Abstract:
This paper expands discussions of unconscious bias into the New Zealand health care arena. We review international research which links health provider bias to inequitable health outcomes for ethnic minorities as well as local data which indicates Māori may be vulnerable to bias. Our focus is on outcomes from the 2014 Well Child/Tamariki Ora (WCTO) Programme Delivery Report which shows Māori are less likely to receive SUDI prevention information from their Well-child health provider than other ethnic groups in New Zealand.