Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 8, 2020 4:17:59 GMT 12
MORE DHBS CONSIDER PRIORITISING MĀORI AND PACIFIC PATIENTS FOR ELECTIVE SURGERIES
Half the country's district health boards could consider or have committed to prioritising Māori and Pacific patients for some elective surgeries, the Weekend Herald can reveal.
Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs - covering the Wellington region - recently confirmed Māori and Pacific patients would be prioritised for surgeries.
Eight others are considering or have left the door open to similar changes, permanently or while surgery backlogs are cleared after Covid restrictions. They are: Northland, Nelson Marlborough, Taranaki, Wairarapa, Southern, Bay of Plenty, MidCentral and Auckland.
No decisions have been made and how any prioritisation would work is being fine-tuned and will likely differ between DHBs and the surgery needed.
Counties Manukau, Waitematā, Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti boards - didn't directly answer when asked if they are or might consider such changes, or said it was too early to comment.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12337468
Half the country's district health boards could consider or have committed to prioritising Māori and Pacific patients for some elective surgeries, the Weekend Herald can reveal.
Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs - covering the Wellington region - recently confirmed Māori and Pacific patients would be prioritised for surgeries.
Eight others are considering or have left the door open to similar changes, permanently or while surgery backlogs are cleared after Covid restrictions. They are: Northland, Nelson Marlborough, Taranaki, Wairarapa, Southern, Bay of Plenty, MidCentral and Auckland.
No decisions have been made and how any prioritisation would work is being fine-tuned and will likely differ between DHBs and the surgery needed.
Counties Manukau, Waitematā, Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti boards - didn't directly answer when asked if they are or might consider such changes, or said it was too early to comment.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12337468