Colleges urged to swap ‘lovey dovey’ cultural competence for cultural safety

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Colleges urged to swap ‘lovey dovey’ cultural competence for cultural safety

9 June 2021

Martin

Johnston

mjohnston@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 9 June 2021, 01:45 AM

David Tipene-Leach says the Medical Council has made it clear the profession needs to move from cultural competence to cultural safety

Martin Johnston finds out why training in cultural competence is no longer seen as good enough for medical practitioners

Cultural-safety focus, New research report calls for medical colleges to increase focus on cultural safety. Research finds cultural competence is an “outdated concept”.

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