​Dear Gloria

 

Official Information Act Request – DHB gender-affirming healthcare
services

I acknowledge receipt of your OIA request dated 22 May 2018.

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Michelle Webb

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Secretary – Disability Support Advisory Committee & Hospital Advisory
Committee |Corporate Business Team

(09 307 4949 ext 22365 | * [1][email address]

Auckland District Health Board| Level 1 | Building A37 | Park Road Grafton

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

From: Gloria Fraser
[[2]mailto:[FOI #7889 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2018 8:08 p.m.

To: Ailsa Claire (ADHB)

Subject: Official Information request - DHB gender-affirming healthcare
services

 

Tēnā koutou,

 

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

 

Could you please advise whether the following gender-affirming healthcare
services are funded by the Auckland District Health Board for transgender
patients, and whether the services are currently available:

 

-              Hormone therapy

-              Mastectomy

-              Hysterectomy

-              Orchidectomy

-              Facial hair removal

-              Breast augmentation

-              Voice training

 

Could you please provide information about the process of accessing those
services that are available?

 

-              Specifically, is an assessment by a mental health
professional required in order to access gender-affirming healthcare
services? If so, which services?

-              In the case of hormone therapy, can primary health
providers prescribe hormones, or does this have to be initially approved
by an endocrinologist?

-              Is any period of real life experience required to access
surgery?

 

Finally, could you please advise what the process is if transgender
patients require one of the above services, but the Auckland District
Health Board does not offer this service? Does the Auckland District
Health Board currently fund patients to travel to other areas to access
this healthcare?

 

If any part of my request is unclear, please don't hesitate to contact me.

 

If any of the information that I have requested is unavailable or would be
difficult to retrieve, but similar information might be readily available,
I would be happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

 

Ngā mihi,

Gloria Fraser

 

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Dear Gloria

 

Official Information Act Request – DHB gender-affirming healthcare
services

 

I refer to your official information request dated 22 May 2018.  The
information you have requested is attached.

 

Kind regards,

 

Michelle Webb

Interim OIA Coordinator |Corporate Committee Administrator| Committee
Secretary – Disability Support Advisory Committee & Hospital Advisory
Committee |Corporate Business Team

(09 307 4949 ext 22365 | * [1][email address]

Auckland District Health Board| Level 1 | Building A37 | Park Road Grafton

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