Gender-affirming healthcare availability
Gloria Fraser made this Official Information request to MidCentral District Health Board
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From: Gloria Fraser
Kia ora,
I am writing to request information about the gender-affirming healthcare services provided by the MidCentral District Health Board, as a follow up to a similar request I made in May 2018.
Could you please advise whether the following gender-affirming healthcare services are funded by the MidCentral District Health Board for transgender patients, and whether the services are currently available:
- Puberty blockers
- Hormone therapy
- Mastectomy
- Hysterectomy
- Orchidectomy
- Facial hair removal
- Breast augmentation
- Voice training
- Facial feminization surgery
Could you please also advise:
- Are transgender healthcare providers under the MidCentral District Health Board encouraged to follow Oliphant et al’s (2018) Guidelines for gender affirming healthcare for gender diverse and transgender children, young people and adults in Aotearoa New Zealand? If not, which guidelines do they follow, if any?
- Is a readiness assessment required to access gender-affirming healthcare services? (This is an assessment of readiness for treatment from a medical and psychosocial perspective, as well as whether the client understands the risks and benefits of treatment, and is sometimes referred to as a ‘mental health assessment’).
- If a readiness assessment is required to access gender-affirming healthcare services, who carries out this assessment? Is this assessment funded by the MidCentral District Health Board? Does the assessment use an informed consent model?
- What steps is the MidCentral District Health Board taking to improve healthcare provision for transgender New Zealanders?
If you require any clarification about this request, please let me know.
Ngā mihi,
Gloria
From: OIA
MidCentral District Health Board
Thank you for your OIA request. We will endeavour to respond to it as soon as possible and in any event within the next 20 working days. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.
Regards, Jill Matthews
Manager, Administration & Governance Services
Ph: 06 350 8967
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From: Kay Nagy
MidCentral District Health Board
Hi, Gloria
Please find attached a letter which is in response to the two OIA requests you recently sent to MidCentral DHB .
Regards
Kay Nagy
Secretary to Operations Executive
Acute & Elective Specialist Services
MidCentral DHB
Telephone (06) 350 8826
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