Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 30, 2021 17:38:15 GMT 12
PAE ORA - THE RADICAL CHANGE TO OUR HEALTH SYSTEM – Democracy Action
The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill introduces legislation set to replace our current New Zealand public health system.
This legislation will fundamentally change the structure of our health system. The bill's stated purpose is to provide public funding and provision of health services to protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders, and achieve health equity by reducing health disparities among New Zealand’s population groups. The objective of achieving health equity among New Zealand’s population groups, in particular for Māori, is the key driver of this new health system.
A critical feature of the Act is the change from delivery of publicly funded health services by DHBs to delivery by Health NZ (NZH) and a Māori Health Authority (MHA). It will also establish a Māori advisory committee at a national level and strengthen the existing iwi/Māori partnership boards at a local level.
The MHA, the Māori advisory committee and iwi/Māori partnership boards will focus solely on Māori health - access, experience and outcomes - while HNZ will have the obligation for the delivery of health services for ALL New Zealanders and will also be required to ensure equitable outcomes for Māori.
As HNZ and MHA have the function of jointly developing and implementing a New Zealand Health Plan, which will set the operational direction for the system, our publicly funded health system will be subject to co-governance. (He Puapua in action again?)
THE GOVERNMENT MAKES IT CLEAR THE ACT IS ABOUT MEETING WHAT IT SEES AS TREATY OBLIGATIONS - SHOWING A DETERMINATION TO PUT THE INTERESTS OF MĀORI AHEAD OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO ALL OTHER NEW ZEALANDERS. In doing so Pae Ora will effectively institutionalise racial discrimination by creating what is intended to be a permanent structure promoting preference based on race. The legislation contemplates the permanent maintenance of unequal and separate rights for different racial groups. This conflicts with the Crown’s obligation to all New Zealanders to act in good faith, reasonably, fairly and with honour.......
Read on here > www.democracyaction.org.nz/pae_ora_the_radical_change_our_health_system
The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill introduces legislation set to replace our current New Zealand public health system.
This legislation will fundamentally change the structure of our health system. The bill's stated purpose is to provide public funding and provision of health services to protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders, and achieve health equity by reducing health disparities among New Zealand’s population groups. The objective of achieving health equity among New Zealand’s population groups, in particular for Māori, is the key driver of this new health system.
A critical feature of the Act is the change from delivery of publicly funded health services by DHBs to delivery by Health NZ (NZH) and a Māori Health Authority (MHA). It will also establish a Māori advisory committee at a national level and strengthen the existing iwi/Māori partnership boards at a local level.
The MHA, the Māori advisory committee and iwi/Māori partnership boards will focus solely on Māori health - access, experience and outcomes - while HNZ will have the obligation for the delivery of health services for ALL New Zealanders and will also be required to ensure equitable outcomes for Māori.
As HNZ and MHA have the function of jointly developing and implementing a New Zealand Health Plan, which will set the operational direction for the system, our publicly funded health system will be subject to co-governance. (He Puapua in action again?)
THE GOVERNMENT MAKES IT CLEAR THE ACT IS ABOUT MEETING WHAT IT SEES AS TREATY OBLIGATIONS - SHOWING A DETERMINATION TO PUT THE INTERESTS OF MĀORI AHEAD OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO ALL OTHER NEW ZEALANDERS. In doing so Pae Ora will effectively institutionalise racial discrimination by creating what is intended to be a permanent structure promoting preference based on race. The legislation contemplates the permanent maintenance of unequal and separate rights for different racial groups. This conflicts with the Crown’s obligation to all New Zealanders to act in good faith, reasonably, fairly and with honour.......
Read on here > www.democracyaction.org.nz/pae_ora_the_radical_change_our_health_system