Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 23, 2023 5:47:47 GMT 12
NURSES BLOCKED FROM BEING MĀORI IN SYSTEM
The kaiwhakahaere for the Nurses Organisation says the country’s 5000 Māori nurses face the continuing challenge of being Māori in the workplace.
The theme of the hui, Reclaiming our Whakapapa – Mana o te wai, was a challenge to the institutional racism where they are always forced to defer to mainstream settings.
She says the health system doesn’t recognise that Māori use health services at a higher rate because they have more complex co-morbidity, are late presenters and die early....
waateanews.com/2023/08/22/nurses-blocked-from-being-maori-in-system/
The kaiwhakahaere for the Nurses Organisation says the country’s 5000 Māori nurses face the continuing challenge of being Māori in the workplace.
The theme of the hui, Reclaiming our Whakapapa – Mana o te wai, was a challenge to the institutional racism where they are always forced to defer to mainstream settings.
She says the health system doesn’t recognise that Māori use health services at a higher rate because they have more complex co-morbidity, are late presenters and die early....
waateanews.com/2023/08/22/nurses-blocked-from-being-maori-in-system/