Dear Gloria

 

Thank you for your OIA request. We will endeavour to respond to it as soon
as possible and in any event within 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.

 

Regards, Jill

 

 

 

Jill Matthews

Manager, Administration & Governance Services

www.midcentraldhb.govt.nz

 

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

From: Gloria Fraser <[1][FOI #7909 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2018 4:25 PM

To: Communication Unit <[2][email address]>

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 Mid Central District Health Board.

 

Could you please advise whether the following gender-affirming healthcare
services are funded by the Mid Central 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 Mid Central District
Health Board does not offer this service? Does the Mid Central 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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