Dear Jem

Thank you for your request for official information, received by Capital & Coast District Health Board on 19 April 2018.

Your request has been received and logged. As required under the Official Information Act 1982, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. You should receive a response on or before 18 May 2018.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the district health board needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act). We will advise you if such an extension is necessary.

Capital & Coast District Health Board provides the first five hours of staff time to prepare a response free-of-charge. If your OIA is expected to take longer, we will inform you of the charges, and give you the opportunity to change or refine the request to reduce or remove the need to charge.

Our reference number for your request is: 2018/067

Stacy Mohan
Senior Communications Advisor, Digital Channels | Communications Unit | Capital & Coast District Health Board
T: 04 806 2440 | [email address] | www.ccdhb.org.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Jem Traylen [mailto:[FOI #7654 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2018 10:20 p.m.
To: OIA [CCDHB] <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Reasons for not providing breast prosthetic services to transwomen

Tena koe Capital and Coast District Health Board,

Re: Reasons for not providing breast prosthetic services to transwomen.

In a recent OIA response, you stated that your policy is that breast prosthetic services are only provided to transwomen in the context of cancer treatment but not for the purposes of gender reassignment.

What are your reasons for not providing such access for gender reassignment?

Nga mihi,

Mx Jem Traylen
Rainbow Wellington

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Hello Jem

 

Please find attached a letter from Delwyn Hunter, Executive Director –
Operations in response to your query of 18 April 2018.

 

This response has been provided under the Official Information Act 1982. 
You have the right to request an investigation and review in accordance
with s 28(3) Official Information Act by complaint being made to an
Ombudsman in writing or orally.

 

 

Kind regards

Kathy Macfarlane

Personal Assistant | Surgery, Women & Children's Directorate  | Capital &
Coast District Health Board

T: 04 918 6246 | [1][email address] | [2]www.ccdhb.org.nz

 

 

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Hello Jem

I will send your query on for further clarification.

Regards
Kathy

-----Original Message-----
From: Jem Traylen [mailto:[FYI request #7654 email]]
Sent: Friday, 11 May 2018 3:12 p.m.
To: Kathy Macfarlane [CCDHB] <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your Query

Tena koe Kathy Macfarlane [CCDHB],

Thank you for your response. That clarifies the surgical aspect but I was also seeking information about non-surgically inserted breastforms that transwomen commonly wear prior to or instead of surgery.

Nga mihi/kind regards

Mx Jem Traylen
Rainbow Wellington

-----Original Message-----

Hello Jem

 

Please find attached a letter from Delwyn Hunter, Executive Director – Operations in response to your query of 18 April 2018.

 

This response has been provided under the Official Information Act 1982. You have the right to request an investigation and review in accordance with s 28(3) Official Information Act by complaint being made to an Ombudsman in writing or orally.

 

 

Kind regards

Kathy Macfarlane

Personal Assistant | Surgery, Women & Children's Directorate  | Capital & Coast District Health Board

T: 04 918 6246 | [1][email address] | [2]www.ccdhb.org.nz

 

 

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Hello Jem

I am waiting on some information so that CCDHB can respond to your request. I expect that this will be available early next week.

Thank you for your patience.

Regards

Andrew Bos
Acting Operations Manager| Surgery, Womens and Childrens Directorate | Capital & Coast District Health Board | Ūpoko ki te uru hauora
M: 0276839493

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Macfarlane [CCDHB]
Sent: Friday, 11 May 2018 3:21 p.m.
To: Andrew Bos [CCDHB] <[email address]>
Cc: OIA [CCDHB] <[email address]>
Subject: OIA

Hi Andrew

Jem has come back requesting further information on this OIA.

Kathy

-----Original Message-----
From: Jem Traylen [mailto:[FOI #7654 email]]
Sent: Friday, 11 May 2018 3:12 p.m.
To: Kathy Macfarlane [CCDHB] <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your Query

Tena koe Kathy Macfarlane [CCDHB],

Thank you for your response. That clarifies the surgical aspect but I was also seeking information about non-surgically inserted breastforms that transwomen commonly wear prior to or instead of surgery.

Nga mihi/kind regards

Mx Jem Traylen
Rainbow Wellington

-----Original Message-----

Hello Jem

 

Please find attached a letter from Delwyn Hunter, Executive Director – Operations in response to your query of 18 April 2018.

 

This response has been provided under the Official Information Act 1982. You have the right to request an investigation and review in accordance with s 28(3) Official Information Act by complaint being made to an Ombudsman in writing or orally.

 

 

Kind regards

Kathy Macfarlane

Personal Assistant | Surgery, Women & Children's Directorate  | Capital & Coast District Health Board

T: 04 918 6246 | [1][email address] | [2]www.ccdhb.org.nz

 

 

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I am on leave Friday 1 June 2018. For anything urgent please contact
Sharon Porter-Ritchie on extension 4577.

 

 

Hi Jem

Yes you should receive a response within the next 2 days. My apologies for the delay.

regards

Andrew Bos
Acting Operations Manager| Surgery, Womens and Childrens Directorate | Capital & Coast District Health Board | Ūpoko ki te uru hauora
M: 0276839493

-----Original Message-----
From: Jem Traylen [mailto:[FOI #7654 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2018 7:07 p.m.
To: Andrew Bos [CCDHB] <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: OIA

Thanks Andrew [CCDHB],

Is there any update on this?

regards,

Jem Traylen

-----Original Message-----

Hello Jem

I am waiting on some information so that CCDHB can respond to your request. I expect that this will be available early next week.

Thank you for your patience.

Regards

Andrew Bos
Acting Operations Manager| Surgery, Womens and Childrens Directorate | Capital & Coast District Health Board | Ūpoko ki te uru hauora
M: 0276839493

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Kia ora Jem

 

Please find a letter from Delwyn Hunter in response to your questions
which arose from a previous Official Information Act request.

 

 

Kind regards

Kathy Macfarlane

Personal Assistant | Surgery, Women & Children's Directorate  | Capital &
Coast District Health Board

T: 04 918 6246 | [1][email address] | [2]www.ccdhb.org.nz

 

 

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