Quality Standards for Diabetes Care Toolkit

Immigrants and refugees

Structure

Evidence of local arrangements to ensure that all immigrants and refugees have access to diabetes services and with appropriate translation services as required.

Process

The proportion of immigrants/refugees with diabetes accessing primary care services within the past year.

Numerator	The number of people in the denominator accessing services for diabetes care within the past year
Denominator	The number of immigrants with diabetes

Resources

Māori and Pacific peoples

Some helpful recommendations for working with Māori with diabetes can be found in the booklet prepared for the Medical Council of New Zealand by Mauri Ora Associates – Best health outcomes for Māori: Practice implications. It can be accessed at: https://www.mcnz.org.nz/assets/News-and-Publications/Statements/Best-health-outcomes-for-Maori.pdf.
Māori models of health to promote the health of Māori: www.hauora.co.nz/resources/Hauora%20KeepinguptoDate3-09.pdf.
Some helpful recommendations for working with Pacific peoples with diabetes can be found in the booklet prepared for the Medical Council of New Zealand by Mauri Ora Associates – Best health outcomes for Pacific peoples: Practice implications. It can be accessed at: www.mcnz.org.nz/assets/News-and-Publications/Statements/Best-health-outcomes-for-Pacific-Peoples.pdf.
The report ‘Primary care for Pacific people: A Pacific and health systems approach’ (Southwick et al 2012) presents evidence to support improvements in primary care delivery to Pacific peoples. The full document is available here: www.pacificperspectives.co.nz/primary-health-research.html or here: www.health.govt.nz/publication/primary-care-pacific-people-pacific-and-health-systems-approach.
The Ministry of Health Pacific Health and Disability Workforce Development Plan is a key resource for supporting Pacific workforce participation at all levels of the health system. It can be accessed at: https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/pacifichealthanddisabilityworkforcedevelopmentplan.pdf.