Tēnā koe, 

 

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Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora.

 
 
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Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 7 April
2025 for:

 

Please provide copies of the current consent forms used in NZ for:

a) starting masculinising hormone therapy

b) starting feminising hormone therapy

If these differ by region, please provide copies of the current consent
forms for each region. 

 

Please note, we have undertaken initial scoping of your request with our
subject matter experts who have advised that part of your request requires
refining. This is because starting masculinising or feminising hormone
therapy can be done by any medical professional who is authorised to
prescribe medicines. This means it will entail substantial collation due
to the significant number of consent forms across Health NZ services (such
as endocrinology, paediatrics services, child and adolescent mental health
services, etc). We propose an amendment of your request to a particular
region or service you are interested in.  Providing clarity will help
reduce the scope and enable us to fulfill your request. 

 

We appreciate you are under no obligation to amend your request, but
requests that require substantial collation may be refused under section
18(f) of the OIA. We want to work with you to avoid this and ensure we are
able to provide a response that best meets your needs.  

  

We look forward to receiving your response. 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Team
Government Services
83 Molesworth Street, Wellington 6011

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

 

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