Level 2, Wintec House
P 0800 86 22 84
Corner Anglesea and Nisbet Sts
info@tepūkenga.ac.nz
Hamilton 3204
tepūkenga.ac.nz
12 April 2023
AS Van Wey
By email: [FYI request #22005 email]
Tēnā koe AS Van Wey
Notification of partial transfer regarding your request
I refer to your email of 6 March 2023, requesting information from Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute
of Skills and Technology (Te Pūkenga) trading as Wintec under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
In relation to Wintec nursing students, you asked for information about procedural documents,
placement, and their supervision and reporting of unethical conduct with regard to Te Whatu Ora
Waikato (previously the Waikato District Health Board).
With reference to the sections of your request quoted below, we do not hold this information and
believe it would be held by Te Whatu Ora Waikato and/or we believe it to be more closely connected
with the functions of Te Whatu Ora. Therefore, under section 14(b) of the OIA we are transferring this
part of your request to Te Whatu Ora:
I also request the following regarding nursing students who were placed at Waikato DHB
during the time period from 15-16 May 2019.
The name of all physicians/staff who provided supervision of students at Waikato DHB to Te
Pukenga students (formerly Wintech), and their respective departments and qualifications.
In the event that students were observing patient/doctor interactions by a physician other
than those who were the designated supervisor, the list of those physicians as well. For
example, the student had an opportunity to observe or participate in a surgery where the
supervising physician/staff member was not present.
The number of students (separated by year of study) allocated to each of the supervising
physicians.
For each of the students during that two day period,
(a) the number of students who had participated in medical services in which a patient was
sedated, and
(b) a detail of the medical services provided in which the patient was sedated (e.g., breast
surgery, heart surgery, colonoscopy, anesthesiology, post-surgical recovery, etc.), and
(c) and the number of students who were present during each of those surgical procedures.
In the event that a student reported leaving a medical service during the time a patient was
sedated, or observing another student leaving the medical service, the reason given by the
student for why they or the other student left.
Te Whatu Ora wil contact you in due course.
You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the OIA if you are
not happy with this transfer. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Peter Winder
Tumuaki | Chief Executive
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