Good Morning Gloria - Just a quick note to acknowledge receipt of your OIA email. Please note that you can expect to receive a response on or before 15 May 2019.

Regards

Jenny McLennan
Personal Assistant to
Rosemary Clements
Chief Executive

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Taranaki District Health Board, David Street, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342  
Taranaki Together, a Healthy Community Taranaki Whanui He Rohe Oranga

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From: Gloria Fraser [mailto:[FOI #10087 email]]
Sent: Friday, 12 April 2019 3:53 p.m.
To: Corporate Contacts [TDHB]
Subject: Official Information request - Gender-affirming healthcare availability

Kia ora,

I am writing to request information about the gender-affirming healthcare services provided by the Taranaki 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 Taranaki 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 Taranaki 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 Taranaki District Health Board? Does the assessment use an informed consent model?

- What steps is the Taranaki 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

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Good Morning Gloria - Please refer to the attached response to your OIA request.

Regards

Jenny McLennan
Personal Assistant to
Rosemary Clements
Chief Executive

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06 753 7781
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027 3444 214
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[email address]
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www.tdhb.org.nz
Taranaki District Health Board, David Street, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342  
Taranaki Together, a Healthy Community Taranaki Whanui He Rohe Oranga

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