A leading doctor says inequities in the health system need to be addressed.
Ethnicity is now a factor in a new medical wait list Te Whatu Ora has rolled out in Auckland, alongside clinical priority, time already waiting, location, and deprivation level.
General Practice New Zealand Chair Dr Bryan Betty told Kate Hawkesby that there are dreadful health outcomes for Māori and Pasifika.
He says it's an attempt to try to even up the playing field, and something has to be done.
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