Noedel@lemmy.world to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 1 year agoAuckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operationswww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoThey are saying statistically some ethnicities are sicker than others and they should be looked at earlier. Nothing wrong with that.
minus-squareycnz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year 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-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoDo they though? If the triage was being done correctly there would be no need for a change in policy. Obviously it’s not and obviously it’s hurting some ethnicities more than others.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agomaybe this is a way to fix the racism. Can you think of any other way to fix racism?
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI did read it. Are you saying we can solve this problem by simply eliminating racism from the planet?
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They are saying statistically some ethnicities are sicker than others and they should be looked at earlier. Nothing wrong with that.
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“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.
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It’s not “perceived”, it’s measurable.
Do they though?
If the triage was being done correctly there would be no need for a change in policy. Obviously it’s not and obviously it’s hurting some ethnicities more than others.
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maybe this is a way to fix the racism. Can you think of any other way to fix racism?
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I did read it. Are you saying we can solve this problem by simply eliminating racism from the planet?
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