40-year waiting list for NZ’s transgender patients

40-year waiting list for NZ’s transgender patients

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/doctor-blasts-outrageous-40-year-waiting-list-nzs-transgender-patients Eighty-eight people are now awaiting gender reassignment surgery, with an average of two operations funded from the public purse each year. Dr Madison declined to comment further, saying the comment to the Ministry effectively explained his opinion. The Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman, is standing by the funding policy, saying spending needs to be prioritised…