February 2023 update

 

Current status

 

As at 28 February 2023, there were 410 referrals for a first specialist assessment on the Active list for the Service. 70 out of the 410 referrals have had their first specialist assessment.

 

Following delays due to Covid-19, five surgeries were performed in 2020, ten surgeries performed in 2021 and nine surgeries performed in 2022. One surgery was performed in February 2023 with one surgery scheduled for March 2023. 

Wrap around health and wellbeing support for the Service

 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is working closely with the service provider to improve service delivery, with increased provision of wrap around services. 

 

The wrap around services will include the establishment of several new roles to provide more intensive health and wellbeing support for patients on the waiting list for an FSA and/or preparing for surgery.

 

New referrals to the service

 

The chart below sets out the number of new referrals received by quarter between January 2013 and 30 September 2022.

 

Overall, 78 percent of the referrals are for feminising surgery and 22 percent are for masculinising surgery.

 

The number of people referred to the waitlist increased by over 160 percent between October 2018 and 30 September 2020.

A bar chart showing number of new referrals received by quarter between January 2013 and 30 September 2022 A bar chart showing number of new referrals received by quarter between January 2013 and 30 September 2022 A bar chart showing number of new referrals received by quarter between January 2013 and 30 September 2022

Prioritisation of referrals

 

We are currently giving priority for a first specialist assessment (FSA) to referrals of the longest wait patients.

Previous updates from the last year