Healthcare and funding for LGBTQIA+, transgender and gender diverse populations
Moira Clunie made this Official Information request to Canterbury District Health Board
The request was successful.
From: Moira Clunie
Kia ora,
I am writing to request information about healthcare services and funding provided by the Canterbury District Health Board for transgender, gender diverse and LGBTQIA+ populations.
Could you please provide:
- Any communications or documents about the provision of services and funding for the LGBTQIA+ community and transgender and gender diverse populations, and any services that aim to address health inequities experienced by these communities
- Any communications or documents about cutting or reducing funding towards services for the LGBTQIA+ community and transgender and gender diverse populations, and any services that aim to address health inequities experienced by these communities
- Any communications or documents about cutting or reducing funding to the Canterbury Clinical Network, or any services or programmes the CCN provides.
Yours faithfully,
Moira Clunie
From: Communications
Canterbury District Health Board
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From: Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
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From: Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board
Dear Ms Clunie
Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act request
CDHB 10427.
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
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From: Moira Clunie
Dear Kathleen Smitheram,
Thank you for your helpful and informative response to my request.
As a point of clarification, could you please also provide any documents or communications about any potential cut to or reduction of funding toward services for LGBTQIA+ communities, trans and gender diverse populations, or gender affirming care?
Yours sincerely,
Mx Moira Clunie
From: Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board
Dear Moira
We have answered the question in your email below under Question 2 in our
response attached:
The only clarification would be to add in the ‘potential’ as follows:
There are no communications or documents about cutting or reducing funding
towards services for the
LGBTQIA+ community and transgender and gender diverse populations as there
have been no
reductions or cuts in services nor have any been proposed as potential
cuts or reductions.
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
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From: Moira Clunie
Kia ora Kathleen,
Thank you for your timely and informative response. I appreciate your help with this request.
Mauri ora,
Moira Clunie
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