Vaccination requirements for any health student placements at DHBs
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Health New Zealand,
Please share the vaccination requirements for student placements at DHBs.
Please share the DHB vaccination requirements for students in medical fields such as physio, midwifery etc for their final years' placements at the DHB.
Please share the workplace risk assessments for these vaccination requirements in the various health fields.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear hnzOIA,
In your letter, there's a blue font phrase "Student Placement Agreement" but it's not a hyperlink. You have not provided the requested information under the Act.
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
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