Ethnicity is a useful shortcut for need

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Ethnicity is a useful shortcut for need

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Prioritising health services “on the basis of need, not race” will likely worsen existing inequities [Image: PeopleImages on iStock]

Evidence shows ethnicity is a valid factor for identifying need, write University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau health policy professor Tim Tenbensel and School of Population Health associate professor Monique Jonas

The Government’s recent directive that public services should be prioritised “on the basis of need, not race” will make it harder and more time-consum