Equity

When prime minister Christopher Luxon criticised doctors for prioritising young Māori and Pasifika patients, he called it a matter of need, not ethnicity. But if healthcare isn’t based on ethnicity, how will we truly capture those with the highest need, ponders Lucy O’Hagan

Reporter Martin Johnston takes a look at how targeting by ethnicity was driven out of policies

When prime minister Christopher Luxon criticised doctors for prioritising young Māori and Pasifika patients, he called it a matter of need, not ethnicity. But if healthcare isn’t based on ethnicity, how will we truly capture those with the highest need, ponders Lucy O’Hagan

Pharmacist Claire Salter gave up her full-time job to spend the whole of 2022 in a te reo Māori immersion course. She writes the experience has changed the way she thinks

THE “AVALANCHE OF VICIOUSNESS” towards Māori in the public submissions on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill shows how race-based talk stymies targeted healthcare initiatives, researchers say.

In our series “A great place to work”, Pharmacy Today highlights positivity into pharmacy pharmacies offering a work culture that attracts and retains staff. This month, we visit south Auckland. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports 

Pharmacist Claire Salter gave up her full-time job to spend the whole of 2022 in a te reo Māori immersion course. She writes the experience has changed the way she thinks

Pharmacist Claire Salter gave up her full-time job to spend the whole of 2022 in a te reo Māori immersion course. She writes the experience has changed the way she thinks

Pharmacist Amber Young reviews everything you need to know about immunisation during pregnancy, including the role of pharmacists in improving maternal immunisation coverage 

The legal showdown between the New Zealand Independent Pharmacists Group, Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health had its third and final day in the High Court at Wellington. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports