This week the Ministry of Health released hospital discharge data. This shows that Māori account for 16.4% of publicly-funded hospital treatments. Age-standardised data shows circa 22,000 hospital discharges per 100,000 New Zealanders; whereas the Māori specific rate was circa 27,000 hospital discharges per 100,000.[1] This information is consistent with known
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