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Dear Gloria

Thank you for your Official Information Act request, received yesterday.

 

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, by 17 May 2019. We will contact you if we have any queries with
the request or need to extend the timeframe for your response. In those
cases, we will advise why the extension is necessary, and indicate when
the response will be ready.

 

Please note that, like all DHBs across New Zealand, Counties Manukau DHB
has begun a process of proactive disclosure, which means OIA responses
will be publicly available via our website around 10 days after they have
been released.  Our response will advise if we intend to publish the
response, (with personal information removed) and related documents on the
CMDHB website. If you advise us of special reasons why proactive
disclosure should not apply to your response, we will consider this. 

 

Kind regards

Dinah

 

Dinah Nicholas

Executive Assistant to Margie Apa - Chief Executive

Board Secretary

___________________________________________

T: +64 9 277 3401 I Ext: 53401 I M: 021 682 923 

[1][email address]

Room 13, Poutasi Corridor, Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu

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

From: Gloria Fraser
[[4]mailto:[FOI #10148 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 16 April 2019 3:58 p.m.

To: Communications (CMDHB)

Subject: Official Information request - Gender-affirming healthcare
provided 2018

 

Kia ora,

 

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

 

Could you please advise how many transgender people received each of the
following services, specifically for gender-affirming healthcare purposes,
within the 2018 calendar year?

- Puberty blockers

- Hormone therapy

- Mastectomy

- Hysterectomy

- Orchidectomy

- Facial hair removal

- Breast augmentation

- Voice training

- Facial feminization surgery

 

NgÄ mihi,

Gloria

 

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Dear Gloria

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

 

Kind regards,

Dinah

 

Dinah Nicholas

Executive Assistant to Margie Apa - Chief Executive

Board Secretary

___________________________________________

T: +64 9 277 3401 I Ext: 53401 I M: 021 682 923 

[1][email address]

Room 13, Poutasi Corridor, Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu

Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640

www: [2][email address]

[3]cid:image001.png@01D1964E.44331930

 

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

From: Gloria Fraser
[[4]mailto:[FOI #10148 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 16 April 2019 3:58 p.m.

To: Communications (CMDHB)

Subject: Official Information request - Gender-affirming healthcare
provided 2018

 

Kia ora,

 

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

 

Could you please advise how many transgender people received each of the
following services, specifically for gender-affirming healthcare purposes,
within the 2018 calendar year?

- Puberty blockers

- Hormone therapy

- Mastectomy

- Hysterectomy

- Orchidectomy

- Facial hair removal

- Breast augmentation

- Voice training

- Facial feminization surgery

 

Ngā mihi,

Gloria

 

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[5][FOI #10148 email]

 

Is [6][Counties Manukau District Health Board request email] the wrong address for Official
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please contact us using this form:

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

From: Gloria Fraser
[[9]mailto:[email address]]

Sent: Friday, 12 April 2019 3:39 p.m.

To: Communications (CMDHB)

Subject: Official Information request - Gender-affirming healthcare
availability

 

Kia ora,

 

I am writing to request information about the gender-affirming healthcare
services provided by the Counties Manukau District Health Board, as a
follow up to a similar request I made in May 2018.

 

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:

 

- Puberty blockers

- Hormone therapy

- Mastectomy

- Hysterectomy

- Orchidectomy

- Facial hair removal

- Breast augmentation

- Voice training

- Facial feminization surgery

 

Could you please also advise:

 

- Are transgender healthcare providers under the Counties Manukau District
Health Board encouraged to follow Oliphant et al’s (2018) Guidelines for
gender affirming healthcare for gender diverse and transgender children,
young people and adults in Aotearoa New Zealand? If not, which guidelines
do they follow, if any?

 

- Is a readiness assessment required to access gender-affirming healthcare
services? (This is an assessment of readiness for treatment from a medical
and psychosocial perspective, as well as whether the client understands
the risks and benefits of treatment, and is sometimes referred to as a
‘mental health assessment’).

 

- If a readiness assessment is required to access gender-affirming
healthcare services, who carries out this assessment? Is this assessment
funded by the Counties Manukau District Health Board? Does the assessment
use an informed consent model?

 

- What steps is the Counties Manukau District Health Board taking to
improve healthcare provision for transgender New Zealanders?

 

If you require any clarification about this request, please let me know.

 

Ngā mihi,

Gloria

 

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