About Gender Care Clinic and our team
Gender Care Clinic provides specialist healthcare, advice and support for gender diverse people of all ages from across Aotearoa New Zealand. The clinic runs from Tamatea Medical Centre in Tamatea, Napier.
You can come to the clinic yourself. You do not need another healthcare provider to send you here first.
The clinic in short
Gender-affirming healthcare, advice and support.
Patients of all ages, plus whānau, friends and support people.
Based at Tamatea Medical Centre, 18-20 Durham Ave, Napier.
The clinic is open Mondays 8:30am to 4:30pm and Wednesdays 8:30am to 2:30pm.
The people at the clinic
Doctor/Founder
Dr Elizabeth McElrea (she/her)
Dr Beth McElrea holds degrees in Pharmacy and Medicine from Queen’s University Belfast and is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of Genera...
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Dr Beth McElrea holds degrees in Pharmacy and Medicine from Queen’s University Belfast and is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. She holds a specialist vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand and the Directorate of Health in Iceland.
Beth founded Gender Care Clinic in Napier in 2021 and recently spent a year helping establish the National Gender Service in Iceland. She was elected to the WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health), Board in 2024 and is the current Vice President of PATHA. She has extensive experience in gender-affirming care, including education, training, advising and guideline development, and is passionate about improving healthcare and advocating for transgender people in Aotearoa and internationally.
Doctor
Dr Alex Kwek (she/they)
Alex (she/they) has been a doctor for more than ten years. Originally from Singapore, they came to Aotearoa in 2023 to further their training as a GP...
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Alex (she/they) has been a doctor for more than ten years. Originally from Singapore, they came to Aotearoa in 2023 to further their training as a GP with a special interest in serving the needs of the rainbow community.
Nursing team
Jenna (she/her) and Natalie (she/her)
Natalie and Jenna are experienced registered nurses with a passion for inclusive, compassionate, and person-centred care. With 12 years of nursing...
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Natalie and Jenna are experienced registered nurses with a passion for inclusive, compassionate, and person-centred care. With 12 years of nursing experience, Natalie brings her knowledge and dedication to the Gender Care Clinic, while Jenna’s nursing journey began in District Nursing before moving into primary care. She joined the Gender Care Clinic in 2025, embracing the opportunity to support people on their gender-affirming care journey.
Together, they believe everyone deserves to feel comfortable being themselves and to receive care that respects, supports, and celebrates who they are.
Our story
Gender Care Clinic was founded by Dr Elizabeth McElrea in Napier in 2021, with a vision to make high-quality, compassionate gender-affirming care more accessible to people across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Gender Care Clinic was the first primary care-based gender-affirming care clinic in New Zealand, helping to establish a model of care that places patients at the centre, combining clinical expertise with understanding, respect and genuine care.
Since opening, we have grown into a trusted service supporting people throughout New Zealand. We are passionate about providing world-class, evidence-informed gender-affirming care that is safe, inclusive and grounded in the individual needs of every person we support.
We believe everyone deserves to feel heard, respected and supported in their healthcare journey. He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. People are at the heart of everything we do.
Our commitment is simple: to provide expert care, without judgement, in a welcoming and affirming environment, while continuing to contribute to the development of gender-affirming care in Aotearoa.
He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.
What you can expect from us
You can contact the clinic yourself. A referral from another healthcare provider is not needed.
Any patient can bring a support person to an appointment.
People who are under 18 are encouraged to come with a supportive adult.
You can come while you are questioning, without seeking medical care or surgery.
Safety and privacy at the clinic
Your safety, privacy and wellbeing are very important to us. We are committed to creating a safe, respectful and welcoming space where you feel comfortable, heard and supported.
Ready to get in touch?
You can refer yourself. A referral from another healthcare provider is not needed.
