Dear Gloria

Re: Official Information Act request – Gender affirming healthcare
services

 

The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board acknowledges receipt of your
request for Information under the Official Information Act 1982, received
on 23 May 2018.

 

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response within 20 working days of receipt, and if we are unable to
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Maree

 

Maree Nevill | OIA Coordinator | Clinical Governance Support Team

Nelson Marlborough District Health Board | Private Bag 18 | Nelson 7040 |
DDI: 03 543 7937

 

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

From: Gloria Fraser
[[2]mailto:[FOI #7910 email]]

Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2018 4:27 PM

To: Gaylene Corlett <[3][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 Nelson-Marlborough District Health Board. The DHB
Gender Reassignment Services Stocktake in October 2015 indicated that the
Nelson-Marlborough District Health Board previously did not provide gender
affirming healthcare services (see the Briefing on GRS attached to this
previous request [4]https://fyi.org.nz/request/7586-grs-wait...).

 

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

Please find attached the response to your OIA requesting information about
the gender-affirming healthcare services provided by the Nelson
Marlborough District Health Board.

 

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|Ngā mihi |
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| |
|Gaylene |
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| |Gaylene Corlett |
| | |
| |Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive & Board Chair |
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| |Office:  03 546 1723  Cell:  027 246 6652 |
| | |
| |Private Bag 18, Nelson 7042, New Zealand |
| | |
| |Mail:  [1][email address]  [2]www.nmdhb.govt.nz|
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