Please note: This notification form is ONLY for the Greater Wellington region. 

If you're notifying about an illness outside of the Greater Wellington region, you can find your local Public Health service and contact them directly from the Te Whatu Ora website.

 

This form is to be completed when your facility has a suspected gastro or respiratory (including COVID-19, RSV and Influenza, ILI) outbreak amongst your residents or staff.

Note: It is NOT required for any ill residents or staff in independent facilities.

If you have any questions please email HealthProtection@huttvalleydhb.org.nz.

Please include the name and contact number of the person notifying but do NOT include any personal health information about ill residents or staff.

This form is to be completed when your facility has an outbreak, as defined below.

If you are concerned the outbreak is getting out of control or you have questions and want public health advice please phone 04 570 9002 and ask to speak to the on-call Health Protection Officer.

Outbreak definition:

Respiratory

A respiratory outbreak including COVID-19 is defined as

  • 3 cases (staff or resident) in 48 hours
  • or 4 cases (staff or resident) in 7 days 

Gastro outbreak

  • 2 or more cases of acute gastroenteritis in 48 hours
  • 2 or more cases linked to common source/common event

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Please continue to report COVID positive test results on behalf of your residents  or call 0800 222 478 and choose option 3).

Resources for Aged Residential care for COVID outbreaks include:

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  • Submission details

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  • What is the name of your facility?

    Select your facility under the location dropdowns.

  • Residents with illness

  • Staff will illness

  • Outbreak support

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  • If your facility has an outbreak of gastroenteritis, or a respiratory outbreak (that is NOT due to COVID-19) a Health Protection Officer or Public Health Nurse will contact you to discuss laboratory testing and provide an outbreak number if testing of faecal or PCR specimens are required.

    Please continue to report COVID positive test results on behalf of your residents or call 0800 222 478 and choose option 3).
    See top of this page for resources for Aged Residential care for COVID outbreaks include.

    Thank you. The Public Health Service will be in contact with you.

Last updated 3 April 2025.