Corporate Services
7 August 2019
Gloria Fraser
Email: [FYI request #10136 email]
Dear Gloria
YOUR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT (1982) REQUEST HBDHB REF: OIA2019091
I refer to your Official Information Act request where you requested information from Hawke’s Bay District
Health Board (HBDHB). Your question and HBDHB’s response is provided below:
The number of transgender patients receiving the fol owing services specifically for gender-
affirming healthcare purposes in the 2018 calendar year.
In the 2018 calendar year HBDHB provided the following:
Number of patients
1. Paediatric puberty blocking therapy
5
2. Paediatric cross gender steroids
2
3. Adult endocrinology cross gender steroids.
22
I trust this information meets your needs. If you would like any further information or clarification please
phone me. If you are not satisfied with this response you may contact the Office of the Ombudsmen,
phone 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, or an edited version of this response, may be published on the Hawke’s Bay
DHB website after your receipt of this response.
Yours sincerely
John Burns
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDER SERVICES
cc:
Ministry of Health via email: [email address]
C H I E F E X E C U T I V E ’ S O F F I C E
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
Telephone 06 878 8109 Fax 06 878 1648 Email
: [email address]; www.hawkesbay.health.nz
Corporate Office, Cnr Omahu Road and McLeod Street, Private Bag 9014, Hastings 4156, New Zealand