Noedel@lemmy.world to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 3年前Auckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operationswww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up19cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up19external-linkAuckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operationswww.nzherald.co.nzNoedel@lemmy.world to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 3年前message-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareycnz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3年前“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-up1·3年前That 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.