CDM:
A new policy that was released in February in New Zealand has surgeons in Aukland ‘disgusted’ because it requires them to confront “historical disparities in healthcare access” for Māori and Pacific island communities by taking a patient’s ethnicity into account as part of a new ranking system that determines priority for surgical procedures.
The new initiative, which is being implemented by Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, uses an “Equity Adjuster Score” algorithm to assign surgical priority to patients based on the following factors: waitlist duration, clinical urgency, ethnicity, geographic location, and level of deprivation.
Māori and patients with a Pasifika background are elevated on the list while New Zealanders with a European background are downgraded for care.
Several surgeons have spoken out about the new system with one saying he was “disgusted” by it.
“It’s ethically challenging to treat anyone based on race, it’s their medical condition that must establish the urgency of the treatment,” the surgeon said.
“There’s no place for elitism in medicine and the medical fraternity in this country is disturbed by those developments,” he added. read more
If your triage ranks ANYTHING other than doing the most good for the greatest number, you are not a health care provider, you’re a servant of Satan.
If they really want to respect the other cultures, they should let them access only their traditional medical care.
sarc=off
always these ‘systems’ are designed by idiots outside of the field and instead of displaying wisdom highlight their ignorance
Real equality = Voo Doo sticks for everybody!!
Put that in your tourism guides. White tourists treated last if something happens.
Coming soon to a Government Health Care Center near you!
50 year old white guys most affected
Tony R
AT 1:35 PM
“Coming soon to a Government Health Care Center near you!”
…already did. Back when folks thought the FakeVaxxx was good, they made SURE “Ethnic Minorities” got it FIRST.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-105079
The Canadian version of this will be: “Oh, you’re white. Well, you’re only eligible for medically assisted suicide”.
Two wrongs making a right….? Seems to be the go to attitude of teh commies.
That’s o.k…..just claim to be “trans-racial” …beat em at their own game.
For whites, I’ll be No Healand.
Managed care is rationed care.
Don’t visit New Zealand if you are white. No tourist dollars for them.
@Wild Bill
This abominable law in NZ is proof positive of your comment.
Find the people who thought this crap up and fix them so that they need surgery.