16th May 2019
OIA 2019-071
Gloria Fraser
[email address]
Dear Gloria
Request for Information under the Official Information Act
Thank you for your email, received on 16th April 2019, requesting the following information under the
Official Information Act (1982):
How many transgender people received each of the following services, specifically for gender-affirming
healthcare purposes, within the 2018 calendar year?
Puberty blockers
This information is not recorded in the CDDHB database
Hormone therapy
During the 2018 calendar year 98 individual patients were referred to the Endocrine Service to be assessed
for hormone therapy. While exact numbers are not available without going through individual patients
notes, a small majority of these would have already been on hormone therapy as prescribed by other
providers. In addition to this the vast majority of the remaining individuals would have been prescribed
hormone therapy as part of this assessment.
Mastectomy Facial feminization surgery
CCDHB service does not perform these procedures as part of gender affirming healthcare
Hysterectomy During the 2018 a total of three patients were discharged from Wellington Regional Hospital where the
clinical coding listed the patient as undergoing a Hysterectomy with a diagnosis of transsexualism
Orchidectomy During the 2018 a total of 1 patient was discharged from Kenepuru Community Hospital where the clinical
coding listed the patient as undergoing an Orchidectomy with a diagnosis of transsexualism
Facial hair removal
CCDHB does not offer this procedure as part of gender affirming healthcare
Breast augmentation
CCDHB does not offer this procedure as part of gender affirming healthcare
Voice training
During 2018 a total of 5 transgender patients were seen and treated by the Speech Language Therapy
Service
Facial feminization surgery
CCDHB does not offer this procedure as part of gender affirming healthcare
Capital & Coast DHB
| Private Bag 7902, Newtown, Wellington 6242
Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
www.ccdhb.org.nz
| Phone: 04 385 5999
| Fax: 04 385 5856
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to seek a review or to ask the Ombudsman to review the
information that has been provided to you.
Yours sincerely
Carey Virtue
Executive Director of Operations
Medicine, Cancer and Community Directorate
Capital & Coast DHB | Private Bag 7902, Wellington South
Wellington Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
www.ccdhb.org.nz | Phone: 04 385 5999 | Fax: 04 385 5856
