Noedel@lemmy.world to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 2 years agoAuckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operationswww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAuckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operationswww.nzherald.co.nzNoedel@lemmy.world to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 2 years agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareycnz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago“At a basic fundamental level, when a Māori patient hits that surgical wait list they’re already far behind their non-Māori counterparts." Seems pretty straight-forward to me.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoThat sounds like utter bullshit to me, we should be trying to fix the underlying system, rather than countering perceived racism with more racism.
“At a basic fundamental level, when a Māori patient hits that surgical wait list they’re already far behind their non-Māori counterparts."
Seems pretty straight-forward to me.
That sounds like utter bullshit to me, we should be trying to fix the underlying system, rather than countering perceived racism with more racism.
It’s not “perceived”, it’s measurable.