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Request NumberRequest SummaryDate PostedDepartment
HCS/173/2022 A copy of all briefing material provided to, and created for, the Minister, Deputy Minister, Assistant Deputy Ministers for May 2022 and June 2022.2022-12-30Health and Community Services
HCS/156/2021 All communication between department executive and Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information executive about merging the latter into the former. Timeline: August 1, 2020 to present.2021-10-06Health and Community Services
HCS/241/2021 A copy of the plan submitted to the Department for the George Street Festival 2021, as well as all correspondence from staff responsible for approving the George Street Festival for COVID-19 safety.2021-10-05Health and Community Services
HCS/72/2021 Please provide copies of any information that has been provided to the Minister of Health and/or his officials from the analytics group relating to COVID and other public health matters as and other public health matters as referenced by the Minister of Health in the All Party COVID meeting on March 17, 2021.2021-06-02Health and Community Services
HCS/200/2022 I would like to know the amount of money given to the Athena Health Centre four times a year. Additionally, if any funding is given to other private health clinics, I would like to see those records as well.2023-01-06Health and Community Services
HCS/344/2021 All correspondence between Blaine Edwards and Health Research Ethics Authority Ethics Officer Chandra Kavanagh. Time period: April 1, 2018-April 30, 2020.2022-12-30Health and Community Services
HCS/263/2022 We are seeking any and all Paramedicine/emergency medical services briefing materials, meeting notes, reports, and emails related to Minister Osborne taking over DHCS. We are also seeking any and all information, briefing materials, meeting notes, reports, and emails related to a 10 year recruitment plan for Paramedicine/Emergency Medical Services. This plan was referenced by Julian Kennedy in a recent meeting.2022-12-28Health and Community Services
HCS/240/2022 All information, correspondence, letters, emails, documents and records, related to complaints against the Janeway Children's Hospital and/or physicians working for, or contracted by, the Janeway Children's Hospital, for the period of 2005-2022 (to present).2022-12-02Health and Community Services
HCS/223/2021 Various briefing notes from June, 2020.2021-08-30Health and Community Services
HCS/217/2021 I request all information and communications related to MCP's policy with respect to auditing fee for service billings by physicians. I am particularly as well looking for any information or communications from the department of health or MCP regarding any directives regarding increasing or changing the frequency of auditing of physicians' billings.2021-08-30Health and Community Services
HCS/124/2021 I would like a copy of correspondence, e-mails and briefing notes on sending a team of health care workers to Ontario to help with the COVID-19 pandemic.2021-08-02Health and Community Services
HCS/115/2021 Various briefing notes from March, 2021.2021-05-25Health and Community Services
HCS/269/2022 How are covid vaccines stored at injection sites/transport. Comparative to manufacture instructions. 2020 Dec - 2022 - Nov Also please include manufacturer instructions. Specifically looking for temperature related data for safe and effective storage of product.2022-12-28Health and Community Services
HCS/389/2021 Any/all records including any/all correspondence regarding information received by Health Emergency Management with connection to fishing industry companies not providing required isolation plans as per an email from Jason Letto on April 23, 2021 at 12:53pm, subject line "Temporary Foreign Workers - Fishing Industry".2022-12-28Health and Community Services
HCS/214/2022 Requesting information related to the awarded contract for the 811 service.2022-12-19Health and Community Services
HCS/340/2021 Any/all records including any/all written correspondence to/from Heidi Boyd, Health Promotion Consultant, pertaining to the Food Security Working Group since January 1, 2020 up to and including the present date.2022-12-19Health and Community Services
HCS/233/2022 All communications from any Canadian Minister of Health and Ministry of Health in Canada staff regarding plasma collection, Canadian Blood Services, Grifols pharmaceuticals and Canadian Blood Services announcements on their deal with Grifols. Between the dates of September 1st to October 11th 2022.2022-12-15Health and Community Services
HCS/120/2021 I am seeking all emails from the public to CMO Janice Fitzgerald regarding the "mask mandate", "mandatory vaccinations", "vaccine passport" mandate, or "ending the lockdown". Time period: March 2020 to present.2021-05-31Health and Community Services
HCS/258/2022 Please provide any emails at the director level or above from August 1, 2022 to the present related to the construction of a new hospital to replace St. Clare's Mercy Hospital.2022-12-15Health and Community Services
HCS/257/2022[1] Records relating to remote/hybrid work.2022-12-15Health and Community Services
HCS/253/2022 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of October 2022.2022-12-15Health and Community Services
HCS/261/2022 I am looking for the Capital Equipment approvals for the RHA (regional health authorities) for 2020-2023. I believe that this would be contained in the department of health and community services budget 2020-2023. This would include a list for all four regional health authorities.2022-12-02Health and Community Services
HCS/244/2022 How much does the provincial government spend annually procuring pharmaceutical drugs for all facilities. Please if necessary to reference each region, do so.2022-11-15Health and Community Services
HCS/199/2022 Please provide the number of children age 5 and under that have been hospitalized due to Covid-19 since March 2020. Please provide the number of children age 5 and under that have died due to Covid-19 since March 2020.2022-11-08Health and Community Services
HCS/229/2022 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of September 2022.2022-11-04Health and Community Services
HCS/20/2021 A copy of the "probabilistic modelling" that was used by the premier as justification to call a January/February election. This modelling was referred to by the premier in the CMOH's COVID-19 update on Feb. 9.2021-11-02Health and Community Services
HCS/44/2021 All directives, emails and briefing notes to and from the Department of Health and Eastern Health in February 2021 regarding COVID-19 and hospitals. Please exclude media reports.2021-04-19Health and Community Services
HCS/201/2020 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of November 2020.2020-12-21Health and Community Services
