19 December 2023
Paul McKenna
[FYI request #24771 email] Tēnā koe Paul
Your request for Official Information, reference: HNZ00032589
Thank you for your email on 16 November 2023, asking for the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1) For the year 20 February 2021 to 20 February 2022, please supply the number of
hospital admissions for Pulmonary embolism:
a)For each week (separately) after reception of the 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccination, b)For
each week after reception of the 2nd dose of Covid-19 vaccination, c)For each week after
reception of the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccination,
2) For the 2 years 20 February 2020 to 20 February 2022, please supply the number of
hospital admissions for Pulmonary embolism each week.
3) If possible, for each hospitalisation for Pulmonary embolism, please supply the following
detail in .csv or xcel format. (Cases need not be in chronological order to protect identity).
a) Covid-19 Vaccination status at admission
b) Last dose received
c) Days since last dose received
d) Whether deceased of discharged
In response to your questions regarding the number of hospital admissions, we can provide
information on the number of publicly funded hospital discharges where the primary diagnosis was
pulmonary embolism. This information comes from the National Minimum Dataset (NMDS).
The attachment
Att. 1 HNZ00032859 Pulmonary embolism discharges contains data for publicly
funded hospital discharges between 20 February 2021 and 20 February 2022, broken down by
week.
Please note that patients hospitalised multiple times (transfers, readmissions, multiple incidents)
are counted each time. Data for 2021 and 2022 is provisional and has not undergone full quality
assurance.
The NMDS does not record information on vaccination status when patients are discharged. Your
request for information on vaccination status for pulmonary embolism hospitalisations would
therefore require substantial manual collation. As such, we are refusing this part of your request
under section 18(f) of the Act. I have considered whether fixing a charge for the supply of the
information or extending the timeframe for response would enable Te Whatu Ora to respond. I do
not consider that either option would remove the impact that supplying the information would have
on our other operations.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[Health New Zealand request email]. 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, Te Whatu Ora may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. All requester data, including your name
and contact details, will be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Gaynor Bradfield
Group Manager Business Support
Data & Digital
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
