Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 28, 2023 3:07:45 GMT 12
CALL TO PRIORITISE PACIFIC AND MĀORI HEALTH AS HOSPITAL WAITING TIMES INCREASE
In discussing ways to clear hospital beds before winter, Lowe suggested starting with Māori and Pacific patients who have been waiting for more than 12 months, but this was met with hesitation from some of those at the meeing.
“There’s people who are going to die, you can’t just say ‘Well, you're not Māori or Pacific and you’re not top of the list’”, says Adams.
“It’s not as simple as ethnicity trumps clinical presentation.”
Lowe agreed that geographic equity was also important, but countered that Pacific and Māori patients waiting more than a year could be dealt with fairly quickly.
“If we’re going to make a dent, and we need to start somewhere and we need to prioritise. I would suggest that’s not a bad place to start.”....
pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/call-to-prioritise-pacific-and-mori-health-as-hospital-waiting-times-increase
In discussing ways to clear hospital beds before winter, Lowe suggested starting with Māori and Pacific patients who have been waiting for more than 12 months, but this was met with hesitation from some of those at the meeing.
“There’s people who are going to die, you can’t just say ‘Well, you're not Māori or Pacific and you’re not top of the list’”, says Adams.
“It’s not as simple as ethnicity trumps clinical presentation.”
Lowe agreed that geographic equity was also important, but countered that Pacific and Māori patients waiting more than a year could be dealt with fairly quickly.
“If we’re going to make a dent, and we need to start somewhere and we need to prioritise. I would suggest that’s not a bad place to start.”....
pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/call-to-prioritise-pacific-and-mori-health-as-hospital-waiting-times-increase