GRS Surgeon Capabilities and required Multi Disciplinary team: Follow up
Amanda Ashley made this Official Information request to Counties Manukau District Health Board
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From: Amanda Ashley
Dear Counties Manukau District Health Board,
I would like to follow up on a prior OIA Request that I had made on 6th March 2018 in regards to the employment of Rita Yang at Counties Manukau Health.
It has been two months since my original request and would like an update on my original questions.
1) What types of surgery will Rita be performing? (FFS, Breast Augmentation, MtF, FtM {etc})
Your prior response: "Ms Yang has been employed by CM Health as a Consultant (Senior Medical Officer) Plastic
Surgeon, and will not be carrying out surgeries associated with a gender assignment service."
2) What MtF Vaginoplasty procedures is Rita able to perform / will perform? (Penile Inversion, Rectosigmoid, peritoneal graft {etc})
Your prior response: "At CM Health, Ms Yang will not be performing any of these procedures at this time."
3) What FtM procedures is Rita able to perform / will perform?
Your response: "Ms Yang will not be performing any of these procedures at CM Health."
4) When is a Multi Disciplinary surgical team likely to be appointed?
Your response: "At this point in time, there is no plan regarding a multidisciplinary surgical team for gender reassignment."
5) How long after a Multi Disciplinary surgical team is appointed will the waiting list be resumed?
Your response: "There is no plan on this."
For reference here are the links to the original request and also your replies.
https://fyi.org.nz/request/7386-grs-surg...
https://fyi.org.nz/request/7386/response...
https://fyi.org.nz/request/7386/response...
Yours faithfully,
Amanda Ashley
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Counties Manukau District Health Board
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From: Dinah Nicholas (CMDHB)
Counties Manukau District Health Board
Dear Amanda
Thank you for your Official Information Act request received today.
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, 5 June 2018.
We will contact you if we have any queries with the request.
Kind regards, Dinah
Dinah Nicholas
Executive Assistant to Dr Gloria Johnson - acting Chief Executive
Board Secretary
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T: +64 9 277 3401 I Ext: 53401 I M: 021 682 923
[email address]
Room 13, Poutasi Corridor, Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu
Private Bag 94052 Auckland 2241
www: [email address]
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From: Communications (CMDHB)
Sent: Monday, 7 May 2018 6:39 a.m.
To: Karen Dady (CMDHB); Ruth Larsen (CMDHB); Donna Baker (CMDHB)
Subject: FW: Official Information request - GRS Surgeon Capabilities and required Multi Disciplinary team: Follow up
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From: Amanda Ashley
Dear Dinah Nicholas (CMDHB),
I note that it has been longer than the 20 day time frame. I would have expected a response by June 01, 2018 at the latest.
Is the request expected to be responded to promptly?
Or does this request require the Ombudsman to intervene?
Yours sincerely,
Amanda Ashley
From: Karen Dady (CMDHB)
Good afternoon
please see attached our response to your recent request for information.
kind regards,
Karen Dady
Interim OIA coordinator - Corporate Affairs and Communication
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T: + 64 9 276 0000 I M: 021 975 890
[email address]
Middlemore Hospital I 100 Hospital Road, Otahuhu I Private Bag 93311 Otahuhu, Auckland 1640.
countiesmanukauhealth.nz I COUNTIES MANUKAU DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD
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From: Dinah Nicholas (CMDHB)
Sent: Tuesday, 5 June 2018 11:41 a.m.
To: Karen Dady (CMDHB)
Subject: FW: FW: OIA 07052018 - GRS Surgeon Capabilities and required Multi Disciplinary team: Follow up
Hi
Will this person's response be available today? It is due today.
Dinah
Dinah Nicholas
Executive Assistant to Dr Gloria Johnson - acting Chief Executive
Board Secretary
___________________________________________
T: +64 9 277 3401 I Ext: 53401 I M: 021 682 923
[email address]
Room 13, Poutasi Corridor, Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu
Private Bag 94052 Auckland 2241
www: [email address]
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No new information on the matter was provided which is disappointing. This suggests either no further action has been taken by the Ministry of Health and Counties Manukau District Health board. Or that they maybe working on something that they are witholding.
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