Southern District Health Board
Dunedin Hospital
201 Great King Street
Private Bag 1921
DUNEDIN, 9054
Chief Executive Officer
Phone 03-476 9448 Fax 03-476 9450
9 November 2015
A D Tait
Email: [FYI request #3235 email]
Dear Sir/Madam
Re: Official Information Act Request I refer to your Official Information Act request received by CEO office
on 15 October 2015 in
which you specifically requested the following:
In response to the information released by the Ministry of Health detailing that SRS
provider selection will be determined by District Health Boards and their
specialists:https://fyi.org.nz/request/3088-sexual-reassignment-surgery-
fundinghttps://fyi.org.nz/request/3168-overseas-grs-providersI request any information
held by this DHB on prospective Male-to-Female sexual reassignment surgery
providers. My request is for information including but not limited to correspondence
with prospective providers, assessments of providers or correspondence with other
DHBs or specialists.
Southern District Health Board does not hold any information on prospective male-to-female
sexual reassignment surgery providers and does not perform male-to-female sexual
reassignment surgery.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of our decision by the Ombudsman.
The Ombudsman's Office can be contacted on 0800 802 602 or on-line at
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/. Yours sincerely
Carole Heatly
Chief Executive Officer
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