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Request NumberRequest SummaryDate PostedDepartment
HCS/181/2023 Any and all information that was documented, created, or generated between the period of January 2020 and the date of this ATIPP request, including but not limited to, notes (handwritten or electronic), emails, letters, correspondence, memorandums, reports, or any other documentation pertaining to the administration of hearing and vision screenings for students in K-12 public schools who have been referred for comprehensive assessment.2024-01-15Health and Community Services
HCS/131/2023 I'm like all briefing notes, emails and memos regarding tuberculosis in Newfoundland and Labrador going back 10 years. I'm particularly interested in a breakdown of cases by year and the area they are in.2024-01-12Health and Community Services
HCS/167/2023 All correspondence, internal and external, regarding the closure of the Grace General Hospital, from January 1st, 1999 to October 1st, 2000.2023-12-28Health and Community Services
HCS/117/2023 The name of the person hired through HCS.CON.22.23.1189.2023-12-27Health and Community Services
HCS/161/2023 Records relating to homelessness and/or the tents on Prince Philip Drive and/or tent city and/or housing crisis and/ or rental crisis and/ or hotels and/or short term solutions to address the tents on Prince Philip Drive and/ or long term solutions to address the tents on Prince Philip from October 1, 2023 to October 13, 2023. 2023-11-07Health and Community Services
HCS/71/2022[1] Records pertaining to the advice from the 'Science Table' advising the Government on COVID-19 matters. I am also requesting records relating to comparisons between 'flu and/or influenza' and COVID-19.2023-07-20Health and Community Services
HCS/172/2024 I would like all relevant studies, data, research and related information which was used by Janice Fitzgerald to determine that Covid19 had become mild, and comparable to influenza. Any official documents sent from the federal government, the world health organization, research groups, emails from epidemiologists etc. would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me if you have any questions.2024-09-25Health and Community Services
HCS/221/2024 Information on the cost to the province associated with administering home dialysis treatments, per annualized patient.2024-09-24Health and Community Services
HCS/138/2024 Communications -- in any and all formats, including paper and electronic -- between officials in the department, including the minister, and Wes McLean/Capital Hill Group and/or Select Medical Connections with respect to the regulation of the travel nursing sector and associated topics. Date range of request is March 1, 2024, to the present.2024-05-28Health and Community Services
HCS/142/2023 Any information notes, briefing notes, decision notes, communications, meeting notes concerning diabetes and the diabetes registry. This would be include any diabetes statistics available.2023-10-10Health and Community Services
HCS/208/2024 Any and all communication between the Director of Ambulance services of NLHS Michelle Breen and Jason Letto and Julian Kennedy (both with Health and community services), from the time frame of Jan 1, 2024 to present, pertaining to the provincial ambulance service.2024-09-10Health and Community Services
HCS/133/2024 Please advise the number of patients that were seen by Dr. Healey for the month February 2024 in the Eastern Health Clinic in Holyrood.2024-05-14Health and Community Services
HCS/93/2023 Please provide the number of calls made to "811" service monthly from January 2019 through May 2023.2023-07-04Health and Community Services
HCS/174/2024 All costs re out of province radiation treatment referrals from January 2023, to present.2024-07-10Health and Community Services
HCS/160/2024 Communication from January 2022 to present day with the Registered Nurses Union of NL regarding a Nurse Practitioner funding model.2024-07-04Health and Community Services
HCS/125/2024 Records between Department of Health and Community Services, NL Health Services or any of its predecessors' health Authorities, The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, and The Health Accord NL Taskforce relating to the recommendation for the establishment of an Integrated (road and air) Ambulance Service and the release of RFP # 122012024 (Newfoundland and Labrador Integrated Ambulance Services) and any associated amendments and versions. Timeline: May 2020 to current day.2024-05-28Health and Community Services
HCS/240/2024 Records regarding the 'Autism Action Plan' that was put out by the government in 2019. Specifically, the following: -annual progress reports on the delivery of the Autism Action plan from 2020 until now -a breakdown of what was spent on autism services yearly from 2020 until now, in comparison to what was budgeted.2024-10-11Health and Community Services
HCS/177/2023 I am requesting any records/correspondence to/from NL College of Physicians and Surgeons and/or College of Registered Nurses of NL. Search period is May 1, 2023, to November 7, 2023. Executive Level up to Minister.2023-11-22Health and Community Services
HCS/147/2023 Any and all records related to the replacement of the Waterford Hospital. (August 19, 2020 to the date of this request). Seeking documentation sent to the Minister and any emails from the public.2023-11-22Health and Community Services
HCS/13/2024 All baseline data and collected data and metrics used to set goals for and monitor the government's progress on its goal of making Newfoundland and Labrador one of the healthiest provinces in Canada by 2031.2024-02-27Health and Community Services
HCS/126/2024 Records to the Health Accord NL Taskforce leading to the recommendation of the following "Establish one Provincial Air Ambulance System that would include bases in St. John's and Happy Valley-Goose Bay, medevac services for Labrador, helicopter services which fly 24/7, and one-off out-of-province flights" Timeline: May 2020 to current day.2024-05-28Health and Community Services
HCS/105/2024 All data re number of workers recruited from recruitment trips undertaken since May 1, 2022.2024-05-22Health and Community Services
HCS/112/2024 I would like any and all records, documents, and communications which are related to the total number of long-term care beds available in the province, as well as the total number of those beds occupied, and the changes in that number, over the past two years.2024-05-17Health and Community Services
HCS/247/2024 A breakdown of the 839 nurses recruited regarding where they are from and the place they received their education, including if they are from the province, another province in Canada, or out of country. Also, if they were educated in the province, another province, or out of country.2024-10-16Health and Community Services
HCS/163/2023 Records concerning $15.4M increase to personal care homes.2024-01-24Health and Community Services
