ambulance and St John New Zealand directly on the emails
below: 

  

o [3][email address
o [4]​[email address

​Please note that St John and Wellington Free Ambulance are services that
are either operated by private companies or charities and are therefore
not bound by the Official Information Act 1982.

  

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [5][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.  

  

Ngā mihi 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services Team

 

[6]Ministry of Health information releases

[7]Unite against COVID-19

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