Planning and Funding
Telephone: 0064 3 364 4130
P O Box 1600,
Fax: 0064 3 364 4165
CHRISTCHURCH
[email address]
29 January 2018
Jem Traylen
Rainbow
Wellington
Email: [FYI request #7186 email];
Dear Jem
RE Official information request CDHB 9782
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 28 January 2018 requesting the following information
under section 12 of the Official Information Act from Canterbury DHB.
Do you have a surgeon who is capable of performing gender reassignment surgeries (i.e. genital
reconstruction)?
If not - are you in the process of recruiting a surgeon with such capabilities or considering the
recruitment of such a surgeon?
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 26 February
2018, including Waitangi Day, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable
to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Your request is being handled by Kathleen Smitheram. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact
either myself (details above) or Kathleen. Please refer to the OIA number above when phoning or emailing.
([email address]) Phone 03 364 4134).
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.
Yours sincerely
Wayne Turp
Project Specialist