HCS/184/2023 Please send all correspondence and documentation via the email provided. We are requesting the following regarding the province's air ambulance program: - total amount paid to the contractors (PAL) & (EVAS) for 2020, 2021, 2022 (broken down by each contractor and year) - total amount paid to the contractors (PAL) & (EVAS) for 2023 year to date - total number of patients moved by the contract aircraft vs Government aircraft for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (ytd).2023-12-12Health and Community Services
HCS/71/2023 Records relating to private ambulance operators.2023-07-13Health and Community Services
HCS/236/2024 In July of 2024, the government, via engageNL requested statements from stakeholders in the industry to on a variety of proposed to changes to tobacco and vaping regulations in Newfoundland and Labrador. The link for this consultation can be found here : https://www.engagenl.ca/en/amendments-tobacco-and-vaping-related-statutes I am looking for specific information in what was received from this consultation period. 2024-10-16Health and Community Services
HCS/231/2024 I would like to request/know the amount of money per year spent /paid /dispensed by health and community services to the CISSS de la Cote Nord (Quebec) for services provided to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador for the last 5 years ( 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).2024-10-16Health and Community Services
HCS/45/2024 It's been 2 years since the provincial sugar tax has come into effect. How much tax has been collected? What? if any ,healthy programs have been funded with said monies? How much healthier has it made our people? How much has it decreased hospital visits?2024-03-15Health and Community Services
HCS/34/2024 I am requesting the figure that the Dept of Health/Government of NL paid Hive (ransomware group) in regards to the ransomware attack on Eastern Health in 2021.2024-02-27Health and Community Services
HCS/35/2024 I am requesting the average number of overdoses per day in our province broken down by year from 2019-2023.2024-02-26Health and Community Services
HCS/211/2023 Number of days emergency room closed, and the reasons why if possible, at the Baie Verte hospital from January 1, 2020 up to todays date December 28, 2023.2024-01-12Health and Community Services
HCS/146/2023 Any and all records related to the replacement of St. Clare's Hospital. (January 2016 to - August 19, 2020). Seeking documentation set to the Minister and any emails from the public.2023-10-10Health and Community Services
HCS/246/2024 Turnover of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse partitioners by year as far back as data exists.2024-10-16Health and Community Services
HCS/84/2023 Is the Green Bay Health Centre slated to be closed in Springdale, NL?2023-07-19Health and Community Services
HCS/138/2020[1] Any and all communications (emails, memos, file copies) surrounding an exemption given by the Chief Medical Officer Office for a taxi approval for bussing students.2020-10-02Health and Community Services
HCS/89/2020 The Records Retention and Disposal Schedule(s) for records and/or groups of records under the authority of department.2020-07-14Health and Community Services
HCS/75/2020 Copies of various briefing notes.2020-07-07Health and Community Services
HCS/288/2022 All briefing material created for the Minister, Deputy minister, assistant deputy ministers in November 2022 and December 2022.2023-06-09Health and Community Services
HCS/79/2023 Please provide the following for the last three fiscal years: Number of UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENT Program bursaries that were awarded. Number of 4th-year undergraduate medical students that applied for the bursary. Number of 4th-year undergraduate medical students in each class.2023-06-02Health and Community Services
HCS/81/2021[1] Briefing notes, and emails or other communication from, to, or between officials in the Physicians Services Division and the Audit and Claims Integrity Division, regarding the interpretation of the MCP Preamble, ss 7.31 and 7.32. Timeframe: 2018-2020.2021-06-02Health and Community Services
HCS/92/2020 All Key Messages and information prepared for the minister, deputy minister and ADM's for the June 2020 session of the House of Assembly.2020-07-14Health and Community Services
HCS/66/2023 I am requesting all information by way of emails, telephone conversation notes and any other means of communication regarding the following; Information from one, two and/or three physicians who have communicated to Minister Osborne directly and indirectly and from Minister Osborne and/or any all employees to the physicians within HCS regarding their interest in working at the Emergency Room at the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre for 7-10 shifts per month for Category A pay and/or other interest in working at the BPHC. Please begin your search starting June, 2022 to April 13, 2023.2023-05-17Health and Community Services
HCS/69/2023 Please provide data on the number of patients that died while on a waiting list for either a diagnostic scan or a consultation with a specialist in fiscal year 2022-23. Please break the data out by procedure and case info - date the patient went on the waiting list, date for the meeting with a specialist or date for diagnostic scan (if scheduled), and date of cancellation. Please also note the government's target time for providing the consultation or scan in question. (Note: many hospitals/health regions were able to identify such cases as they track the reason for cancelled operations.) Time period: April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.2023-05-09Health and Community Services
HCS/206/2021 All emails to and from the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, from January 1 2019 to July 28 2021.2021-08-31Health and Community Services
HCS/231-232/2021 Information regarding data-sharing agreements between HCS and Canada Health Infoway or pharmaceutical, medical or research companies.2021-08-30Health and Community Services
HCS/211/2021 Copies of all the papers and digital information that Dr. Janice Fitzgerald used for the live COVID-19 update on July 30, 2021.2021-08-30Health and Community Services
HCS/207/2021 All emails to and from Minister, Health and Community Services, MHA Dr. John Haggie from January 1 2019 to July 28 2021.2021-08-30Health and Community Services
HCS/59/2021 All documents, correspondence, briefing notes and/or emails from 1 January 2016 to the present concerning or relating to the interpretation of Specific Assessment within section 7.31 of the General Preamble to the Medical Payment Schedule and any reviews of physician patterns of billings pertaining to Specific Assessments that have been done by either the Medical Services Division or the Audit Division.2021-06-01Health and Community Services

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