29 February 2024
Mari Kennedy
[FYI request #25799 email]
Ref: HNZ00038707
Tēnā koe Mari
Thank you for your Official Information Act request to the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora on
20 February 2024. Your request has been forwarded to Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora
(Health NZ) to respond.
Please be advised that there are no specific clauses or conditions of funding which prohibit Hato
Hone St John (HHStJ) from sharing information with the public, however, it is expected that HHStJ
comply with the Health Information Privacy Code (HIPC) and other relevant legislation including
but not limited to the Accident Compensation Act 2001, the Privacy Act 2020 and the Health and
Disability (Safety) Act 2001.
Hato Hone St John and Wellington Free Ambulance regularly share health information with the
public in forms such as the Out of Hospital Cardiac arrest report, found here:
www.stjohn.org.nz/news--info/our-performance/clinical-audit-and-research/cardiac-arrest-annual-
report/ and through their clinical audit and research team:
www.stjohn.org.nz/news--info/our-
performance/clinical-audit-and-research/research-stjohn/. Health NZ regularly updates monthly reports, including volume data broken down by acuity and
performance, on our website. You can find ambulance performance reports, which may provide
you with the information you are seeking, at this link:
www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/whats-
happening/who-were-working-with/naso/naso-publications/. Thank you again for taking the time to write. I trust this information is of assistance.
Nāku noa, nā
David Richards
Group Manager Ambulance – Living Well
National Commissioning