Some Poutiri providers have clinical and community based GP services working alongside and with them, practitioners who understand the strength of a kaupapa Māori framework and the collaboration that’s important in a whanau ora approach.
Facts: Māori males and females were less likely to see a GP for a routine check-up than non-Māori males and females. Among Māori who have a Māori health care provider, 83 percent had seen their provider within the past 12 months. (Ministry of Health)
WESTERN PROVIDERS
* Out reach service provided by Ngati Kahu Hauora