Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 16, 2016 17:11:09 GMT 12
PARAMEDIC GETS TOP HONOUR FOR MĀORI PRACTISE EDUCATION
Mr Carlton's just as passionate about improving health outcomes for Māori.
He says when he first became an ambulance officer 14 years ago he encountered racism. It’s what has driven him to educate St John staff to be more culturally aware.
"We delivered out to our frontline staff so they had an understanding about Te Ao Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi. And what to do particularly with deceased patients so understanding tangihanga and all that stuff," Carlton says....
www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/paramedic-recognised-for-educating-on-mori-practise-2016071518
Mr Carlton's just as passionate about improving health outcomes for Māori.
He says when he first became an ambulance officer 14 years ago he encountered racism. It’s what has driven him to educate St John staff to be more culturally aware.
"We delivered out to our frontline staff so they had an understanding about Te Ao Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi. And what to do particularly with deceased patients so understanding tangihanga and all that stuff," Carlton says....
www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/paramedic-recognised-for-educating-on-mori-practise-2016071518