7 February 2018
Jem Traylen
Email:
mailto:[FYI request #7184 email]
Dear Mx Traylen
Official Information Act (1982) Request
I write in response to your Official Information Act request, that we received on 30 January 2018. You
requested the following information:
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Do you have a surgeon who is capable of performing gender reassignment surgeries (i.e.
genital reconstruction)?
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If not - are you in the process of recruiting a surgeon with such capabilities or considering the
recruitment of such a surgeon?
Yes, we have a surgeon with the relevant technical expertise; however we do not yet have the
appropriate multi-disciplinary clinical team established to support this. We will make further public
announcements when the required services are available.
CM Health has previously applied for funding from the Ministry of Health’s high cost treatment pool to
enable patients to travel overseas for genital gender reassignment surgery.
I trust this satisfactorily answers your request.
Yours sincerely,
Gloria Johnson
Acting Chief Executive
Counties Manukau District Health Board
19 Lambie Drive, Manukau, Auckland 2104 | Private Bag 94052, Manukau, Auckland 2241
T: 09 276 0000 | cmdhb.org.nz