22 December 2022
Jan
[FYI request #21152 email]
Tēnā koe Jan
Your Official Information Act request, reference: HNZ00007572
Thank you for your email on 24 November 2022 asking for information which has been
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
As you may be aware a new government agency, Health New Zealand (Health NZ), was
established on 1 July 2022 pursuant to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (the Act).
As such, the functions previously under the former District Health Boards have transferred
to Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. As the matters you have raised now fall under the
functions of Te Whatu Ora, our agency will respond to your request.
You requested:
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“Please can you provide me with the following submissions that was made in late
2021 or early 2022 to the review process for the Midwifery Council change of Scope
of Practice. The following group appear to have made a submission as well as a
leadership group of midwives. Ministry of Health - Maternity Team. It is listed on this
summary report, but a search has shown that it does not appear to have been
published on the relevant OIA pages of the Ministry.
https://midwiferycouncil.health.nz/commo... Page 11”
One email chain has been identified within scope of your request and a copy has been
attached as to this request as “Document One”. This document is being released to you in
full.
How to get in contact I trust the information provided is of assistance. Should you have any concerns with this
response, I would encourage you to raise these with Te Whatu Ora at:
[email address]. If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Health NZ may
proactively release a copy of this response on Health NZ’s website. All requester data,
including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released
response will be made available on our website.
Nāku noa, nā
Mark Powell Group Manager Community Health System Improvement and Innovation Commissioning
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
83 Molesworth Street, PO Box 5013
Wellington New Zealand 6140