The Health Quality & Safety Commission (HQSC ) have published A window on the quality of Aotearoa New Zealand’s health care 2019 – a view on Māori health equity, a 72-page document.
Every year HQSC publishes a document that provides a snapshot of the quality of health care in the country – this year’s report focuses on equity for Māori.
“The report lays down a challenge for the health and disability sector to identify and remove institutional racism. Tools to do this include partnership models in decision making and a co-design approach to developing services with consumers and Māori communities.”
The content is set out in 3 main sections:
- What are the health inequities between Māori and non-Māori? | Wāhanga 1: He aha
ngā rerekētanga hauora i waenga i te Māori me Tauiwi? - Why are there health inequities between Māori and non-Māori? | Wāhanga 2: He aha
te take he rerekētanga hauora i waenga i te Māori me Tauiwi? - How do we resolve the inequities between Māori and non-Māori and advance Māori health? |
Wāhanga 3: Me pēhea tā tātau whakatika i ngā rerekētanga hauora i waenga i te Māori me
tauiwi me te kōkiri whakamua i te hauora Māori?
Visit the HQSC website for more information about the report, and for more information about the work of the Commission.