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Minister’s Power Move Threatens Cultural Safety | Auckland News
The government is pushing a controversial new law that would dramatically expand the health minister’s power over medical and nursing boards — a move that threatens decades of tradition and could undermine vital efforts to improve health equity. The minister, frustrated with boards’ focus on cultural safety — a core requirement in medical training and practice — has already reshaped leadership and reduced Māori representation. But cultural safety isn’t just ideology — it’s proven to save lives, from reducing infant deaths to improving access to life-saving treatments for Māori and Pacific…
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