Waikato Guidelines


This section is a work in progress and will examine misinformation, omissions and misleading framings in the Guidelines for gender affirming healthcare for gender diverse and transgender children, young people and adults in Aotearoa New Zealand (“Waikato Guidelines”).

The Guidelines come with exemplar consent forms that fail to mention risks highlighted on Fully Informed and present in the medical literature.

The authors of the Guidelines are:

  • Dr Jeannie Oliphant
  • Dr Jamie Veale
  • Joe Macdonald
  • Dr Richard Carroll
  • Dr Rachel Johnson
  • Mo Harte
  • Dr Cathy Stephenson
  • Jemima Bullock