Bringing Culture into Care

The author is an acclaimed writer whose previous books have appealed to a wide audience. This biography highlights the challenges in implementing culturally appropriate care in mainstream New Zealand hospitals and working to change institutions. Amohaere Tangitu was instrumental in bringing about changes to health care attitudes, policy and practice to meet the cultural needs of those being cared for in Auckland, Rotorua and Whakatane hospitals. This book will be of interest to biography readers and those training or working in health services or social work.

Over the past two decades, New Zealand health care has grown more culturally aware, slowly incorporating practices that better cater to the needs of Maori. Bradford Haami chronicles this health care evolution by telling the story of Amohaere Tangitu, a woman responsible for pioneering change.Over the past two decades, New Zealand health care has grown more culturally aware, slowly incorporating practices that better cater to the needs of Maori. Bradford Haami chronicles this health care evolution by telling the story of Amohaere Tangitu, a woman responsible for pioneering change. Spanning Amohaere's career in health services, Bringing Culture into Care is the story of Amohaere's work to bring cultural perspectives and practices into health care, making treatments culturally safe for Maori and all patients. Amohaere instigated changes in protocols around medical procedures to make them more culturally appropriate in Auckland's general and children's hospitals, established family accommodation in the children's hospital, and implemented cultural processes alongside the hospital treatments. Through her work, Amohaere changed the way staff practised and people healed.