Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 22, 2023 3:25:49 GMT 12
NURSES’ ORGANISATION BACKS ETHNIC EQUITY ADJUSTOR TO SUPPORT BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR MĀORI AND PASIFIKA
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) supports ethnicity being part of the algorithmically derived Equity Adjustor Score currently applied to decisions over surgical wait times in Auckland.
NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says the approach should be adopted nationally as a way of upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi across the health system and addressing historic institutional racism in health, which has disadvantaged Māori and Pasifika people in particular for decades.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/nurses-organisation-backs-ethnic-equity-adjustor-to-support-better-health-outcomes-for-maori-and-pasifika/BNLWZO2JHFCAPBFP7OURYQDNGA/
INDEPENDENT MP, DR ELIZABETH KEREKERE REINFORCES CALL THAT ETHNICITY EQUALS NEED FOR MĀORI HEALTH
"Decades of health research shows persistent inequities for Māori and Pasifika in accessing healthcare, diagnosis, referral and treatments – including delays on the waiting list. That is why ethnicity equals need.”
“Equity-based tools - such as those used for waiting lists - do not put people ahead of others. They seek to level the playing field, ensuring those who have historically been marginalised receive the support that lifts them to the same level as everyone else."
“Pretending disparities do not exist or should not be named, will not make them go away. If equity-based approaches are not used widely in the health sector, inequities will continue, and Māori will continue to die younger. It’s that simple.”
“The righting of historical wrongs will likely feel like a loss of power for those who have enjoyed the systemic privilege of colonisation. Refusing to consider or even talk about how ethnicity is a factor in health, undermines the urgent rights of Māori and Pasifika people to the healthcare they need.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2306/S00050/independent-mp-dr-elizabeth-kerekere-reinforces-call-that-ethnicity-equals-need-for-maori-health.htm
ACT'S BROOKE VAN VELDEN CALLING FOR OPEN, PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS AROUND NEW SURGERY EQUITY TOOL
ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden told AM Early on Wednesday the antics in Parliament on Tuesday show a Government that is under pressure.
Van Velden believes what happened with Davidson is not good for New Zealand's democracy, as ACT MPs wanted to figure out why ethnicity plays a factor in deciding wait times for non-urgent surgeries.
She told AM Early Kiwis are concerned and anxious about what the new waitlist tool could mean for them and are choosing to keep quiet.
She believes conversations need to start happening now and need to be public.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/06/act-s-brooke-van-velden-calling-for-open-public-conversations-around-new-surgery-equity-tool.html
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) supports ethnicity being part of the algorithmically derived Equity Adjustor Score currently applied to decisions over surgical wait times in Auckland.
NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says the approach should be adopted nationally as a way of upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi across the health system and addressing historic institutional racism in health, which has disadvantaged Māori and Pasifika people in particular for decades.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/nurses-organisation-backs-ethnic-equity-adjustor-to-support-better-health-outcomes-for-maori-and-pasifika/BNLWZO2JHFCAPBFP7OURYQDNGA/
INDEPENDENT MP, DR ELIZABETH KEREKERE REINFORCES CALL THAT ETHNICITY EQUALS NEED FOR MĀORI HEALTH
"Decades of health research shows persistent inequities for Māori and Pasifika in accessing healthcare, diagnosis, referral and treatments – including delays on the waiting list. That is why ethnicity equals need.”
“Equity-based tools - such as those used for waiting lists - do not put people ahead of others. They seek to level the playing field, ensuring those who have historically been marginalised receive the support that lifts them to the same level as everyone else."
“Pretending disparities do not exist or should not be named, will not make them go away. If equity-based approaches are not used widely in the health sector, inequities will continue, and Māori will continue to die younger. It’s that simple.”
“The righting of historical wrongs will likely feel like a loss of power for those who have enjoyed the systemic privilege of colonisation. Refusing to consider or even talk about how ethnicity is a factor in health, undermines the urgent rights of Māori and Pasifika people to the healthcare they need.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2306/S00050/independent-mp-dr-elizabeth-kerekere-reinforces-call-that-ethnicity-equals-need-for-maori-health.htm
ACT'S BROOKE VAN VELDEN CALLING FOR OPEN, PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS AROUND NEW SURGERY EQUITY TOOL
ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden told AM Early on Wednesday the antics in Parliament on Tuesday show a Government that is under pressure.
Van Velden believes what happened with Davidson is not good for New Zealand's democracy, as ACT MPs wanted to figure out why ethnicity plays a factor in deciding wait times for non-urgent surgeries.
She told AM Early Kiwis are concerned and anxious about what the new waitlist tool could mean for them and are choosing to keep quiet.
She believes conversations need to start happening now and need to be public.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/06/act-s-brooke-van-velden-calling-for-open-public-conversations-around-new-surgery-equity-tool.html