Ethnicity, equity and quality: lessons from New Zealand (Nga mātawaka, nga āhua tika me nga painga: nga ākoranga no Aotearoa)

Difficulties in accessing services have been identified for Maori and other ethnic groups in New Zealand. 1 Resultant delays in initiating treatment may well contribute to the significantly worse outcomes found in patients with stroke, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mental illness. 4-...

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Published inQuality & Safety in Health Care Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 237 - 238
Main Authors McPherson, K M, Harwood, M, McNaughton, H K
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.08.2003
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Subjects
Ethnicity
Health administration
Health care policy
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Life Expectancy - ethnology
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mortality
Māori
New Zealand
Oceanic Ancestry Group
quality of care
Quality of Health Care
Social Justice
New Zealand
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Summary:Difficulties in accessing services have been identified for Maori and other ethnic groups in New Zealand. 1 Resultant delays in initiating treatment may well contribute to the significantly worse outcomes found in patients with stroke, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mental illness. 4- 6 While services that use the principles of cultural safety can reduce barriers and encourage access, a number of culturally specific services have been successfully introduced.
Bibliography:Shorter life expectancy and poorer outcomes associated with ethnicity are important issues for many countries. Some approaches to this problem in New Zealand are described.
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Correspondence to:
 Dr K McPherson, Reader in Rehabilitation, School of Health Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; 
 k.mcpherson@soton.ac.uk
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ISSN:1475-3898
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DOI:10.1136/qhc.12.4.237