DHB Gender-affirming health services
Alistair made this Official Information request to MidCentral District Health Board
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From: Alistair
Dear MidCentral District Health Board,
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:
- Hormone therapy
Could you please provide information about the process of accessing those services that are available?
- Is care available on an Informed Consent basis?
- Specifically, is an assessment by a mental health professional required in order to access gender-affirming healthcare services? If so, which services?
- In the case of hormone therapy, can primary health providers prescribe hormones, or does this have to be initially approved by an endocrinologist?
- Is any period of real life experience required to access hormone therapy?
Yours faithfully,
Alistair
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.
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Regards, Zelda Rogers
Quality & Innovation Coordinator
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From: OIA
MidCentral District Health Board
Dear Alistair
Attached is a reply to your OIA request received 19 March 2021
Regards
Zelda Rogers | Quality & Innovation Coordinator
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