COVID-19 Vaccination Order – Health Workforce
DHBs have issued guidance to assist community healthcare providers contracted by DHBs to implement the government’s COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021, which took effect on 25 October 2021. The guidance is for contracted providers in the following sectors:
- primary care
- community pharmacy
- Māori health
- aged residential care
- home and community support
- mental health and addiction
- disability support
- oral health
The Guidance can be found below.
Please note: Amendments to the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 regarding the medical exemption process were published on 5 November 2021. Please refer to the Ministry of Health website for the latest information on medical exemptions and Ministerial exceptions.
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The Health Workforce and the COVID-19 Order - Guidance for Community Health Providers 1 November 2021 Overarching guidance for healthcare providers contracted by DHBs to implement the health workforce COVID-19 Vaccination Order. |
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Guidance for Community Provider Managers- Implementation Process for Unvaccinated Staff 1 November 2021 Guidance for community healthcare provider managers on implementing the health workforce COVID-19 Vaccination Order. |
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1 November 2021 FAQs for employees of community healthcare providers on the implementation process for the health workforce COVID-19 Vaccination Order. |
Templates
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Letter - Notice of Standing Down [35kb]; 1 November 2021 A template letter for community healthcare providers to use as relevant if they need to send a notice of stand down to employees as a result of health workforce COVID-19 vaccination Order. |
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Letter – Notice of Termination [23kb] 1 November 2021 A template letter for community healthcare providers to use as relevant if they need to send a notice of termination to employees as a result of health workforce COVID-19 vaccination Order. |
Community pharmacy
In Publications and Resources - COVID-19, you'll find:
- Advice to community pharmacy contract-holders on the national approach to implementing COVID-19 immunisation services through community pharmacy.
- Guidance for potential COVID-19 exposure in the community pharmacy workplace.
Primary care integration programme
In the COVID-19 section, you can find information regarding the COVID-19 immunisation programme and COVID-19 assessments.
| Keep up to date on the official COVID-19 website |