Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 22, 2021 8:59:54 GMT 12
MAORI HEALTH AUTHORITY MUST ENGAGE WITH “RELEVANT” GROUPS UNDER NEW BILL – BUT GUESS WHO GETS TO DEFINE “RELEVANT”? - Point of Order
As we expected when we last reported news from the Beehive, Health Minister Andrew Little has introduced his health reform bill to Parliament to abolish the country’s district health boards and centralise the provision of health services. Most notably, the Bill segregates the country’s health services by establishing a Māori Health Authority and formalising the role of iwi-Māori partnerships.
Compared with the existing legislation, moreover, it significantly expands on the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in health legislation.
There is plenty to digest in the Bill and your Point of Order team has not thoroughly examined it. But we were fascinated by some of the accountability provisions for the new Māori Health Authority.
This authority must.......
pointofordernz.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/maori-health-authority-must-engage-with-relevant-groups-under-new-bill-but-guess-who-gets-to-define-relevant/
As we expected when we last reported news from the Beehive, Health Minister Andrew Little has introduced his health reform bill to Parliament to abolish the country’s district health boards and centralise the provision of health services. Most notably, the Bill segregates the country’s health services by establishing a Māori Health Authority and formalising the role of iwi-Māori partnerships.
Compared with the existing legislation, moreover, it significantly expands on the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in health legislation.
There is plenty to digest in the Bill and your Point of Order team has not thoroughly examined it. But we were fascinated by some of the accountability provisions for the new Māori Health Authority.
This authority must.......
pointofordernz.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/maori-health-authority-must-engage-with-relevant-groups-under-new-bill-but-guess-who-gets-to-define-relevant/