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Dear Gloria

Thank you for your Official Information Act request received today. 

 

We are working on a response for you which will be sent as soon as
practical and within the 20 working day timeframe as per the Ombudsman's
Guidance, 21 June 2018.

 

We will contact you if we have any queries with the request.

 

Kind regards, Dinah

 

 

Dinah Nicholas

Executive Assistant to Dr Gloria Johnson - acting Chief Executive

Board Secretary

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-----Original Message-----
From: Communications (CMDHB)
Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2018 8:54 a.m.
To: Karen Dady (CMDHB)
Subject: FW: Official Information request - DHB gender-affirming
healthcare services

 

 

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

From: Gloria Fraser
[[4]mailto:[FYI request #7893 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2018 8:14 p.m.

To: Communications (CMDHB)

Subject: Official Information request - DHB gender-affirming healthcare
services

 

Tēnā koutou,

 

I am writing to request information about the gender-affirming healthcare
services provided by the Counties Manukau District Health Board.

 

Could you please advise whether the following gender-affirming healthcare
services are funded by the Counties Manukau District Health Board for
transgender patients, and whether the services are currently available:

 

-              Hormone therapy

-              Mastectomy

-              Hysterectomy

-              Orchidectomy

-              Facial hair removal

-              Breast augmentation

-              Voice training

 

Could you please provide information about the process of accessing those
services that are available?

 

-              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
surgery?

 

Finally, could you please advise what the process is if transgender
patients require one of the above services, but the Counties Manukau
District Health Board does not offer this service? Does the Counties
Manukau District Health Board currently fund patients to travel to other
areas to access this healthcare?

 

If any part of my request is unclear, please don't hesitate to contact me.

 

If any of the information that I have requested is unavailable or would be
difficult to retrieve, but similar information might be readily available,
I would be happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

 

Ngā mihi,

Gloria Fraser

 

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Hi Gloria
Please find attached our final response to your request for Information.

Kind regards, Dinah

Dinah Nicholas
Executive Assistant to Dr Gloria Johnson - acting Chief Executive
Board Secretary
___________________________________________
T: +64 9 277 3401 I Ext: 53401 I M: 021 682 923 
[email address]
Room 13, Poutasi Corridor, Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu
Private Bag 94052 Auckland 2241
www: [email address]

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

From: Gloria Fraser [mailto:[FOI #7893 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2018 8:14 p.m.
To: Communications (CMDHB)
Subject: Official Information request - DHB gender-affirming healthcare services

Tçnâ koutou,

I am writing to request information about the gender-affirming healthcare services provided by the Counties Manukau District Health Board.

Could you please advise whether the following gender-affirming healthcare services are funded by the Counties Manukau District Health Board for transgender patients, and whether the services are currently available:

- Hormone therapy
- Mastectomy
- Hysterectomy
- Orchidectomy
- Facial hair removal
- Breast augmentation
- Voice training

Could you please provide information about the process of accessing those services that are available?

- 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 surgery?

Finally, could you please advise what the process is if transgender patients require one of the above services, but the Counties Manukau District Health Board does not offer this service? Does the Counties Manukau District Health Board currently fund patients to travel to other areas to access this healthcare?

If any part of my request is unclear, please don't hesitate to contact me.

If any of the information that I have requested is unavailable or would be difficult to retrieve, but similar information might be readily available, I would be happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

Ngâ mihi,

Gloria Fraser

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #7893 email]<mailto:[FOI #7893 email]>

Is [Counties Manukau District Health Board request email]<mailto:[Counties Manukau District Health Board request email]> the wrong address for Official Information requests to Counties Manukau District Health Board? If so, please contact us using this form:

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