Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 16, 2024 4:14:26 GMT 12
HEALTH SYSTEM STEPS CLOSER TO DELIVERY ON NEED, NOT RACE
“The Māori Health Authority experiment has been disastrous waste of half a billion dollars. It failed to hire for critical skills because it was too focused on hiring based on race, it sacked half its board, and above all it created resentment and division among New Zealanders.
“Using race to determine who gets access to health services is painting with an awfully broad brush. Elevating race above factors like age, income group, geographic location, and personal medical history inevitably detracts from the principle of needs-based public healthcare, meaning someone, somewhere, in desperate need misses out.
“The emphasis should be fitting services to every individual, from every background. Our population is more diverse than just Māori and non-Māori.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2401/S00011/health-system-steps-closer-to-delivery-on-need-not-race.htm
“The Māori Health Authority experiment has been disastrous waste of half a billion dollars. It failed to hire for critical skills because it was too focused on hiring based on race, it sacked half its board, and above all it created resentment and division among New Zealanders.
“Using race to determine who gets access to health services is painting with an awfully broad brush. Elevating race above factors like age, income group, geographic location, and personal medical history inevitably detracts from the principle of needs-based public healthcare, meaning someone, somewhere, in desperate need misses out.
“The emphasis should be fitting services to every individual, from every background. Our population is more diverse than just Māori and non-Māori.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2401/S00011/health-system-steps-closer-to-delivery-on-need-not-race.htm