HCS/251/2022 Any reference (internal or external emails, planning documents, briefing notes or meeting notes for the minister, etc.) on a plan to replace St. Claire's Hospital and/or to build a new hospital in the St. John's metro region.2022-12-02Health and Community Services
HCS/222/2022[1] Records regarding the sugar sweetened beverage tax.2022-10-28Health and Community Services
HCS/221/2022 Recruitment and job posting information for the role of consultant for psychiatry and mental health and addictions.2022-10-24Health and Community Services
HCS/7/2021 Requesting information regarding the number of PET scans that were completed in St. John's between January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 on patients from the Grand Falls-Windsor area, west to Port aux Basques including Baie Vert area, Green Bay area, Northern Peninsula, Labrador and all areas in between. The amount of money paid out through the Medical Transportation Travel Program for this period to residents who had to travel to St. John's for a PET scan. The number of people who had to travel outside the province for an emergency PET scans and the cost incurred for travel.2021-02-19Health and Community Services
HCS/213/2022 In accordance with our previous request for any records, reports, studies, memos, and briefing notes on the progress and effectiveness of the collaborative care clinics - I ask for the most updated report on the clinic's progress.2022-11-01Health and Community Services
HCS/219/2022 Please provide the estimated and/or actual (if known) cost of the average or median cost of healthcare procedures offered in the provincial healthcare system. Services include all forms of cancer treatment (the average/median or actual cost if available).2022-10-04Health and Community Services
HCS/78/2022 Detailed list of expenses claimed by current and former Deputy Minister and each current and former ADM - Associate and Assistant Deputy Ministers - of Health and Community Services in 2020, 2021 and 2022 to present.2022-05-09Health and Community Services
HCS/333/2021 A complete list of all scientific studies followed by the government of Newfoundland and Labrador that was used to implement the following: 1. Lockdowns 2. Social distancing 3. Mask wearing 4. Mandating vaccines for covid 19 5. Vaccine passport for covid 19 Please site the study and provide links to websites and or all material showing how the science was followed If simply mandating what other provinces, governments or organizations did then provide detailed analysis that was followed to implement the above mentioned procedures.2022-01-28Health and Community Services
HCS/217/2022 Information relating to gender affirming care and gender dysphoria treatments.2022-10-14Health and Community Services
HCS/207/2022 All emails, including attachments, reports, memos and directives regarding a review by Central Health mammography results for patients of Central Health to identify possible diagnostic discrepancies. This includes all emails, including attachments to the provincial government from Central Health officials as well as between senior members of the Department of Health including the minister, deputy minister and other senior staff, as well as any emails from the premier's office. Please include all attachments. Date range May 2022 to present.2022-10-11Health and Community Services
HCS/177/2022 All letters, emails, memos, directives, legal notices, directives sent to Wade Smith and/ or Smith's Ambulance Service in June and July 2022.2022-09-26Health and Community Services
HCS/331/2021 Cost of all covid testing, including contact tracing for all Newfoundland and Labrador 2019- current Cost of covid vaccines for Newfoundland and Labrador 2019- current Cost of on site pop up or temporary clinics in Newfoundland and Labrador Total cost for all things related to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador incurred by government (public) 2019- current.2022-01-17Health and Community Services
HCS/181/2020 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of October 2020.2020-12-31Health and Community Services
HCS/72/2022 I am requesting a detailed breakdown of the total cost of the NLVaxPass, including development and app costs or fees, as well as any enforcement and promotion costs, or data entry costs.2022-06-07Health and Community Services
HCS/103/2022 Please provide all documentation (memo's, bulletins, emails, phone call transcripts etc) from Health Canada, as well as the Public Health Agency of Canada pertaining to covid-19. This should include, but is not limited to scientific studies, information on infection, survivability and death rates, and all recommended guidelines.2022-05-17Health and Community Services
HCS/379/2021 Records relating to physician shortage.2022-04-26Health and Community Services
HCS/366/2021 Date range: March 15, 2020 to current. 1. Polling used by the government to understand public opinion during the Covid 19 pandemic. 2. Other methods such as media monitoring and sentiment analysis undertaken to understand public opinion during the Covid 19 pandemic. Please provide all briefing materials, memos, contracts, correspondence, email discussions (director level and up), sources, key messages and consultant recommendations resulting from the above in your department. 2021-12-30Health and Community Services
HCS/97/2022 A copy of all briefing material produced for the Minister, Deputy Minister, Assistant Deputy Ministers for February 2022.2022-09-12Health and Community Services
HCS/152/2022 The number of monthly applications per calendar year made through the Special Authorization Drug Process for drugs used for cancer treatment, including pain management and drugs that improve quality of life while undergoing cancer treatment.2022-06-20Health and Community Services
HCS/68/2022 Provide the covid 19(84) vaccination status of the people who died with covid 19, or to be clear who were attributed to have died of covid 19 according to official govt of NL data as of today Feb 15,2022 from march 14, 2020. Clearly no identifiable information of the person, just the vaccination status, as such: no vax, 1 vax, 2 vax, or 2 plus boosted.2022-06-20Health and Community Services
HCS/168/2021 Please provide a breakdown of costs for the following Air Ambulance services for 2019-20 and 2020-21 by Aircraft Company (PAL, EVAS, Government Air Services - St. John's, Air Services Goose Bay).2022-01-13Health and Community Services
HCS/112-113/2021 Decision notes, Information notes, and meeting notes referencing Sequence Bio/Sequence Bioinformatics/DataLab since June 2020.2022-01-10Health and Community Services

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[3] Information redacted due to reference to cabinet record.
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